Greasy sheep wool is currently considered a special waste for its high bacterial load, with expensive disposal costs breeders. For this reason, often burned or buried, serious consequences the environment. On other hand, well regarded as one of most performative insulating natural fibers due to thermo-hygrometric and acoustic properties. In building sector, meets requirements green components because it an eco-friendly material, there surplus it, annually renewable, totally recyclable. If...

Worldwide, around 998 million tons of agricultural waste are generated yearly, including livestock wastes, which create several critical environmental issues if not properly treated. In this study, a Geographical Information System (GIS)-based model to locate and quantify both the yearly amount waste, i.e., sheep wool, territorial distribution farms, was carried out applied within selected study area. The aim identify those areas most suitable for localizing new shared wool collection...

In order to increase the utilization of renewable energy sources, biomethane production through anaerobic digestion has notably developed over last years. Although, it is worldwide recognized, that valorising waste resources (i.e., by-products) an opportunity improve efficiency rate agro-industrial chains, by reducing economic and environmental impact, necessary support strategic planning development a future sustainable chain in line circular economy. this study, adopting network...

The study describes the methodology implemented to include a rural cultural heritage attraction within an existing tourist route, i.e., Sicilian Roads of Wine (“Strade del vino”). aim was promote traditional building (TRB) as and diversify tourism offerings. By promoting TRB wine food, sector offers significant opportunity achieve sustainable socio-economic development in areas, diversification, landscape preservation. inclusion visitor route is based on detailed analysis approach operative...

Agriculture is the major water user worldwide and it expected to be negatively affected by climate change scarcity. The use of non-conventional resources could solution overcome this issue. In fact, treated wastewater has a constant availability during year contains nutrients needed for crop growth. aim research was GIS-based assessment potential agricultural reuse in Forlì-Cesena province within Emilia-Romagna region (Italy). results showed that, selected study area, satisfy up 316% yearly...

Agricultural wastes as additive within raw earth materials could both improve mechanical and physical properties of new sustainable construction enhance waste management in a circular economy perspective. This study intends to fill the lack knowledge considering effects animal fibers on rammed materials. The livestock waste, i.e., sheep wool fiber (SWF), reinforcing element building components produced by using lime-free mortars, have been evaluated. Linear shrinkage, flexural strength,...

The transition from a linear to circular economy is driving growing emphasis on utilizing bio-based materials for bioenergy and construction purposes. This literature review seeks offer thorough bibliometric critical analysis of building materials, particularly those that incorporate agricultural residues. A selection pertinent articles was analyzed using text-mining techniques, revealing substantial increase in research output this topic, 74 publications 2000 1238 2023. Key areas such as...

Raw earth, like wood and stone, is one of the oldest building materials used across world. Nowadays, given growing role circular economy, researchers are ever more interested in raw earth-based materials, because they widely available environmentally friendly. The use this traditional material has positive environmental consequences, especially rural reuse landscape preservation. In fact, earth locally totally recyclable and, thanks to its perfect integration into landscape, it improves site...

Today in Europe building-sector is responsible for the 50% of air pollution and 70% waste production. For this reason, researchers’ interest focused on new eco-building materials that are sustainable, with low impact, renewable recyclable. In context, last few years, use cellulose-based fibres as potential reinforcements bio-composite materials, instead synthetic one, received worldwide growing attention. Among natural fibres, both cellulose protein-based ones, literature it was found that,...

The use of raw-earth materials reinforced by natural fibres, i.e., livestock waste in the form greasy wool, represents an eco-friendly alternative for a variety construction applications. This proposal is based on analysis unfired adobe blocks stabilised with wool fibres as both structural and non-structural building materials. influence fibre length thermophysical mechanical properties tested material was investigated. thermal conductivity coefficient (λ) samples assessed following three...

Sustainable rural development depends on a multidimensional process based the interaction of economic, cultural, social, environmental, and political subsystems. Many studies have ascribed extensive livestock systems potential role in sustainable development. Sheep farming Europe involves meat or dairy breeds that produce coarse wool unsuitable for textile use. Coarse has been historically used mattresses pillows; nowadays, it is farm waste. The aim this study was to suggest methodology...

Nowadays, the interest for environmental sustainability, energy, and efficiency constructions, generally known as Green Buildings, it is strongly increasing. Procedures adopted Buildings are often based on both reduction of impact buildings improvement human animal wellness. This study stems from need to reuse agricultural wastes (AW) producing sustainable materials be used construction or renovation rural buildings. Since a AW depends their availability geographical location, methodology...