WoodSENSE - Naturally Engineered for Smart Living
Project’s name:
WoodSENSE - Naturally Engineered for Smart Living
Reference:
COMPETE2030-FEDER-02231400
Coordinator entity:
Strong Wood
Approval date:
02/08/2025
Start date:
01/11/2025
End date:
31/10/2028
Total project investment (eligible):
€1,432,865.60
Total UMinho investment (eligible):
€284,091.20
Funding entity:
ANI - National Innovation Agency
Funding amount:
€1,076,257.62
Funding amount (UMinho):
€241,477.52
Programa quadro:
Portugal 2030
Programa operacional:
Programa Inovação e Transição Digital | Compete 2030
Responsible Researcher:
Júlio César Machado Viana
Research Unit:
Instituto de Polímeros e Compósitos
Goals, activities and expected/achieved results:
O projeto WoodSense visa desenvolver pavimentos inteligentes, através de uma combinação de madeira nobre com sub-base em WPC expandido (Wood Plastic Composite) – um material composto por plásticos reciclados (pós-industrial ou pós-consumo) e serrim residual da indústria madeireira.