Biomass Waste and Byproducts in Construction Materials

Sustaining the sector’s focus on raw resource conservation, circularity practices, and minimization of environmental impact as well as operational costs, Biomass Waste and Byproducts in Construction Materials provides a single-point reference for researchers, practitioners, and other AECO stakeholders interested in innovative building components developed with organic materials residues and derivatives. Incentivizing their utilization, however, is closely connected with a demand for state-of-the-art knowledge, on both technical and practical levels, which this book addresses. The volume opens by exploring processing techniques to optimize the properties of different biomass-derived products, guiding readers through the selection of the material most suitable to specific applications depending on the required performance. Then, a variety of expert studies, including lifecycle assessment and lifecycle cost analysis, 3D printing, and perspectives on BBA formulations, describe recent progress in the use of biomass in building materials. Finally, high value-added applications are detailed, rounding out a comprehensive investigation into effective ways to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of construction composites and to also contribute to waste-to-wealth strategies that are becoming critical on a global scale.