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Cork Façades as an Innovative and Sustainable Approach in Architecture: A Review of Cork Materials, Properties and Case Studies
| dc.contributor.author | Miranda, Isabel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pereira, Helena | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-11T12:42:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-11T12:42:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-09 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Façades give the first impression of a structure, reflecting the overall aesthetic appeal, archi- tectural styles, cultural influences, and technological advancements. Emphasis on sustainability is increasing, with a shift towards eco-friendly and energy-saving materials, triggered by decreasing the environmental impact of construction. Cork is a green competitive material for various engineering and design applications due to its biological formation, sustainable production and a portfolio of properties including low density, impermeability, viscoelastic behaviour and high thermal insulation that derive from its cellular and chemical features. This work presents cork materials used in build- ing façades and their properties, also giving information on cork production and processing into cork-based products as a review of the existing published research, while also identifying knowledge gaps and further research needed. Historical examples of cladding of constructions with raw cork are given, while the contemporary innovative use of cork façades was triggered by some designs of well-known architects with outdoor application of expanded cork agglomerates. Examples of different historical and contemporary constructions were assembled and critically assessed by the authors. The aim is to give integrated information of cork as a natural, renewable and sustainable material to raise the interest of designers, architects and engineers to explore cork, blending aesthetics with environmental responsibility, targeting a more sustainable and resilient built environment. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Miranda, I.; Pereira, H. Cork Façades as an Innovative and Sustainable Approach in Architecture: A Review of Cork Materials, Properties and Case Studies. Materials 2024, 17, 4414. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17174414 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ma17174414 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/102750 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | pt_PT |
| dc.relation | Forest Research Centre | |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | building | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | expanded corkboards | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | construction | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | agglomerated cork | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | cork composites | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Cork Façades as an Innovative and Sustainable Approach in Architecture: A Review of Cork Materials, Properties and Case Studies | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.awardTitle | Forest Research Centre | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F00239%2F2020/PT | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/Concurso de Projetos de Investigação Científica e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico no Âmbito da Arquitetura de Álvaro Siza Vieira - 2019/SIZA%2FETM%2F0050%2F2019/PT | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 17 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 4414 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Materials | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 17 | pt_PT |
| oaire.fundingStream | 6817 - DCRRNI ID | |
| oaire.fundingStream | Concurso de Projetos de Investigação Científica e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico no Âmbito da Arquitetura de Álvaro Siza Vieira - 2019 | |
| person.familyName | Miranda | |
| person.familyName | Margarida Nunes Pereira | |
| person.givenName | Isabel | |
| person.givenName | Helena | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 3D17-2EA5-B476 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 4317-A0D2-2E2A | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-0280-5219 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-5393-4443 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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