On 19 October 2022, during the 2022 EGURTEK Fair, Tom Minderhoud from UNStudio presented the BASAJAUN demo buildings: architectural design and integration of innovative materials & building products.
During this hybrid workshop, organized by the BASAJAUN consortium, all speakers have been “Demonstrating how ‘forest to building’ construction chains can be optimized to foster both rural development and urban transformation whilst being connected with sustainable forest management in Europe.”
BASAJAUN is a major European innovation action about building with wood. The project partners have developed and tested innovative materials, products, building systems and digital supply chain solutions for manufacturers and end users. The proof points for industrial end users and customers include a full record of the product’s technological and sustainability characteristics, productivity, cost efficiency and competitiveness. A demo building is being constructed in France that integrate various of these innovative materials and solutions. Furthermore, the team prepares the setup of an open innovation platform, which facilitates further dissemination, exploitation, and upscaling of the results together with other companies and regional stakeholders.
The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 862942. The consortium is coordinated by TECNALIA and comprises 29 partners in 12 countries.