The enhancement of energy performance of buildings has become a pillar of energy
policies. The main target is the cut of energy consumption to reduce buildings footprint. This …

With the increase in global warming, the demand for more sustainable and thermal
insulating cement-based lightweight composite increases. From the past few decades …

While offering good thermal insulation, silica aerogels inclusion in cementitious matrices
compromises hugely the products' compressive strength. Enhancement of the mechanical …

In order to fulfil the increasing demands of indoor comfort and energy efficiency
requirements of buildings, innovative materials with good thermal properties have been …

The growing European interest on building sustainability has driven the establishment of the
2012/27/UE Directive. Mortars with thermal conductivity lower than 0.2 W/m· K (thermal …

Silica aerogel is a nano-porous material with remarkable insulation properties. Because of
this, it can be an ideal alternative to traditional thermal insulating building materials which …

There is an increasing demand for highly efficient thermal insulating materials in buildings.
This study presents a novel solution incorporating nanomaterials, such as silica aerogel …

There has been an increasing need for innovative coating materials with high thermal
insulation properties to achieve energy-efficiency on buildings' façades. This can be …

The use of construction and demolition (C&D) wastes in building materials is a key step
toward a sustainable construction industry. In this context, the application of recycled …

The trend and the market of thermal mortars increased in recent years in both new and
thermal retrofitting of building facades mostly due to their enhanced thermal performance …