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Comparative study of physico-mechanical properties of polypropylene fibre-reinforced gypsum composites
(American Institute of Physics, 2023-09-27)
Nowadays, the growing demand of plastic is leading to an uncontrolled waste production that threats the Planet’s health. Over 8 million tonnes of plastic debris go into the ocean annually because of poor end-life management. ...
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Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) of construction products in Spain: current status and future challenges
(IOP Publishing, 2022)
The current decarbonisation scenario demands a decrease in embodied and operational environmental impacts of buildings, wherein the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method and the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) play ...
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A workflow to integrate operational and embodied aspects when implementing Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in Building Information Modelling
(EDP Sciences, 2022)
The existing environmental crisis demands increased efforts to design more sustainable buildings, which means the simultaneous balance between environmental preservation, economic growth, and social wellbeing. This ...
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Recycling of low-density polyethylene waste to produce eco-friendly gypsum composites
(WIT Press, 2022)
Over 367 million metric tons of plastic were produced worldwide in 2020. Within the most consumed standard plastics, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is the second resin most demanded in Europe. Far from reducing its ...
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Assessing the impact of courtyards in cooling energy demand in buildings
(Elsevier, 2021-10-20)
Sustainable passive design strategies can reduce the energy consumption of buildings. In this regard, inner courtyards act as microclimate modifiers that enhance the perception of comfort in the surrounding environment. ...
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Influence of polypropylene residues on the physico-mechanical and water-resistance properties of gypsum plasters
(Elsevier, 2022-10-15)
The main objective of the present research is to determine the feasibility of using polypropylene (PP) waste to produce eco-friendly gypsum-based composites. Four different replacement levels of plastic waste were selected ...
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Thermal and mechanical performance of gypsum composites with waste cellulose acetate fibres
(Elsevier, 2022-11-21)
The influence of waste cellulose acetate (CA) fibres in the physico-mechanical (i.e. density, surface hardness - Shore C, flexural and compressive strength) and thermal properties (i.e. thermal conductivity coefficient) ...
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Covid Risk airborne, a tool to test the risk of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 under different scenarios: a pre-school classroom case study
(2022-09-05)
The COVID-19 emergency has shown that airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is especially relevant in poorly bad ventilated spaces with high occupancy density, like non-university classrooms, a widespread space typology ...
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How to obtain accurate environmental impacts at early design stages in BIM when using environmental product declaration. A method to support decision-making
(MDPI, 2020-08)
The construction sector plays an important role in moving towards a low-carbon economy. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is considered one of the most effective methods of analytically evaluating environmental profiles and ...
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Mechanical performance of waste fishing net fibre-reinforced gypsum composites
(Elsevier, 2023-07-17)
In the present research, nylon fibres, sourced from end-of-life fishing nets, are used as substitute of commercially available counterparts to produce eco-friendly reinforced-gypsum composites. The influence of two nylon ...