Rural Constructions and Agroforestry Territory

The equipment available at the laboratory allows you to create:

• Analysis of the thermal insulation characteristics of green building materials through in situ and laboratory tests with Passlink thermal chamber
• Thermal analysis of buildings with flow and infrared techniques
• Remote monitoring network of micro-environmental parameters
• Tensile / compression / flexural strength tests of lignocellulosic fiber materials
• Survey of the roughness and surface profile of bio-building materials both in situ and in the laboratory Measurement in the laboratory of the hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity of bio-vegetal materials
• Realization of 3D prototypes also with bioplastic materials
• Measurement of environmental parameters and performance of building envelopes (Radon,microbial contamination, air infiltrations, electromagnetic fields, ecc.)

Activities:

• Performance analysis of biomaterials
• Development of new materials and construction components for construction made with biomaterials from crop or processing residues and from plant species with a high lignocellulosic content
• Development of innovative solutions with biomaterials for temporary construction and heavy packaging
• Analysis and design of green roofs and walls in construction
• Development and design of building solutions using Phase Change Materials (PCM)
• Environmental sustainability assessments, economic and social through life cycle assessment methodologies (ITACA protocol – Life Cycle Assessment – LCA, Life Cycle Costing – LCC e Social Life Cycle Assessment – SLCA).

Thematic areas:

• Natural materials in construction
• Recovery of historical and rural building heritage
• Agri-food buildings performance

Patent n.102016000012576 (UB2016A0000547) Demountable building module consisting of a modular load-bearing structure and infill in modular plywood panels in agglomerated cork