Construction Solutions and Materials to Optimize the Energy Performances of EPS-RC Precast Bearing Walls

The design and employment of envelope components showing high thermal performances for new buildings deep renovations must take into account the overall impact production process in terms environmental sustainability. To this end, precast construction solutions secondary raw materials provide added value to energy quality building products. With regard abovementioned issues, paper is focused on performance optimization expanded polystyrene-reinforced concrete (EPS-RC) bearing walls, already developed patented within a previous research project entitled “HPWalls. High Performance Wall Systems”, herein improved according two complementary requirements: one hand, addition recycled EPS particles mixtures and, thus, assessment by lab tests correlation between mechanical properties several mix-design specimens; other study using analytical simulations most suitable joint among modular panels order prevent bridges. achieved results validate proposed strategies reliable data market applications sector.