MycoWall: Organic Insulation for Future Timber Constructions
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/60460709:41320/25:102455
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sumfak.unizg.hr/en/science-and-international-cooperation/conferences/icwst-2025/" target="_blank" >https://www.sumfak.unizg.hr/en/science-and-international-cooperation/conferences/icwst-2025/</a>
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
MycoWall: Organic Insulation for Future Timber Constructions
Original language description
The construction sector requires new insulation materials that reduce environmental impact and contribute to carbon storage. Conventional synthetic insulations are energy-intensive and difficult to recycle, whereas mycelium-based biocomposites (MBB) offer a sustainable bio-based alternative. Cultivated from lignocellulosic substrates bonded by fungal mycelium, they utilise low-value biomass and need no additional adhesive. This study investigates the application of MBB as an insulation material in timber buildings. Tests confirmed promising thermal performance, with a conductivity of 0.076 W/(m·K) achieved using recycled wood and mycelium of Ganoderma sp. fungi. A prototype wall panel was subsequently developed with heat transfer coefficient (U-value) 0.295 W/(m2·K). The construction concept combines MBB as the core insulation layer with cross-laminated timber (CLT) as the primary load-bearing system. Deciduous wood species (Quercus sp., Fagus sp.) were employed for complementary elements, treated with an innovative protective method. The external layer is designed as a ventilated façade made of oak profiles coated with a transparent finish containing metal oxide nanoparticles and UV stabilisation. The results demonstrate the potential of MBB to serve as an efficient, carbon-storing insulation material and to enhance the sustainability of building envelopes in modern timber architecture.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20103 - Architecture engineering
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
33rd International Conference on Wood Science and Technology (ICWST) UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL OF WOOD-BASED MATERIALS PROCEEDINGS
ISBN
978-953-292-094-9
ISSN
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e-ISSN
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Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
185-190
Publisher name
Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Place of publication
Záhřeb
Event location
Záhřeb
Event date
Jan 1, 2025
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
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