Comparative analysis of building insulation material properties and performance

D Kumar, M Alam, PXW Zou, JG Sanjayan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Life cycle cost assessment and multi-criteria decision analysis of environment-friendly building insulation materials-A review

J Zhao, S Li - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
The effective application of solid waste in building insulation materials is of great
significance to the global economic and social development, because energy shortages and …

Fabric waste recycling: a systematic review of methods, applications, and challenges

DGK Dissanayake, DU Weerasinghe - Materials Circular Economy, 2021 - Springer
Fabric waste recycling is one of the key aspects to consider in moving towards circular
economy in textiles. The demand for fabric waste recycling is primarily driven by the …

The impact of temperature and relative humidity dependent thermal conductivity of insulation materials on heat transfer through the building envelope

Y Wang, K Liu, Y Liu, D Wang, J Liu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The accurate value of thermal conductivity of building insulation materials and the coupled
heat and moisture calculation of the envelope structure are crucial for the analysis of energy …

Thermal and economic evaluation of new insulation materials for building envelope based on textile waste

A Gounni, MT Mabrouk, M El Wazna, A Kheiri… - Applied Thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
New thermal insulation materials made from textile waste based on acrylic and wool were
developed using needle punching method. The aim of this work is to investigate the thermal …

From the leather industry to building sector: Exploration of potential applications of discarded solid wastes

M Vidaurre-Arbizu, S Pérez-Bou, A Zuazua-Ros… - Journal of cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The leather industry is an example of circular economy, as it uses meat industry wastes
(hides and skins) as raw materials. However, the process of tanning also produces a …

Opportunities and limitations in recycling fossil polymers from textiles

S Bianchi, F Bartoli, C Bruni, C Fernandez-Avila… - Macromol, 2023 - mdpi.com
The recovery and recycling of textile waste is becoming urgent since textiles are generating
more and more waste. In one year, about 92 million tons of textile waste are produced and …

Thermal spread functions (tsf): Physics-guided material classification

A Dashpute, V Saragadam… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - openaccess.thecvf.com
Robust and non-destructive material classification is a challenging but crucial first-step in
numerous vision applications. We propose a physics-guided material classification …

Wood Building Construction: Trends and Opportunities in Structural and Envelope Systems

P Blanchet, C Perez, MR Cabral - Current Forestry Reports, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The main goal of this study was to review the latest
developments in the use of wood-based building materials and systems over the last 5 …

Thermal conductivity analysis of natural fiber-derived porous thermal insulation materials

X Lian, L Tian, Z Li, X Zhao - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural fibers, derived from plants such as wood, hemp, straw and cotton, have been
explored for the fabrication of porous structures for thermal insulation applications due to …