Abstract
This paper tackles a ligno-cellulosic composite, whose basic matrix is made out of hemp hurds and mineral binders, as regards the percentage participation of the hurds in the structural stability and thermal-transfer capacity, for a plate- or block-shaped product. The studies, corroborated with laboratory research, aim at ascertaining the use of these products both as lining and as filling material, in the sandwich-type structures, in civil engineering; the materials basis specific to constructions can thereby be achieved, in a wide range, in terms of the thermal-insulation capacity and, implicitly, of the energetic consumption typical of civil, industrial, agro-zootechnical engineering. Keywords: hemp hurds, mineral binders, thermal conductivity