In recent years not only because of minimizing heat losses but also for reduction of earthquake damages “Lightness and Thermal insulation” are the main factors considered in the application of nonstructural building materials. For this reason many building materials and components such as segment, board and slab made by Mineral fiber (Glass wool, Rock wool...), Vegetable Materials, Cellular Concrete, Polystyrene, Gypsum, are used frequently, however, they have some drawbacks.
This paper tries to evaluate specification, and the applicability building materials made of
vegetable, specially “Reed-pressboard”, in the construction industry.
This paper shows that the use of reed pressboard in construction industry, due to its light weight, its cost, efficiency and the possibility of its production under different climactic conditions, needs be further explored and by standardizing its characteristics, be widely used in the construction industry.
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