I am searching for data and studies about thermal performances of walls insulated using recycled unbroken glass bottles, to be used as part of the structure itself, or as filling material of a cavity between two walls (sandwich structure).
Thank you!
Check out this Masters Thesis: A lot of stuff in there that may be useful to you.
GLASS CONTAINERS AS PRE-FABRICATED DOUBLE-SKIN FAÇADE ELEMENTS: REDUCING WASTE, SAVING ENERGY AND IMPROVING INDOOR CLIMATE IN BRICK BUILDINGS From about page 80 onwards there is a useful discussion about trying to ascertain the U-value of a glass brick wall made from upcycled bottles.
https://projekter.aau.dk/projekter/files/306335075/GLASS_CONTAINERS_AS_PRE_FABRICATED_DOUBLE_SKIN_FACADE_ELEMENTS___REDUCING_WASTE__SAVING_ENERGY_AND_IMPROVING__INDOOR_CLIMATE_IN_BRICK_BUILDINGS_.pdf
Gavin D. J. Harper Interesting work, unfortunately there is no experimental evaluation of the thermal properties of a whole wall structure made with glass bottles, but it gives some insights. Tks
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