Turning waste expanded polystyrene into lightweight aggregate: Towards sustainable construction industry

SK Adhikary, DK Ashish - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
With the limited supply of energies that we can extract or mine from the earth, low energy
consumption building is indeed a demand for the present situation with the use of …

[HTML][HTML] Incorporation of Waste in Thermal Mortars—A Literature Review

A Barros, E Barreira, L Maia, ML Lopes - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
Innovation in construction plays a fundamental role in helping us face current challenges,
namely the reduction in energy consumption, the mitigation of the effects of climate change …

A model for determining the effective thermal conductivity of porous heterogeneous materials

A Bicer, F Kar - International Journal of Thermophysics, 2019 - Springer
In this study, an algebraic equation is shown for determining thermal conductivity coefficient
of a porous heterogeneous solid material with two components. This equation was …

[PDF][PDF] Structural performance and SWOT analysis of multi-story buildings of lightweight reinforced concrete comprising local waste materials

WA Al-Kutti, A Islam, ZA Kazmi, M Sodangi… - Earthq …, 2022 - researchgate.net
In recent decades, infrastructural development has exploded, particularly in the coastal
region of Saudi Arabia. The rising demand of most consumed aggregate in construction can …

[PDF][PDF] Upcoming challenges on the application of thermal insulation in 3D printed building elements

S Pessoa, M Jesus, A Guimarães… - CEES International …, 2021 - researchgate.net
The lack of productivity in the Construction sector associated with its negative impact on the
environment has long been call ing for the adoption of a robust digital strategy that favours …

[PDF][PDF] Laboratory Vs field performance of innovative thermal insulating plasters

S Fantucci, E Fenoglio, V Serra - XV International Conference …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Thermal insulating plasters and renders are becoming a popular solution for the energy
retrofit of existing and historic buildings because of their suitability/compatibility with the …

The Metakaolin Waste Effect on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of High-Performance Concrete

J Malaiškienė, R Boris, V Antonovič, V Gribniak… - … Materials, Structures and …, 2023 - Springer
This paper discusses the structure and properties of high-performance concrete (HPC)
analysed by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, exothermic …

Inhibition of flame propagation in nanocomposites with expanded polystyrene recycled clay, gypsum, and titanium dioxide

SS Bartolomei, EAB Moura, H Wiebeck - Characterization of Minerals …, 2020 - Springer
The large amount of plastic waste found in the environment, landfills, and dumps boost
research into the recycling of polymer materials, which could reduce the amount of polymer …

[HTML][HTML] Intonaci termoisolanti di nuova generazione. Analisi teorico-sperimentale della prestazione termica in laboratorio e in opera.

E Fenoglio - 2017 - webthesis.biblio.polito.it
Il patrimonio edilizio italiano si presenta con un gran numero di edifici vetusti, in cui la
maggior parte è antecedente gli anni '70. Queste fabbriche essendo state edificate in anni in …