Innovative panels with recycled materials: Thermal and acoustic performance and Life Cycle Assessment

Applied Energy

Volumn 134, Issue , 2014, Pages 150-162

  Ricciardi, P ^a   Belloni, E ^b   Cotana, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acoustic characterisation; Innovative insulating system; Life cycle assessment; Recycled materials; Thermal transmittance measurements

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE ABSORPTION; COMMERCE; COOLING SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INSULATING MATERIALS; LIFE CYCLE; RECYCLING; TEXTILE FIBERS; WASTE PAPER;

ACOUSTIC ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; HEATING AND COOLING OF BUILDINGS; INSULATING SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); OPTIMUM INSULATION THICKNESS; RECYCLED MATERIALS; REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; THERMAL TRANSMITTANCE;

INSULATION;

ABSORPTION; COMPRESSION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEATING; INSULATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MARKET SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RECYCLING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84906510482     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.07.112     Document Type: Article

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