Comprehensive Review of Innovative Materials for Sustainable Buildings’ Energy Performance

Yara Nasr, Henri El Zakhem (), Ameur El Amine Hamami, Makram El Bachawati and Rafik Belarbi ()
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Yara Nasr: LaSIE UMR 7356 CNRS, Civil Engineering Department, La Rochelle Université, Avenue Michel Crépeau, CEDEX 1, 17042 La Rochelle, France
Henri El Zakhem: Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Balamand, Amioun El Koura P.O. Box 33, Lebanon
Ameur El Amine Hamami: LaSIE UMR 7356 CNRS, Civil Engineering Department, La Rochelle Université, Avenue Michel Crépeau, CEDEX 1, 17042 La Rochelle, France
Makram El Bachawati: Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Balamand, Amioun El Koura P.O. Box 33, Lebanon
Rafik Belarbi: LaSIE UMR 7356 CNRS, Civil Engineering Department, La Rochelle Université, Avenue Michel Crépeau, CEDEX 1, 17042 La Rochelle, France

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 21, 1-45

Abstract: The building sector, one of the most energy-consuming, is among the most current topics due to the maturing concerns about the anthropogenic factor’s impact on CO 2 quantities in the atmosphere and its association with global temperature rise. Using sustainable building materials is a promising alternative in building envelope applications to improve in-use energy efficiency. These materials, having a low environmental impact, the advantage of being renewable, and low embodied energy, contribute to global sustainability. This comprehensive literature review presents a broad overview of these materials’ hygrothermal characteristics, thermal performance, and energy use. The main goal is to compile the most important research findings on these materials’ capabilities for building construction and their contributions and effects on energy performance and thermal insulation.

Keywords: sustainable materials; energy efficiency; thermal conductivity; environmentally friendly; carbon footprint; thermal insulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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