Abstract: The construction industry has been creating a tremendous impact on the environment, so there is growing consciousness about the importance of sustainability in the construction industry. Companies are now increasingly orienting themselves towards the prefabrication market in order to minimize construction times and consequently the energy impact. To make the construction sector increasingly sustainable, it is important to make every phase of the construction process more efficient in order to allow the efficiency of the entire process, from the production of the material, to its installation up to its final disposal or recycling. It is therefore, essential to search for materials that are eco-sustainable at every stage of this process. The paper presents the study of an expanded polystyrene foam panel (EPS) reinforced with galvanized steel, it can be used both as a load-bearing wall and as a cladding panel. The innovative manufacturing technique consists in the modularity and absence of wet materials and reduced weight allowing a faster production without the requirements of specialized manpower. With the reference to the current Italian\European rules and requirements, the study analyses 3 fundamental parameters: thermal insulation, acoustic insulation and resistance to fire. Furthermore, a comparison with the traditional construction techniques has been made, in order to highlight even more, the enormous advantages of this new technique. The paper tries also to find a solution for fulfilling the legislation requirements in terms of periodic thermal transmittance, that the use of this type of panel for cladding arises. The results demonstrate the excellent performance in terms of structural efficiency and thermal insulation together with fast manufacturing combined with the overall lightness. All this means high energy savings in terms of requirements during the production of the materials and construction of the buildings. At the same time, the construction system is easily recyclable.
EPS Construction Systems for the Building Industry 4.0
Alberto La Tegola
2021-01-01
Abstract
Abstract: The construction industry has been creating a tremendous impact on the environment, so there is growing consciousness about the importance of sustainability in the construction industry. Companies are now increasingly orienting themselves towards the prefabrication market in order to minimize construction times and consequently the energy impact. To make the construction sector increasingly sustainable, it is important to make every phase of the construction process more efficient in order to allow the efficiency of the entire process, from the production of the material, to its installation up to its final disposal or recycling. It is therefore, essential to search for materials that are eco-sustainable at every stage of this process. The paper presents the study of an expanded polystyrene foam panel (EPS) reinforced with galvanized steel, it can be used both as a load-bearing wall and as a cladding panel. The innovative manufacturing technique consists in the modularity and absence of wet materials and reduced weight allowing a faster production without the requirements of specialized manpower. With the reference to the current Italian\European rules and requirements, the study analyses 3 fundamental parameters: thermal insulation, acoustic insulation and resistance to fire. Furthermore, a comparison with the traditional construction techniques has been made, in order to highlight even more, the enormous advantages of this new technique. The paper tries also to find a solution for fulfilling the legislation requirements in terms of periodic thermal transmittance, that the use of this type of panel for cladding arises. The results demonstrate the excellent performance in terms of structural efficiency and thermal insulation together with fast manufacturing combined with the overall lightness. All this means high energy savings in terms of requirements during the production of the materials and construction of the buildings. At the same time, the construction system is easily recyclable.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
