Sustainable construction

The efficient and effective nse of resources is an essential element of sustainability for the bnilt environment. Bnildings are storehonses of materials and have embedded in them a potential for consnming energy, water, and materials over their unusually long 

For the purposes of sustainability the end-stage of a constructed artifact is referred to as deconstruction . Deconstruction is the disassembly of the building to promote the reuse and recycling of its material content, that is, to enhance the recycling potential of its constituent materials. 

Energy Energy in most cases remains the paramount issue for building design and has three general approaches that can be integrated  

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Hjelmar, O., Birch, H. Hansen, J. B. 2000a. Treatment of APC residues from MSW incinerators. In Dhir, R. K., Dyer, T. D. Paine, K. A. (eds) Sustainable Construction Use of Incinerator Ash. Thomas Telford Publishing, London, 185-194. 

Towards More Sustainable Construction Green Guide for Managers on the Government Estate, DETR, London, UK, 1999. 

Keller, T. (2010) Multifunctional and robust composite material structures for sustainable construction. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering, Beijing, China. 

Chapter 8 concentrates on sustainable construction. Wood-plastic composites are being used in construction at an increasing rate. Lignocellulosic fibres and plastic composites are extensively discussed in Chapter 10. 

Figure 8.1 Framework for sustainable construction. Resource efficiency is the key and it is the application of the basic principles during all phases of the life-cycle of the built environment that provides the potential for sustainability.

C.J. Kibert in Proceedings of the First International Conference on Sustainable Construction, Tampa, FL, USA, 1994, p.1-9. 

Z. Zhang, J.L. Provis, A. Reid, H. Wang, Geopolymer foam concrete an emerging material for sustainable construction, Constr. Build. Mater. 56 (2014) 113-127. 

Monitoring production and service delivery, diagnosing and correcting performance deficiencies, providing maintenance and support, sustainment, constructing, operating systems and machines, and. 

Raut, P. Ralegaonkar, R.V. Mandavgane, S.A. Development of sustainable construction material using industrial and agricultural solid waste A review of waste-create bricks. Constr. Build. Mater. 2011,25,4037-4042. 

Munoz Velasco, P. Morales Ortiz, M.P. Mendivil Giro, M.A. Munoz Velasco, L. Fired clay bricks manufactured by adding wastes as sustainable construction material -A review. Constr. Build. Mater. 2014,63,97-107. 

Construction Indnstry Research and Information Association (CIRIA). 2001. Sustainable Construction Company Indicators. London CIRIA. Provides measures for civil engineering companies to measure up to sustainability targets. 

Halliday, S. 2009. Sustainable Construction. Oxford, U.K. Butterworth Heinemann. 

Sustainability and the environment Sustainability science and engineering Sustainable buildings Sustainable construction Sustainable design Sustainable development Sustainable living Sustainable urban development... 

Chen, L., Mohamed, S. (2002). China s foreign economic cooperation development exporting Chinese construction services. CIB W107 1st International Conference on Creating a Sustainable Construction Industry in Developing Countries, November 2000, Stellenbosch, South Africa. 

Sustainable development calls for a balanced approach, pursuing neither perfection in environmental performance nor abandoning It In the pursuit of profit. It requires the prudent use of natural resources, moving towards the triple bottom line of environmental, social and economic accountability. A strategy document was published In the UK in April 2000 to promote more sustainable construction. A full discussion of the Issues Involved is beyond the scope of this book, but the references quoted at the end of the chapter should be consulted for a wider scope than is presented here. 

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