TY - JOUR AU - Zahrani, Fouad AU - Ouakarrouch, Mohamed AU - Nouhi, Abderrahman AU - Lifi, Houda AU - Lifi, Mohamed AU - Laaroussi, Najma PY - 2026 SN - 2352-7102 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11938 AB - The building sector faces increasing pressure to reduce both operational energy consumption and embodied carbon emissions while maintaining adequate thermal and mechanical performance of construction materials. In this context, the present study... LA - eng PB - Elsevier KW - Cement mortar composite KW - Thermophysical properties KW - Compressive strength KW - Building energy simulation KW - Life cycle assessment KW - Mortero (Materiales de construcción) KW - Mortar KW - Fibras vegetales (Materiales de construcción) KW - Plant fibers as building materials TI - Sustainable cement mortar-esparto composites: Experimental thermal and mechanical characterization, building energy simulation, and life cycle assessment DO - 10.1016/j.jobe.2026.116725 T2 - Journal of Building Engineering VL - 128 M2 - 116725 ER -