Publication detail

Vacuum insulation panels: An overview of research literature with an emphasis on environmental and economic studies for building applications

BOŽIČEK, D. PETERKOVÁ, J. ZACH, J. KOŠIR, M.

Original Title

Vacuum insulation panels: An overview of research literature with an emphasis on environmental and economic studies for building applications

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The study provides an overview of the research focus on vacuum insulation panels (VIPs). Scientific literature published between 1960 and 2022 is identified, and a database covering 423 documents is amassed. In the first phase, research documents were categorised into three groups: product, other and buildings. In the second phase, data about the studied building applications and research topics were extracted and quantitatively evaluated. In the last phase, the studies evaluating VIPs' environmental and economic implications in buildings were analysed in detail. The study results show an increasing publication trend on VIPs, with almost 90% of the literature published from 2010 onwards. Building applications are the dominant research subject, representing 56% of identified documents. A detailed analysis of life cycle studies pointed to a consensus that in building applications, fumed silica VIPs exert a higher environmental impact and costs than conventional insulation materials if the comparison is based on an equivalent thermal transmittance value. However, several studies showed reasonable payback and environmental neutrality periods for retrofitting scenarios. Benefits could also be achieved if insulation layer thickness is limited. External wall insulation represents the vast majority of the applications analysed. Studies further showed that VIPs in external wall applications could be economically viable compared to conventional insulation if added useable floor space is considered. The characteristics of life cycle studies were analysed, research gaps and possibilities were identified, and research recommendations for environmental and economic studies of VIPs were provided.

Keywords

Buildings; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Life cycle costing (LCC); Research focus and trends; Super insulation materials; Vacuum insulation panel (VIP).

Authors

BOŽIČEK, D.; PETERKOVÁ, J.; ZACH, J.; KOŠIR, M.

Released

1. 1. 2024

Publisher

ELSEVIER

ISBN

1364-0321

Periodical

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Year of study

189

Number

113849

State

United States of America

Pages count

18

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032123007074?pes=vor

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/245213

BibTex

@article{BUT185426,
  author="David {Božiček} and Jitka {Peterková} and Jiří {Zach} and Mitja {Košir}",
  title="Vacuum insulation panels: An overview of research literature with an emphasis on environmental and economic studies for building applications",
  journal="RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS",
  year="2024",
  volume="189",
  number="113849",
  pages="18",
  doi="10.1016/j.rser.2023.113849",
  issn="1364-0321",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032123007074?pes=vor"
}