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<p>Concrete is a building material with a continuous demand in the construction industry due to the convenient price-performance ratio. On the other hand, concrete is not an environmentally friendly material. Thus, in order to obtain a sustainable material, wood waste can be recycled and used as light aggregates in the manufacture of precast ecological building blocks. Block walls must satisfy not only structural criteria but also functional requirements. In addition, thermal contribution is important in reducing energy consumption over the life of the building. The presence of moisture on the exterior walls due to the appearance of condensation will decrease the thermal performance of building materials. This paper analyses the occurring of condensation risk and its location in the outer wall made of wood-concrete blocks by the Glaser method, for different situations of arrangement and composition of the layers.</p>
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Concrete is a building material with a continuous demand in the construction industry due to the convenient price-performance ratio. On the other hand, concrete is not an environmentally friendly material. Thus, in order to obtain a sustainable material, wood waste can be recycled and used as light aggregates in the manufacture of precast ecological building blocks. Block walls must satisfy not only structural criteria but also functional requirements. In addition, thermal contribution is important in reducing energy consumption over the life of the building. The presence of moisture on the exterior walls due to the appearance of condensation will decrease the thermal performance of building materials. This paper analyses the occurring of condensation risk and its location in the outer wall made of wood-concrete blocks by the Glaser method, for different situations of arrangement and composition of the layers.

Study of Condensation Risk in Ecological Blocks with Recycled Wood Aggregate

„Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi

Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Iași. Construction. Architecture Section

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Concrete is a building material with a continuous demand in the construction industry due to the convenient price-performance ratio. On the other hand,...

Study of Condensation Risk in Ecological Blocks with Recycled Wood Aggregate

Publié en ligne: 12 mars 2022

Pages: 19 - 32

Reçu: 16 janv. 2021

Accepté: 28 mars 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bipca-2021-0012

Mots clés
vapor permeability, lightweight blocks, eco-products, recycled wood, condensation, Glaser method

© 2021 Marian Pruteanu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Study of Condensation Risk in Ecological Blocks with Recycled Wood Aggregate

Publié en ligne: 12 mars 2022

Pages: 19 - 32

Reçu: 16 janv. 2021

Accepté: 28 mars 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bipca-2021-0012

Mots clésvapor permeability, lightweight blocks, eco-products, recycled wood, condensation, Glaser method

© 2021 Marian Pruteanu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
vapor permeability, lightweight blocks, eco-products, recycled wood, condensation, Glaser method