Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
8th International Mediterranean Scientific Research Congress, Antalya, Türkiye, 13 - 15 Ağustos 2025, cilt.1, ss.526-534, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
Improving the thermal performance of building façades is a crucial approach to reducing operational energy demand and mitigating environmental impacts in the construction sector. Recent research has increasingly focused on utilising waste-derived materials as thermal enhancement additives or substitutes in façade components, aligning with circular economy principles and sustainable construction goals. This review synthesises advances in the application of agricultural residues (such as rice husk, hazelnut shell, and coconut fibre), industrial by-products (fly ash, slag, and recycled concrete aggregates), and other reclaimed materials in insulating plasters, façade panels, and cladding systems. Reported studies demonstrate that incorporating such materials can significantly lower thermal transmittance, improve thermal inertia, and enhance the overall energy efficiency of building envelopes while reducing landfill disposal and raw material consumption. The review also discusses experimental methods, including guarded hot box tests, co-heating approaches, and hygrothermal simulations, used to assess thermal improvements. Challenges such as material variability, mechanical performance tradeoffs, and scalability for large-scale retrofitting are critically analysed. The findings highlight wastebased façade retrofitting as a promising pathway to sustainable, low-carbon building envelopes and provide future research directions for standardisation and policy integration.