Coherent Investigation on a Smart Kinetic Wooden Façade Based on Material Passport Concepts and Environmental Profile Inquiry

Wood is one of the most fully renewable building materials, so wood instead of non-renewable materials produced from organic energy sources significantly reduces the environmental impact. Construction products can be replenished at the end of their working life and their elements and components deconstructed in a closed-loop manner to act as a material for potential construction. Materials passports (MPs) are instruments for incorporating circular economy principles (CEP) into structures. Material passports (MPs) consider all the building’s life cycle (BLC) steps to ensure that it can be reused and transformed several times. The number of reuse times and the operating life of the commodity greatly influence the environmental effects incorporated. For a new generation of buildings, the developing of an elegant kinetic wooden façade has become a necessity. It represents a multidisciplinary region with different climatic, fiscal, constructional materials, equipment, and programs, and ecology-influencing design processes and decisions. Based on an overview of the material’s environmental profile (MEP) and material passport (MP) definition in the design phase, this article attempts to establish and formulate an analytical analysis of the wood selection process used to produce a kinetic façade. The paper will analyze the importance of environmentally sustainable construction and a harmonious architectural environment to reduce harmful human intervention on the environment. It will examine the use of wooden panels on buildings’ façades as one solution to building impact on the environment. It will show the features of the formation of the wooden exterior of the building. It will also examine modern architecture that enters into a dialogue with the environment, giving unique flexibility to adapt a building. The study finds that new buildings can be easily created today. The concept of building materials passport and the environmental selection of the kinetic wooden façade can be incorporated into the building design process. This will improve the economic and environmental impact of the building on human life.

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Sustainable Construction - Environmental Impacts Assessment of Architectural Elements and Building Services

International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/jera.47.77 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 47 ◽

pp. 77-83 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Andrea Moňoková ◽

Silvia Vilčeková

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle ◽

Environmental Impact ◽

Environmental Impacts ◽

Building Materials ◽

Sustainable Construction ◽

Building Structures ◽

Single Family ◽

Architectural Elements ◽

Ozone Formation Potential ◽

Environmental Technologies

Increasing concerns about negative environmental impacts of building structures call for higher demands on the design of environmental friendly buildings. This article is aimed at assessing the overall environmental impact of buildings throughout its life cycle as well as on environmental impact of all building materials and building services for single-family homes. This analysis examines the role of utilized green environmental technologies for the following selected impact categories: GWP - global warming potential, EP - eutrophication potential, AP - acidification potential POCP and photochemical ozone formation potential expressed in kg CO2eq, PO43-eq, SO2eq and ethylene within the “Cradle to gate with options” boundary. The LCA assessment methodology and eToolLCD software have been used to model the effects of houses’ life cycle.

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GREEN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN INDIA AND BENEFITS OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIALS

JOURNAL OF MECHANICS OF CONTINUA AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES ◽

10.26782/jmcms.2021.04.00001 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

Author(s):

D. P. Kothari

Keyword(s):

Building Materials ◽

Construction Materials ◽

Green Building ◽

Building Design ◽

Green Buildings ◽

Sustainable Growth ◽

Sustainable Construction ◽

Indoor Environments ◽

Green Building Design ◽

The Impact

The green building design aims to minimize the need for the non-renewable energy of these resources, optimize their sustainability and maximize their conservation, recycling and usage. The use of effective building materials and construction techniques is maximized. Architectural bioclimatic technology will also optimize on-site usage of sources and sinks. It requires only minimum electricity to fuel itself and efficient appliances to meet its lighting, air-conditioning and other needs. Green buildings architecture optimizes the use of renewable energies and efficient waste and water management methods to create practical and hygienic working conditions for indoor environments. Materials such as chemical, physical and mechanical material properties and an appropriate specification are the fundamental elements of construction design and responsible for the mechanical strength of the design. The construction of green buildings is also the first step in choosing and utilizing eco-friendly materials with or better characteristics than traditional building materials. Based on the practical, technical and financial requirements, construction materials are usually selected. But, given that sustainable development has been a core issue in recent decades, building industry that is directly or indirectly responsible for a substantial share of annual environmental destruction, by pursuing environmentally sound constructions and buildings should take responsibility for contributing to sustainable growth. The quickest way for manufacturers to start integrating environmental design practices into buildings would be the diligent procurement of eco-friendly sustainable construction materials, including options for new material uses, recycling and reusing, organic product creation and green resource use. This paper aims to show how green building materials will help reduce the impact on the atmosphere and create a cleaner building that can be healthy for the occupant or our environment. In the sustainable progress of a nation, the choice of building materials that have reduced environmental burdens is helpful.

