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-‐materials
for
building
envelope
-‐
expected
performance,
life
cycle
costing
&
controlled
degradation
-‐
Bio4ever
project
approach
Anna
Sandak1
1National
Research
Council
Trees
and
Timber
Institute
(CNR/IVALSA),
S.
Michele
all’Adige
(TN),
Italy
Keywords:
bio-‐materials,
sustainable
design,
service
life
performance,
building
envelope
The
trend
for
rapid
deployment
of
novel/advanced
material
solutions
at
reduced-‐costs
through
predictive
design
of
materials
and
innovative
production
technologies
is
commonly
observed
today.
Such
materials
are
optimized
for
specified
applications,
meeting
the
desired
properties
and
functionality
for
an
elongated
life,
minimizing
the
environmental
impact
and
reducing
the
risk
of
product
failure.
As
a
consequence,
higher
numbers
of
well
performing
(also
in
severe
environments)
construction
materials
are
available
on
the
market.
It
is
extremely
important
for
the
bio-‐materials
production
sector
to
follow
this
trend
and
to
continuously
improve
their
products.
The
development
of
highly
innovative
and
advanced
bio-‐products
relies
on
a
thorough
understanding
of
the
material
properties,
structure,
assembly,
formulation,
and
performance
throughout
the
service
life.
The
Bio4ever
project
is
multi-‐disciplinary
and
dedicated
to
filling
gaps
in
knowledge
regarding
some
fundamental
properties
of
novel
bio-‐based
building
materials.
The
two
driving
objectives
of
the
projects
are:
•
to
promote
the
use
of
bio-‐materials
in
modern
construction
by
understanding/modelling
its
performance
as
a
function
of
time
and
weathering
conditions
•
to
identify
the
most
sustainable
treatments
of
bio-‐material
residues
at
the
end
of
life,
further
improving
their
environmental
impact.
The
overall
goal
is
to
assure
the
sustainable
development
of
the
wood-‐related
construction
industry,
taking
into
consideration
environmental,
energy,
socio-‐economic,
and
cultural
issues.
This
can
be
achieved
by
developing
original,
reliable
tools
demonstrating
advantages
of
using
bio-‐
based
materials
when
compared
to
other
building
resources.
A
comprehensive
understanding
of
the
physical/chemical
properties
and
their
connection
with
the
material's
structure
will
be
obtained
as
a
result
of
a
combination
of
analytical/experimental
methods
and
numerical
modelling.
12
for
building
envelope
-‐
expected
performance,
life
cycle
costing
&
controlled
degradation
-‐
Bio4ever
project
approach
Anna
Sandak1
1National
Research
Council
Trees
and
Timber
Institute
(CNR/IVALSA),
S.
Michele
all’Adige
(TN),
Italy
Keywords:
bio-‐materials,
sustainable
design,
service
life
performance,
building
envelope
The
trend
for
rapid
deployment
of
novel/advanced
material
solutions
at
reduced-‐costs
through
predictive
design
of
materials
and
innovative
production
technologies
is
commonly
observed
today.
Such
materials
are
optimized
for
specified
applications,
meeting
the
desired
properties
and
functionality
for
an
elongated
life,
minimizing
the
environmental
impact
and
reducing
the
risk
of
product
failure.
As
a
consequence,
higher
numbers
of
well
performing
(also
in
severe
environments)
construction
materials
are
available
on
the
market.
It
is
extremely
important
for
the
bio-‐materials
production
sector
to
follow
this
trend
and
to
continuously
improve
their
products.
The
development
of
highly
innovative
and
advanced
bio-‐products
relies
on
a
thorough
understanding
of
the
material
properties,
structure,
assembly,
formulation,
and
performance
throughout
the
service
life.
The
Bio4ever
project
is
multi-‐disciplinary
and
dedicated
to
filling
gaps
in
knowledge
regarding
some
fundamental
properties
of
novel
bio-‐based
building
materials.
The
two
driving
objectives
of
the
projects
are:
•
to
promote
the
use
of
bio-‐materials
in
modern
construction
by
understanding/modelling
its
performance
as
a
function
of
time
and
weathering
conditions
•
to
identify
the
most
sustainable
treatments
of
bio-‐material
residues
at
the
end
of
life,
further
improving
their
environmental
impact.
The
overall
goal
is
to
assure
the
sustainable
development
of
the
wood-‐related
construction
industry,
taking
into
consideration
environmental,
energy,
socio-‐economic,
and
cultural
issues.
This
can
be
achieved
by
developing
original,
reliable
tools
demonstrating
advantages
of
using
bio-‐
based
materials
when
compared
to
other
building
resources.
A
comprehensive
understanding
of
the
physical/chemical
properties
and
their
connection
with
the
material's
structure
will
be
obtained
as
a
result
of
a
combination
of
analytical/experimental
methods
and
numerical
modelling.
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