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Research on Building Wall Insulation Materials

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 4453

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Angela D. La Rosa

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Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Teknologivegen 9, 2815 Gjøvik, Norway
Interests: life cycle assessment for energy systems; bio-based; recyclable matrices
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Due to the general need to reach the sustainable development goals, this Special Issue will promote the development of sustainable products (i.e., wood-based boards for wall panels, recycled materials, environmental friendly materials) and the application of the latest technology via the adoption of building information modeling (BIM), Internet of Things (IoT), and digital twin (DT) to optimize energy efficiency, energy recover, energy consumption, emissions, transportation, costs, etc. Green products and modern technology will contribute to the reduction of fossil fuel use, supporting circular economy measures. Thermal insulation, as well as acoustic and electromagnetic insulation properties, will be considered.

This Special Issue aims to generate more research interest in the development of multifunctional smart materials with reduced environmental impact and increased insulation properties, for more sustainable building.

Prof. Dr. Angela Daniela La Rosa
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • thermal conductivity
  • acoustic insulation
  • electromagnetic interference shield
  • natural fibers
  • materials recycling
  • life cycle assessment

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11 pages, 1960 KiB  
Article
Super Insulation Materials—An Application to Historical Buildings
by Brigitta Vajó and Ákos Lakatos
Buildings 2021, 11(11), 525; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11110525 - 7 Nov 2021
Cited by 5 | Viewed by 3740
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The main purpose of this paper is to present the use of super thermal insulation materials for a historical building through a calculation-based case study. The development of the insulation materials is based on the objective of making buildings as energy efficient as [...] Read more.
The main purpose of this paper is to present the use of super thermal insulation materials for a historical building through a calculation-based case study. The development of the insulation materials is based on the objective of making buildings as energy efficient as possible, and the energy loss should be kept to a minimum, for both new and existing buildings. For this purpose, the thermal insulation materials used so far have not always achieved maximum effectiveness. In the case of historical buildings, it is particularly difficult to solve insulation issues, as the building cannot lose its former appearance. However, aerogel and vacuum insulation panels can also be used as thin thermal protective layers. In this paper, we will specifically deal with the presentation of the possible application of super thermal insulation materials, such as vacuum insulation panels and aerogels. We will present thermal conductivity measurement results as well as their application through building energetic calculations applied to a historical building as a case study. We will also present certain calculations regarding the costs. The paper highlights that savings of energy costs of approximately 30% can be reached using vacuum insulation sandwich panels. Furthermore, the overall thermal transmittance of the building also decreases by about 35% if vacuum insulation sandwich panels are used for the refurbishment. Full article
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