Reed-based eco-friendly thermal insulators

Abstract

This paper is part of an extensive project aimed at promoting traditional and eco-friendly materials. One such material is a reed, which, mixed with organic and inorganic binders, can form new thermally insulating materials with similar properties to the ones of the materials currently used in construction. This study falls in the “New materials and technologies in the building industry” category and is aimed at contributing new ideas to the field of natural, environmentally friendly building materials with reduced energy consumption and negative carbon dioxide emissions.