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- Title
The ecological and economic analysis of using Thermopor plaster for thermal insulation.
- Authors
Adamczyk, Janusz; Dylewski, Robert
- Abstract
Plaster plays an important role in the building industry. Besides an aesthetic function it provides the protection of external walls from weather conditions. In the paper thermo insulating Thermopor plaster was described. Its chemical and physical properties and manner of using were defined. The impact on the environment with the use of LCA technique was examined. Thennopor plaster can fulfil a thermo insulating function. The economic and ecological analysis of applying this plaster in the thermo insulation of the external walls of the building was conducted. The use of Thermopor plaster on external walls brings ecological benefits. The reimbursement of ecological cost related to the use of this plaster appears already after 2 to 5 years, depending on the source of heat used, which results from the decrease of thermal energy consumption for heating the building. For economic reasons, the partial reimbursement of cost is obtained as a result of the reduction of heating cost. Although Thermopor plaster has thermo insulating properties similar to typical insulating materials, such as polystyrene or mineral wool, the economic cost of using the plaster for thermo insulation becomes several times higher.
- Subjects
PLASTER; THERMAL insulation; CONSTRUCTION industry; CONSTRUCTION materials; HEAT storage
- Publication
Scientific Journals of The Maritime University of Szczecin / Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie, 2013, Vol 106, Issue 34, p5
- ISSN
1733-8670
- Publication type
Article