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Use of EPD System for Designing New Building Materials: The Case Study of a Bio-Based Thermal Insulation Panel from the Pineapple Industry By-Product

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  • Diego Armando Arellano-Vazquez

    (Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño and Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca 50100, Mexico)

  • Luca Moreschi

    (Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering (DICCA), University of Genova, 16145 Genova, Italy)

  • Adriana Del Borghi

    (Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering (DICCA), University of Genova, 16145 Genova, Italy)

  • Michela Gallo

    (Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering (DICCA), University of Genova, 16145 Genova, Italy)

  • Gustavo Islas Valverde

    (Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño and Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca 50100, Mexico)

  • Miguel Mayorga Rojas

    (Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca 50210, Mexico)

  • Lorena Romero-Salazar

    (Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca 50210, Mexico)

  • Juan Carlos Arteaga-Arcos

    (Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca 50210, Mexico)

Abstract

This study shows the benefits of using the environmental product declarations (EPDs), based on ISO 14025:2013, for the configuration and conceptualization of new building materials. Using a quantitative evaluation on these phases of design, it allows one to create materials with lower impacts, in comparison with the existing ones. In this paper, it is proposed to evaluate the potentiality of this tool in the development of a panel from pineapple by-products from agroindustry, used as a thermal insulator. The issue of environmental sustainability was pursued, employing the assessment of the environmental impacts according to characterization methods defined by the International EPD ® System. By comparing the possible compositions of the materials under development, with certified environmental declarations of commercial materials, it is possible to identify and select optimal compositions decreasing up to 98.28% of impacts in acidification potential or up to 99.38% for photochemical oxidation—with respect to traditional materials—already at the design stage, where the changes on the composition or the facilities decision have fewer complications.

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  • Diego Armando Arellano-Vazquez & Luca Moreschi & Adriana Del Borghi & Michela Gallo & Gustavo Islas Valverde & Miguel Mayorga Rojas & Lorena Romero-Salazar & Juan Carlos Arteaga-Arcos, 2020. "Use of EPD System for Designing New Building Materials: The Case Study of a Bio-Based Thermal Insulation Panel from the Pineapple Industry By-Product," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(17), pages 1-17, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:17:p:6864-:d:403259
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