FireStop

The overall objective is to jointly develop sustainable and low environmental impact fire retardant to be used in wooden buildings and timber in general, suitable both exterior and interior use and by industrial and home users.

Wooden houses- and timber industry in Latvia and Estonia are well developed and is one of the most export-oriented sectors. According to the EU regulations it is mandatory to apply fire retardants (FR) on all public wooden buildings. Currently, the existing FR-s tend to leach out into environment due impact of rain and moisture, the protective effect decreases, and leached product causes environmental harm in water and soil. Furthermore, due to these shortcomings, the current FR-s lack eco certificate, which is highly desired as a proof of low environmental impact.

The main output is improved product with lower leaching and favorable environmental profile, and such FR is much sought after by the wood industry and environmentally conscious private consumers.

Thus, such improved product will: (i) enhance the competetivness and growth of participating SME-s, (ii) improve the prospects of the wood and timber sector in the region, and (iii) reduce the environmental burden.

Developing such product is a complex process requiring interdisciplinary knowledge that is not available in one country and thus cross-border cooperation is inevitable. The knowledge of FR development and scale up/production from Estonia is combined with FR testing, sustainability evaluation and end-user experience from Latvia.

PROJECT FUNDED BY:

ERAF, Interreg VI-A Estonia-Latvia Programme

PROJECT NUMBER:

EE-LV00014

PROJECT DURATION:

December 1, 2023 – November 30, 2026

PROJECT BUDGET:

SCIENTIFIC LEADER OF THE PROJECT:

Francesco Romagnoli

PUBLISHED:

28.05.2024.

PROJECT WEB PAGE:

FireStop | ESTLAT

PROJECT PARTNERS:

Coordinator:

University of Tartu, Estonia

Partners:

MultiPro System Ltd, Estonia

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia

Riga Technical University, Latvia

LTD BBidea, Latvia