Open AccessEco-Friendly Building Materials
Author(s) -
A. Nowotna,
Barbara Pietruszka,
Paweł Lisowski
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/290/1/012024
Subject(s) - environmentally friendly , wool , gypsum , building material , production (economics) , architectural engineering , investment (military) , natural materials , construction industry , natural (archaeology) , function (biology) , construction engineering , environmental science , civil engineering , engineering , materials science , composite material , ecology , history , macroeconomics , archaeology , evolutionary biology , politics , polymer science , political science , law , economics , biology
In recent years, the construction industry has developed an ecological direction, which aims to use natural materials. These materials can be both vegetable and animal origin. Building structures made of such semi-finised products are usualy light, non-destructive for environment, and in many cases made of recycled materials. Such an eco-building model often does not require energy inputs for production. It contributes to the development of energy-saving investments which meet the current technical requirements. These materials can perform an insolating function, like sheep’s wool or cellulose, as well as construction or finishing function made of products like plywood, fibrous materials with an external gypsum or wooden panel or clay plaster with straw. Such products are perceived as healthy and cheap, and in many cases available locally. These solutions can have a significant impact in modern construction due to the increase in the prices of traditional construction products and energy savings during construction and investment use. The article aims to provide basic information about selected materials of natural origin and compare them in terms of hygrothermal research.