UNISS takes to the field! One of the objectives of the REDiRECT project is the development of building envelope solutions with innovative materials obtained from 'pre-consumer waste' (quarries) and 'post-consumer waste' (abandoned buildings) (WP 7).

So, while in the laboratory the technological-performance characteristics of the materials resulting from the processing waste of the quarry sites are investigated, in the field the state of conservation of the buildings is analysed and the reusable building material is quantified.

The pilot case is the municipality of Buddusò (OT) which, entirely made of stone blocks from the numerous quarries in the surrounding area, constitutes the starting point for a research that aims at defining innovative technological solutions that utilise the principles of circularity of local resources as a driver for the recovery and maintenance of urban fabrics.