Properties of paper-based products as a building material in architecture – An interdisciplinary review

The article presents paper-based building products with cellulose fibres as the main component of natural origin. Cellulose is the most common natural polymer on the planet, and its resources are considered to be inexhaustible. The contemporary era of paper architecture began in the mid-1980s when J...

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Published in:	Journal of Building Engineering Vol. 50; p. 104135
Main Authors:	Łątka, Jerzy F., Jasiołek, Agata, Karolak, Anna, Niewiadomski, Paweł, Noszczyk, Paweł, Klimek, Aleksandra, Zielińska, Sonia, Misiurka, Szymon, Jezierska, Dominika
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 01-06-2022
Subjects:	Acoustic properties Adhesives Building materials Cardboard Environmental impact Impregnation Mechanical properties Paper-based architecture Thermal properties Thermal properties Impregnation Acoustic properties Adhesives Building materials Paper-based architecture Cardboard Mechanical properties Paper Environmental impact
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Summary:	The article presents paper-based building products with cellulose fibres as the main component of natural origin. Cellulose is the most common natural polymer on the planet, and its resources are considered to be inexhaustible. The contemporary era of paper architecture began in the mid-1980s when Japanese architect Shigeru Ban for the first time used paper tubes as a structural element in an architectural object. However, there is still a lack of complementary research to embrace paper products as a building material from the mechanical, thermal and acoustic point of view with the respect to the methods of lamination and impregnation, and their impact on pro-ecological features of the material. The aim of the article is to review accessible knowledge regarding different properties of paper-based products in the context of their implementation as a building material: 168 records from the fields of architecture, mechanics, building physics, acoustic, and chemistry have been reviewed. The presented analysis identifies the knowledge gaps and the direction for further research and development of paper as a building material. [Display omitted] •Paper-based products can be cheap and eco-friendly building material.•Paper can provide structural stability, thermal and acoustic insulation.•Impregnation and joints can strongly influence paper environmental impact.•There is a lack of comprehensive and replicable research on the topic.•The biggest knowledge gaps regard acoustics, adhesives and environmental impact.
ISSN:	2352-7102 2352-7102
DOI:	10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104135