TY  - EJOU
AU  - Čekon, M. 
AU  - Struhala, K. 
AU  - Slávik, R. 

TI  - Cardboard-Based Packaging Materials as Renewable Thermal Insulation of Buildings: Thermal and Life-Cycle Performance
T2  - Journal of Renewable Materials

PY  - 2017
VL  - 5
IS  - Suppl.1
SN  - 2164-6341

AB  - Cardboard-based packaging components represent a material that has significant potential as a renewable source for exploitation in buildings. This study presents the results of thermal and environmental analyses of existing packaging materials compared with standard conventional thermal insulations. <br/>
Experimental measurements were performed to identify the thermal performance of studied cardboard packaging materials. Real-size samples were experimentally tested in laboratory measurements. The thermal resistance and conductivity of all the analyzed samples were measured according to the procedure indicated in the ISO8032 standard. A life-cycle assessment according to ISO 14040 was also performed to evaluate the environmental impacts related to the production of these materials. The results show that cardboard panels are a material with thermal and environmental properties on par with contemporary thermal insulations. Depending on their structure, the measured thermal conductivity varies from 0.05 to 0.12 W·m<sup>–1</sup>·K<sup>–1</sup> and their environmental impacts are much lower than those of polyisocyanurate foam or mineral wool.
KW  - Cardboard
KW  -  thermal insulation
KW  -  thermal performance
KW  -  environmental impacts
KW  -  life-cycle assessment
KW  -  packaging industry

DO  - 10.7569/JRM.2017.634135