A review of structural, thermo-physical, acoustical, and environmental properties of wooden materials for building applications

F Asdrubali, B Ferracuti, L Lombardi, C Guattari… - Building and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The current environmental and energetic crisis and the resulting regulations led to a new
interest in using sustainable materials for building applications. Wood can be a material with …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review for formulation and conceptualization of an ideal building envelope and novel sustainability framework for building applications

D Kumar, M Alam, RA Memon, BA Bhayo - Cleaner engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy use in the building is responsible for one-third of total carbon dioxide (CO 2)
emissions globally. Nearly half of the energy loss occurs through the building envelope due …

Hygrothermal properties of earth bricks

H Cagnon, JE Aubert, M Coutand, C Magniont - Energy and Buildings, 2014 - Elsevier
The comfort of the occupants and the quality of indoor air are becoming important
parameters in the selection of building materials for use inside buildings. Earth is a material …

Review of the use of solid wood as an external cladding material in the built environment

C Hill, M Kymäläinen, L Rautkari - Journal of Materials Science, 2022 - Springer
Timber cladding has been used since historical times as a locally available, affordable
weather protection option. Nowadays, interest in timber cladding is again increasing …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the thermal and acoustic properties of materials for timber building construction

M Caniato, A Marzi, SM da Silva… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nowadays, there is a vast need to calculate performances of timber constructions. Usually,
simulations are implemented to predict buildings elements final performances. Here, the …

Characterization of hygrothermal properties of wood-based products–Impact of moisture content and temperature

O Vololonirina, M Coutand, B Perrin - Construction and Building Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the results of measurements of the thermal conductivity, the vapour
diffusivity and the sorption–desorption isotherms of 3 types of wood-based materials …

Building bio-insulation materials based on bamboo powder and bio-binders

DM Nguyen, AC Grillet, QB Bui, TMH Diep… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Bio-insulating materials are well known to reduce the environmental impact of constructions
and are able to regulate the indoor temperature and humidity of buildings. This study …

[PDF][PDF] Low density sugarcane bagasse particleboard bonded with citric acid and sucrose: Effect of board density and additive content

R Liao, J Xu, K Umemura - BioResources, 2016 - bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu
The development of natural adhesives derived from non-fossil resources is very important
for the future. In this study, by taking sugarcane bagasse as the raw material, without using …

Thermal conductivity of Poplar wood veneer impregnated with graphene/polyvinyl alcohol

SS Wu, X Tao, W Xu - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Intending to achieve more green and economical graphene impregnated modified fast-
growing poplar wood veneer for heat conduction, this study proposes and investigates the …

Thermophysical properties of larch bark composite panels

L Kristak, I Ruziak, EM Tudor, MC Barbu, G Kain… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
The effects of using 100% larch bark (Larix decidua Mill) as a raw material for composite
boards on the thermophysical properties of this innovative material were investigated in this …