Scientific and technological objectives of PLASTER⁺:

To develop, to test and to optimize a new high quality indoor earth plaster, which is

• Competitive in the plaster market,
• Healthy,
• Non-toxic,
• Complete recyclable,
• Energy efficient.

 

To dramatically improve the production process of this new earth plaster by developing and testing a new prototype plant with minimum maintenance. Technical requirements:

• Simple technology,
• Automated operation,
• Compact design,
• Transportable,
• Cost effective production.

 

To achieve much better quality criteria values then existing indoor plaster products.

Environmental, wider social and policy objectives of PLASTER⁺:

• To promote an innovative, healthy and sustainable building material, that regulates air-moisture and temperature (passive solar design), absorbs pollutants, prevents mould, and is renewable, recyclable, energy efficient and durable.
• To promote a new plaster market with a high employment potential in the European building material sector by developing the first key technology for industrialised clay plaster production.
• To interlink the production of the plaster material with decentralised wastewater treatment, and thereby to increase the added value of natural wastewater treatment plants and after treatment ponds for technical wastewater treatment plants