The negative impacts of cement-based material (CBM) production are way bigger than ever
expected. To illustrate the scale of this phenomenon, all the forests in the world, regardless …

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 …

The thermal conductivity (k-value) of cement-based materials like concrete is an important
factor when considering the amount of heat transfer through conduction. The amount of heat …

The development of the construction sector has created a deficit and constraints on natural
building materials. The ecological impact of the construction material has been the subject of …

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

The rapid urbanisation is creating a shortfall of conventional building construction materials
due to limited availability of natural resources. On the other hand energy consumed for the …

Earth construction has received in the last decade an increased attention by the scientific
community illustrated by a tenfold increase of the published research articles when …

This paper presents an investigation on the use of a new material, composed with natural
cement, sand and date palm fibers (DPF). The main goal is to evaluate the possibility of …

Thermal insulations have begun to play an increasing important role in realizing building
energy saving in the past years. Thermal insulations made of biomasses like agro-residues …

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 …