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Pengaruh Penggunaan Material Bambu Terhadap Fasad Bangunan Amfiteater Taman Buah Mekarsari Bogor

Jurnal Arsitektur TERRACOTTA ◽

10.26760/terracotta.v2i1.4315 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ardhiana Muhsin

Keyword(s):

Building Materials ◽

Construction Material ◽

Environmentally Friendly ◽

Growth Period ◽

Building Design ◽

Body Part ◽

The Body ◽

Renewable Materials ◽

Study Approach ◽

Building Facades

AbstrakSeiring dengan isu lingkungan yang berkembang di Indonesia saat ini, arsitek diharapkan dapat menciptakan bangunan dengan material yang ramah lingkungan dan terbarukan. Efisiensi penggunaan material bangunan sangat diperlukan guna mempertahankan sumber daya alam yang ada di negara ini. Salah satu material yang ramah lingkungan serta mudah didapatkan di Indonesia yaitu material bambu. Bambu memiliki beberapa keunggulan dibanding kayu yaitu memiliki masa pertumbuhan yang cepat. Bambu, dalam waktu lima tahun sudah dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai bahan konstruksi bangunan, dapat dilengkungkan karena memiliki elastisitas, serta memberikan nilai dekoratif yang tinggi. Fasad secara arsitektural dapat diartikan kulit terluar/ selubung yang mencerminkan wajah bangunan. Umumnya bagian badan memiliki porsi terbesar karena bidang ini mudah terlihat dan diolah dengan banyak ragam desain namun pada arsitektur bambu bagian yang lebih mendominasi adalah kepala yang direpresentasikan berupa atap. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Bagian yang dianalisis di antaranya adalah kriteria desain bangunan yang dapat mengatasi problematika material bambu di lokasi iklim tropis, karakteristik dan penggunaan material pada bangunan yang menggunakan bambu yang pada akhirnya menentukan ekspresi dan karakter, serta komposisi fasad bangunan yang menggunakan bambu. Hasil akhir diketahui faktor-faktor tersebut ternyata memang mempengaruhi tampilan fasad bangunan bambu secara keseluruhan yang umumnya didominasi oleh atap bangunan.Kata kunci: arsitektur, ramah lingkungan, material, fasad AbstraCTAlong with environmental issues that are currently developing in Indonesia, architects are expected to be able to create buildings with environmentally friendly and renewable materials. Efficient use of building materials is needed in order to maintain the natural resources that exist in this country. One of the materials that are environmentally friendly and easily available in Indonesia is bamboo material. Bamboo has several advantages over wood which is that it has a fast growth period. Bamboo, within five years can be used as a building construction material, can be bent because it has elasticity and provides high decorative value. Architecturally, the facade can be interpreted as the outer shell / sheath that reflects the face of the building. Generally, the body part has the largest portion because this area is easily visible and processed with a variety of designs, but in bamboo architecture, the part that dominates is the head which is represented in the form of a roof. The research method used is qualitative with a case study approach. The sections analyzed include building design criteria that can overcome the problems of bamboo material in tropical climatic locations, the characteristics and use of materials in buildings using bamboo, which ultimately determine the expression and character and composition of building facades using bamboo. The final result is that these factors actually influence the appearance of the bamboo building facades as a whole which is generally dominated by the roof of the building.Keywords: architecture, environmental friendly, material, facade

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Environmental and Economic of Flooring Building Materials

Applied Environmental Research ◽

10.35762/aer.2014.36.2.5 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 47-59

Author(s):

Nachawit Tikul

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle ◽

Environmental Impact ◽

Life Cycle Cost ◽

Building Materials ◽

Cost Benefit ◽

Green Building ◽

Economic Cost ◽

Building Design ◽

Solid Wood ◽

Ceramic Tiles

Green building design requires use of building materials that minimize environmental impact, necessitating selection of building materials by their environmental profile as well as economic cost-benefit considerations. The objective of this research is to determine the environmental impacts per square meter of three flooring materials; ceramic tiles, marble tiles, andparquet produced in Thailand. Life cycle cost (LCC) of the three materials are determined and compared. The study finds that ceramic tiles cause the greatest environmental impact, especially during the material extraction phase. When calculating all costsincurred throughout the life-cycle, the cost of untreated solid wood parquet is highest.

