Building envelope insulation is crucial for an energy-efficient and comfortable indoor
environment because the envelope accounts for 50–60% of total heat gain/loss in a …

Lightweight concrete with expanded polystyrene (EPS) has been adopted for several
decades. The EPS is to reduce the structural weight of the material for precast and …

Energy saving has become a strategic goal in the whole world, that will lead to protect the
environment and conserve natural resources. The energy consumption in buildings for …

Expandable polystyrene (EPS) foam, one of the most widely used thermal insulation of
building materials, is highly flammable, while its traditional flame-retardant coating has been …

Air quality impacts from wildfires have been dramatic in recent years, with millions of people
exposed to elevated and sometimes hazardous fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) …

The energy consumption of a building is strongly dependent on the characteristics of its
envelope. The thermal performance of external walls represents a key factor to increase the …

As plastic pollution is eroding our ecological environment at an alarming rate around the
world, tracking the origins is a necessity for putting forward effective measures to prevent it …

In residential sector, air conditioning system takes the biggest portion of overall energy
consumption to fulfil the thermal comfort need. In addressing the issue, thermal insulation is …

Abstract The 2017 Grenfell Tower fire spread rapidly around the combustible façade system
on the outside of the building, killing 72 people. We used a range of micro-and bench-scale …

Toxic gases released from lithium-ion battery (LIB) fires pose a very large threat to human
health, yet they are poorly studied, and the knowledge of LIB fire toxicity is limited. In this …