The limited availability of natural resources and the environmental impacts related to their
extraction are the main reasons for developing construction materials using industrial …

Reusing textile waste in building applications has the potential to reduce the environmental
impact of two sectors considered the main sources of environmental pollution: the textile and …

In recent years, the interest in reusing recycled fibers as building materials has been
growing as a consequence of their ability to reduce the production of waste and the use of …

Sound absorption materials structure is generally based on porous synthetic media (rock
wool, glass wool, polyurethane, polyester, ect.): they have expensive production processes …

The construction and building sector is responsible for a large share of energy and material
used during the life cycle of a building. It is therefore crucial to apply a circular economy …

Fibrous materials are among those most used for the thermal and acoustic insulation of
building envelopes and are also suitable for a wide range of applications. In building …

This work aims to elaborate and characterize new ecological composite materials from
cardboard waste and abandoned natural fibers for the manufacture of local acoustic …

In order to assess the airborne sound insulation of a new material or building solution,
access to standardized laboratories, large and expensive facilities, and a sample area of at …

The adoption of more sustainable behaviors, particularly in what concerns to the reduction of
energy consumption and the emissions of greenhouse gases, is nowadays a priority. The …

Building insulation is commonly realized using materials obtained from petrochemicals
(mainly polystyrene) or from natural sources processed with high energy consumptions …