Current construction industry is responsible for a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions due to the widespread use of building materials with high-embodied energy such as ordinary Portland cement-based materials and steel. Therefore, this thesis presents the development of a new eco-friendly building material based on a geopolymer matrix produced with Fired Clay Brick Powder (FCBP) and reinforced with natural fibers as a low CO2 alternative for the traditional building materials. With this purpose, a review of recent advances in the application of geopolymer composites and geopolymers reinforced with natural fibers in the construction industry were first presented. This review covers two major eco-friendly materials for construction: first, geopolymers obtained from industrial by-products and waste materials, such as fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag, construction and demo...

Current construction industry is responsible for a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions due to the widespread use of building materials with high-embodied energy such as ordinary Portland cement-based materials and steel. Therefore, this thesis presents the development of a new eco-friendly building material based on a geopolymer matrix produced with Fired Clay Brick Powder (FCBP) and reinforced with natural fibers as a low CO2 alternative for the traditional building materials. With this purpose, a review of recent advances in the application of geopolymer composites and geopolymers reinforced with natural fibers in the construction industry were first presented. This review covers two major eco-friendly materials for construction: first, geopolymers obtained from industrial by-products and waste materials, such as fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag, construction and demo...

Current construction industry is responsible for a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions due to the widespread use of building materials with high-embodied energy such as ordinary Portland cement-based materials and steel. Therefore, this thesis presents the development of a new eco-friendly building material based on a geopolymer matrix produced with Fired Clay Brick Powder (FCBP) and reinforced with natural fibers as a low CO2 alternative for the traditional building materials. With this purpose, a review of recent advances in the application of geopolymer composites and geopolymers reinforced with natural fibers in the construction industry were first presented. This review covers two major eco-friendly materials for construction: first, geopolymers obtained from industrial by-products and waste materials, such as fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag, construction and demo...