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Lightweight Materials and Environmental Quality Requirements

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This chapter introduces the theme of life cycle thinking design, underlining how the use of materials in buildings has to be cross-linked to their life span and desired performances. The challenge of using soft materials is mainly related to energy efficiency, thermal behaviour and recyclability.

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  1. Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering Department, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Carol Monticelli

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  1. Department ABC, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

    Alessandra Zanelli

  2. Department of DAStU, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

    Luigi Spinelli

  3. Department ABC, Politecnico di Milano, 20133, Italy

    Carol Monticelli

  4. Department of DAStU, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy

    Paolo Pedrali

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Monticelli, C. (2016). Lightweight Materials and Environmental Quality Requirements. In: Zanelli, A., Spinelli, L., Monticelli, C., Pedrali, P. (eds) Lightweight Landscape. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21665-2_3

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