This work is part of the valorization of plants available in abundance in the region of Drâa-Tafilalet as the fibers extracted from Alfa plant, respecting the conditions of harvesting to ensure its good regeneration. These fibers present an interesting cellular porous structure, allowing to obtained good thermal insulation properties. The elaboration and experimental characterization of these composite materials based on different weight contents of Alfa fibers (80, 70, 60, 50 and 40%) have been carried out. The thermo-physical properties of five cardboard composites reinforced with the fibers of the Alfa plant were experimentally evaluated using the high insulation house method. In addition, a life cycle cost analysis has been performed to determine the optimal insulation thickness and energy savings. The results of this study show that these insulation materials based Alfa fibers have good thermal properties for the insulation and present several environmental and economic advantages.
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