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Circular Building Design: An Analysis of Barriers and Drivers for a Circular Building Sector

Buildings ◽

10.3390/buildings10040077 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 77 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jouri Kanters

Keyword(s):

Environmental Impact ◽

Natural Resources ◽

Circular Economy ◽

Building Materials ◽

Building Design ◽

Building Industry ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Building Sector ◽

Main Driver ◽

Political Priority

Circular building design could significantly reduce the environmental impact of buildings and the pressure on natural resources. However, most buildings today are not designed according to the principles of the circular economy. Most literature has focused on either methods for quantifying the lifecycle analysis of buildings and materials, or on innovative circular building materials, but not much is known about the design process of circular buildings and how architects are dealing with translating the principles of the circular economy to the building sector. A series of semi-structured interviews with architects and consultants that have engaged in circular building design has been conducted to identify the barriers and drivers of the transformation towards a circular building sector. Interviews were analysed using qualitative coding analysis. The conservativeness of the building industry, the lack of political priority and the dependency throughout the building industry were found to be the main barriers, while a supportive client with a well-defined assignment and idea was considered to be the main driver. The contribution of this paper to key actors in the building sector is to identify the main barriers and drivers for a circular building sector.

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Environmental Impact of Textile Reinforced Concrete Facades Compared to Conventional Solutions—LCA Case Study

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma12193194 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (19) ◽

pp. 3194 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Lenka Laiblová ◽

Jan Pešta ◽

Anuj Kumar ◽

Petr Hájek ◽

Ctislav Fiala ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Reinforced Concrete ◽

Environmental Impact ◽

Greenhouse Gases ◽

Building Materials ◽

Product Category ◽

Sustainable Construction ◽

Textile Reinforced Concrete ◽

Building Site ◽

Photochemical Oxidant ◽

Glass Carbon

Pitch-faced concrete is becoming a very popular element of modern architecture in the 21st century. In particular, the demand for concrete facades is increasing globally. On the other hand, climate change, environmental degradation, and limited resources are motivations for sustainable building materials. The construction industry is one the highest emitters of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, in which concrete plays a major role. Thus, reduction in the volume of concrete consumption is essential to control greenhouse gases. One approach to this problem is to use textile reinforced concrete (TRC). The main aim of the present study was to compare the subtle TRC facade made of three different types of technical textile rovings (glass, carbon, and basalt) with ordinary facades reinforced by steel reinforcement (ORC). The goal was to compare the basic environmental impact potential according to product category rules (PCR) for concrete structures. The functional unit was defined as an experimental facade with an area of 60 m2 and a 100-year lifespan. Inventory data were elaborated for concrete, steel, and textile fiber production; the building site; service life; demolition; and final disposal. The main life cycle assessment (LCA) parameters were global warming potential (GWP), ozone depletion (ODP), acidification (AP), eutrophication (EP), abiotic depletion (ADP), and photochemical oxidant creation (POCP). All the data used in the work were related to Czech Republic. Textile reinforced concrete facades appeared to be more environmentally friendly in four of six impact categories by an average of 30%. The results of the present study revealed that, in comparison to ORC, TRC has a lower environmental impact for the given conditions and thus good potential for use in sustainable construction.

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Guidance and Recommendations for Sustainable Management of a Construction Project

Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 9 - September - International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology ◽

10.38124/ijisrt20jul150 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (7) ◽

pp. 409-413

Author(s):

Prof. Naheed B Mir Mumtaz Ali

Keyword(s):

Environmental Impact ◽

Construction Management ◽

Architectural Design ◽

Building Materials ◽

Material Selection ◽

Management Plan ◽

Primary Objective ◽

Sustainable Construction ◽

Impact Factors ◽

Construction Site

Sustainability in construction helps to minimize the consequences of material, Social and pollution factor and stakeholders on the construction site. It also helps to prepare the strategies and methods to follow throughout the given timeline of the project. The Sustainable construction management plan (SCMP) also aid to define the potential amenity disturbance during construction with allusion to project scale. SCMP of any project characterized on the following four main phases: Achieving Sustainable parameters through Architectural design of the building; Material selection and its impact factors on built environment; Type of Project (New/Refurbishment/Demolition) and on-site measurements accordingly; Sustainable delivery action. Nevertheless, the sustainable construction and building materials, both combinations used in the common planning procedure for handling the construction on site in order to reduce the waste and environmental impact with the sophisticated methodologies. Establishing the well manageable goals, re-organizing the building layout (in refurbishment case), thermal comfort, cost management and minimization, minimum environmental impact on site and surroundings are immense challenges faced while preparing and acting the SCMP on construction site. This research paper will help to understand the construction management plan guidelines and recommendations of the construction site where the condition of refurbishment considered and Sustainability as a primary objective.

