Acoustic and thermal performance of an innovative façade constructed with Brazilian plantation wood

IF 6.7 2区工程技术 Q1 CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

Journal of building engineering Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI:10.1016/j.jobe.2025.112348

Rodrigo Scoczynski Ribeiro, Marc Arnela, Elias Zea, Adrià Pastor Vila, Noélli Nara Andrade Rodrigues, Thalita Giglio, Rafaela Benan Zara, Jorge Daniel de Melo Moura

{"title":"Acoustic and thermal performance of an innovative façade constructed with Brazilian plantation wood","authors":"Rodrigo Scoczynski Ribeiro, Marc Arnela, Elias Zea, Adrià Pastor Vila, Noélli Nara Andrade Rodrigues, Thalita Giglio, Rafaela Benan Zara, Jorge Daniel de Melo Moura","doi":"10.1016/j.jobe.2025.112348","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The construction industry faces several challenges in adopting sustainable materials for building components. Engineered Wood Products (EWP) are emerging as potential alternatives to traditional materials like hollow clay blocks. This research evaluates an innovative EWP-based façade as a possible replacement for a hollow block wall in terms of acoustic and thermal performance. The study was conducted in a hotel in Guarapuava, Brazil, where acoustical measurements and thermal envelope simulations were performed. The measured Weighted Standardized Façade Level Difference (<mml:math altimg=\"si1.svg\" display=\"inline\"><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>D</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn><mml:mspace width=\"1em\"></mml:mspace><mml:mi>m</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mi>T</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>w</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:math>) for the existing hollow block façade was 37 dB, while the simulated data for the proposed wood façade reached 42 dB. Indoor sound insulation between rooms also improved, rising from 46 dB (measured) to 48 dB (simulated) with the EWP façade. From a thermal perspective, the thermal resistance increased from 0.50 <mml:math altimg=\"si2.svg\" display=\"inline\"><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:mi>K</mml:mi><mml:mo>/</mml:mo><mml:mi>W</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math> to 1.86 <mml:math altimg=\"si2.svg\" display=\"inline\"><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>m</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup><mml:mi>K</mml:mi><mml:mo>/</mml:mo><mml:mi>W</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math>, which is more suitable for the Brazilian 1M climate zone where the building is located. This study highlights the potential of using Brazilian pine wood in façade elements.","PeriodicalId":15064,"journal":{"name":"Journal of building engineering","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of building engineering","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2025.112348","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

The construction industry faces several challenges in adopting sustainable materials for building components. Engineered Wood Products (EWP) are emerging as potential alternatives to traditional materials like hollow clay blocks. This research evaluates an innovative EWP-based façade as a possible replacement for a hollow block wall in terms of acoustic and thermal performance. The study was conducted in a hotel in Guarapuava, Brazil, where acoustical measurements and thermal envelope simulations were performed. The measured Weighted Standardized Façade Level Difference (D2m,nT,w) for the existing hollow block façade was 37 dB, while the simulated data for the proposed wood façade reached 42 dB. Indoor sound insulation between rooms also improved, rising from 46 dB (measured) to 48 dB (simulated) with the EWP façade. From a thermal perspective, the thermal resistance increased from 0.50 m2K/W to 1.86 m2K/W, which is more suitable for the Brazilian 1M climate zone where the building is located. This study highlights the potential of using Brazilian pine wood in façade elements.

查看原文本刊更多论文

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Journal of building engineering Engineering-Civil and Structural Engineering

CiteScore

10.00

自引率

12.50%

发文量

1901

审稿时长

35 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Building Engineering is an interdisciplinary journal that covers all aspects of science and technology concerned with the whole life cycle of the built environment; from the design phase through to construction, operation, performance, maintenance and its deterioration.