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Title:
Materials and Technologies in Construction with Reference to Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development : Special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only
Series:
Key engineering materials ; volume 678
Physical Description:
v, 143 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9783038356585
General Note:
"Special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only."
Subject Term:
Sustainable construction

Construction industry -- Energy conservation

Building materials

Architecture and energy conservation
Added Author:
Kamal, Mohammad Arif,

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Summary

Summary

This special topical volume on is aimed to cover the recent advancements and trends in the area of building materials with reference to energy efficiency and sustainable development. The volume will be of special interest to environmentally-minded producers of building materials and to engineers, architects and building professionals, but it may also be of use to readers and researchers who are interested in building construction but who lack specialist technical knowledge.


Table of Contents

Jun Kono; Yutaka Goto; York Ostermeyer; Rolf Frischknecht; Holger WallbaumAnna Laura Pisello; Veronica Lucia Castaldo; Federica Rosso; Cristina Piselli; Marco Ferrero; Franco CotanaAbhinandan R. Gupta; S.K. DeshmukhStefania Liuzzi; Simona Rigante; Francesco Ruggiero; Pietro StefanizziJosé Lima; Paulina Faria; António Santos SilvaVivek Sood; B.M. Suman; Ashok KumarHarpal SinghB. Balakrishnan; A.S.M. Abdul AwalLaïd Laoufi; Yassine Senhadji; A.S. BenosmanB. Belbachir; A.S. Benosman; H. TaïbiM.P. Devaki
Factors for Eco-Efficiency Improvement of Thermal Insulation Materialsp. 1
Traditional and Innovative Materials for Energy Efficiency in Buildingsp. 14
Energy Efficient Construction Materialsp. 35
Straw Based Materials for Building Retrofitting and Energy Efficiencyp. 50
Earthen Plasters Based on Illitic Soils from Barrocal Region of Algarve: Contributions for Building Performance and Sustainabilityp. 64
Effect of Plasters/Coatings on the Thermo-Physical Behavior of Light Weight Pond Ash Blocks Based on Non Autoclaving Techniquep. 78
Rigid Polyurethane Foam: A Versatile Energy Efficient Materialp. 88
Mechanical Properties and Thermal Resistance of High Volume Fly Ash Concrete for Energy Efficiency in Building Constructionp. 99
A Study of Natural Pozzolan Mortars Exposed to Sulfate as Energy Efficient Building Materialp. 109
Mineral-Based Composite Materials for Energy Efficiency in Buildingsp. 123
Application of Lean Management Techniques for Achieving Energy Efficiency in Building Construction: Procurement and Handling of Building Materialsp. 135