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Thermal Characterization of Recycled Materials for Building Insulation

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14123564 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (12) ◽

pp. 3564

Author(s):

Arnas Majumder ◽

Laura Canale ◽

Costantino Carlo Mastino ◽

Antonio Pacitto ◽

Andrea Frattolillo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Environmental Impact ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Building Materials ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Natural Fibers ◽

Thermal Characterization ◽

Recycled Materials ◽

Building Insulation ◽

Operational Phase

The building sector is known to have a significant environmental impact, considering that it is the largest contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions of around 36% and is also responsible for about 40% of global energy consumption. Of this, about 50% takes place during the building operational phase, while around 10–20% is consumed in materials manufacturing, transport and building construction, maintenance, and demolition. Increasing the necessity of reducing the environmental impact of buildings has led to enhancing not only the thermal performances of building materials, but also the environmental sustainability of their production chains and waste prevention. As a consequence, novel thermo-insulating building materials or products have been developed by using both locally produced natural and waste/recycled materials that are able to provide good thermal performances while also having a lower environmental impact. In this context, the aim of this work is to provide a detailed analysis for the thermal characterization of recycled materials for building insulation. To this end, the thermal behavior of different materials representing industrial residual or wastes collected or recycled using Sardinian zero-km locally available raw materials was investigated, namely: (1) plasters with recycled materials; (2) plasters with natural fibers; and (3) building insulation materials with natural fibers. Results indicate that the investigated materials were able to improve not only the energy performances but also the environmental comfort in both new and in existing buildings. In particular, plasters and mortars with recycled materials and with natural fibers showed, respectively, values of thermal conductivity (at 20 °C) lower than 0.475 and 0.272 W/(m⋅K), while that of building materials with natural fibers was always lower than 0.162 W/(m⋅K) with lower values for compounds with recycled materials (0.107 W/(m⋅K)). Further developments are underway to analyze the mechanical properties of these materials.

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Special Issue: Supplementary Cementitious Materials in Concrete, Part I

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma14092291 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (9) ◽

pp. 2291

Author(s):

Alessandro P. Fantilli ◽

Daria Jóźwiak-Niedźwiedzka

Keyword(s):

Environmental Impact ◽

Portland Cement ◽

Building Materials ◽

Cementitious Materials ◽

Supplementary Cementitious Materials ◽

Special Issue ◽

Cement Production ◽

Concrete Part

The environmental impact of the Portland cement production and the large use of cement-based building materials is a growing problem [...]

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Development of Building Information Modeling Template for Environmental Impact Assessment

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13063092 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 3092

Author(s):

Sungwoo Lee ◽

Sungho Tae ◽

Hyungjae Jang ◽

Chang U. Chae ◽

Youngjin Bok

Keyword(s):

Environmental Impact ◽

Performance Assessment ◽

Environmental Performance ◽

Building Materials ◽

Building Information Modeling ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Building Information ◽

Environmental Performance Assessment ◽

Assessment Results

Eco-friendly building designs that use building information modeling (BIM) have become popular, and a variety of eco-friendly building assessment technologies that take advantage of BIM are being developed. However, existing building environmental performance assessment technologies that use BIM are linked to external assessment tools, and there exist compatibility issues among programs; it requires a considerable amount of time to address these problems, owing to the lack of experts who can operate the programs. This study aims to develop eco-friendly templates for assessing the embodied environmental impact of buildings using BIM authoring tools as part of the development of BIM-based building life cycle assessment (LCA) technologies. Therefore, an embodied environmental impact unit database was developed, for major building materials during production and operating stages, to perform embodied environmental impact assessments. Moreover, a major structural element library that uses the database was developed and a function was created to produce building environmental performance assessment results tables, making it possible to review the eco-friendliness of buildings. A case study analysis was performed to review the feasibility of the environmental performance assessment technologies. The results showed a less than 5% effective error rate in the assessment results that were obtained using the technology developed in this study compared with the assessment results based on the actual calculation and operating stage energy consumption figures, which proves the reliability of the proposed approach.

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