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PROPERTIES OF INNOVATIVE BIOBASED

PARTICLEBOARDS FOR APPLICATION IN

EXTERNAL BUILDING

The development of sustainable building materials is a crucial key factor for environmental protection.
The study contributes to the development of bio-based façade materials using available raw
biomass, to promote reduced emissions of CO . Besides, two technologies were used to produce
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high-density particleboards. By Ramunas Tupciauskas, Martins Andzs, Rudolfs Berzins, Janis
Rizikovs and Gunars Pavlovics, Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, Andris Berzins, Latvian
State Institute of Wood Chemistry and Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies
ne of the global challenges observed over the past reduce CO and increase energy efficiency in all possible
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200 years is climate change, that has been highly industries.
Oinfluenced by humans’ activities, causing a rise in The building sector is the largest user of energy, and CO
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greenhouse gases (GHG), mostly carbon dioxide (CO ), which emitters, in the EU, making up about 40 percent of the total
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results in global warming. final energy consumption and GHG emissions.
The awareness of the threats resulted in a chain of global Furthermore, the problems were confirmed and accepted by
activities proposed in the Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, and all UN member states that signed the Millennium Development
Europe 2020 Strategy, which, in general, aim to significantly Goals, which especially highlight environmental sustainability

and particularly address construction materials.
www.freepik.com because it consumes more raw materials (about 3000 Mt/year,
In fact, the global construction industry is still unsustainable

almost 50% by weight) than any other economic activity and
keeps the clear tendency to grow.
Therefore, the building sector is a significant key factor
to work on by developing building materials with decreased
energy consumption and GHG emissions.
More than 40 percent of the existing building stock in

Europe was built before the 1960s; therefore, it undergoes
active renovation in which the façade system receives some
of the most attention, including in legal, technical, social, and
financial sectors.
Ventilated façade systems currently hold a substantial market
share, with estimates ranging from 30 percent to 45 percent
of the overall façade market. This dominance is expected to

continue, with some reports predicting a leading position for
ventilated façades throughout the forecast period.