Use of EPD System for Designing New Building Materials: The Case Study of a Bio-Based Thermal Insulation Panel from the Pineapple Industry By-Product
, Michela Gallo 2, Gustavo Islas Valverde 1, Miguel Mayorga Rojas 3, Lorena Romero-Salazar 3 and Juan Carlos Arteaga-Arcos 3,*
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The paper discussed use of EPD system for design of new building materials: the case study of a bio-based thermal insulation panel from the pineapple industry by product.
The paper does not include mechanical or other thermal characteristics. It should be specified if the material has the characteristics. The paper should be supported on the characteristics of the new material and the advantages of possible improvements
For a scientific paper, report only the characteristics of a single element.
So the paper from this point of view does not have the standards to be accepted in the journal.
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Reviewer 2 Report
Dear Editor,
Dear Authors,
This manuscript presents a methodology in order to study in detail the impact of a bio-based material in building industry. The results are compared with other commercial materials.
The manuscript fits very well with the scope of the journal. The overall presentation of the paper is very good.
I suggest only two minor comments:
1. Please, include the major outcomes of the study into the abstract, using specific numbers.
2. The results' section is very short. You should describe in detail the main results. Please, describe in detail each category and their main results. Also, you may combine the "results and discussion section".
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Reviewer 3 Report
In insulating materials used in residential buildings, apart from thermo-physical parameters, acoustic insulation is also important. The article does not deal with this issue. Was this parameter also tested? If so, then one should refer at least in the conclusions to this issue.
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Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
more ideas for the introduction and making refrences with further authors and improving the quality could take cues from the following papers:
Ali M et. to the. - Thermal and acoustic characteristics of novel thermal insulating materials made of Eucalyptus Globulus leaves and wheat straw fibers. 2020 Journal of Building Engineering
32.101452
Iannace, G. - The acoustic characterization of green materials - 2017 Building Acoustics 24 (2), pp. 101-113
Alabdulkarem, A. et al. - Thermal analysis, microstructure and acoustic characteristics of some hybrid natural insulating materials. Construction and Building Materials
Volume 187, 30 October 2018, Pages 185-196
Berardi, U.et, al. - The Acoustic Characterization of Broom Fibers - 2017 Journal of Natural Fibers 14 (6), pp. 858-863
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