scholarly journals Multi-Criteria Ranking of Green Materials According to the Goals of Sustainable Development

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amirhossein Balali ◽  
Alireza Valipour ◽  
Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas ◽  
Zenonas Turskis
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Green Building ◽  
The Body ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Environmental Friendliness ◽  
Green Materials

Modern, well-educated and experienced policy-makers support and promote the use of environmentally friendly materials and resources. The use of green resources is an exceptional and inevitable strategy to meet the needs of a rapidly growing Earth population. The growing population raises the need for new housing construction and urban infrastructure development. Such substances in construction refer to green building materials (GBMs). The environmental impact is lower if GBMs replace non-GBMs. Here, ranking among GBMs can facilitate and support the selection process. This study aimed to contribute to the body of knowledge to introduce a method for identifying and prioritizing GBMs in the construction industry to use in green building. The required data were collected using existing literature, interviews and questionnaires. Relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the first criteria for assessing GBM selection criteria. Critical weighted GBM selection criteria are the second criteria for prioritizing GBMs. The results show that “Natural, Plentiful and Renewable”, “Affordability from cradle to gate” and “Affordability during operation” are the top three GBM selection criteria. The real case study helped select “Stramit Strawboard”, “Aluminium Composite Panels (ACPs)” and “Solar Roof Tiles” as the most suitable GBMs for use in the context of the study. The model and results presented in this study will help actors of the construction industry to select and use GBMs more quickly and thus achieve a better level of construction sustainability, as well as environmental friendliness, than before.

scholarly journals Green Construction and other Sustainability Trends

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9s) ◽  
pp. 26-29
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Energy Usage ◽  
Renewable Materials ◽  
Green Construction ◽  
Green Materials ◽  
Recyclable Resources

Sustainable development is a hot topic in today’s world since it could help us to meet the needs of today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. As a civil engineering student, to meet our needs, we must be willing to learn and adapt and to continue to do so in the future. For example, infrastructures for changing climate, and earthquake and flood resistant buildings. It is our responsibility to be innovative in our practices and find solutions for the issues that our planet faces. Green material plays a key role in sustainable development. They are the local and renewable materials that are used to construct energy efficient structures. Green buildings are not just about little more efficiency. But it creates less waste and greenhouse gases and supports clean environment and healthy living. Materials, energy, water and health are the key elements of green building. This paper is a review on green materials and green construction and its importance in growing sustainability trends. It is a question that disturbs minds of civil engineers around the world that how could construction industry bother sustainability. Construction industry, from energy usage to emissions, by its very nature is a large user of natural resources. Besides having potential for building over wild habitats, it also has larger environmental impact. It uses fossil fuels for its heavy machinery. World’s 36% energy usage and 40% CO2 emissions are solely from construction industry. Thus, this industry is under pressure to decrease its environmental impact. So, usage of renewable and recyclable resources, and reducing energy consumption and waste should be the major goals of this industry which could fulfil the idea of green construction. It should also adhere to the idea of Corporate Social Responsibility- the idea that business should support good causes.

New Green Building Materials

2016 ◽  
Vol 851 ◽  
pp. 639-642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Wang ◽  
Feng Han
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Materials ◽  
Governance Environment ◽  
Pollution Problem ◽  
Green Building Materials ◽  
Urbanization Development

With our country economy has already came second in the world, urbanization development, but the rapid economic development also brings great hidden trouble, for example, the environmental problems, the population problem, such as water pollution problems. Which is closely related to the construction industry, therefore, make the green building industry, environmental protection and governance environment in China, such as water pollution problem plays an important role. This article is through the introduction to green materials, the classification of the new green building materials to do an overview.

scholarly journals Study on the superiority of a high polymer (HDPE) self-adhered waterproofing membrane in construction

2020 ◽  
Vol 194 ◽  
pp. 05014
Author(s):  
Yudian Li ◽  
Na Li ◽  
Yanjun Shi ◽  
Zhijun Jia
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
High Polymer ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Waterproofing Membrane

With the rapid development of urbanization in China, people’s requirements for the quality of life and environment are constantly improving. However, the shortage of resources and the deterioration of environment are becoming more and more serious. Environmental protection has become the only way for the sustainable development of society. Therefore, the application of more and more new green building materials has become the key to the sustainable development of the construction industry. In the face of the rapid development of modern construction industry, engineering quality and functional requirements have become the basic requirements, the green environmental protection has become a higher requirement. The application of green environmental protection building materials in engineering construction is the main development direction of the transformation of modern construction industry. At the same time, it conforms to the policy of environmentally sustainable development of all sectors of society, and promotes the construction industry to meet the higher requirements of green environmental protection living environment. This paper studied the performance and waterproof mechanism of a kind of high polymer (HDPE) self-adhered waterproofing membrane and its application in construction. Compared with the traditional waterproofing membrane, the high polymer self-adhered waterproofing membrane can give full play to the advantages of environmental protection on the premise of meeting the building quality.

The Development of Green Building Materials Trend in China

2013 ◽  
Vol 357-360 ◽  
pp. 1070-1073
Author(s):  
Bao Zhu Sheng
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Building Material ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Engineering Construction ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Green Building Materials ◽  
History Of ◽  
Development Tendency

Building material is the base of civil engineering construction, in the history of thousands of years of development, building materials also gradually change and change, and is closely related to the progress of human civilization and the development of science and technology.Green building materials has the vital significance to the construction of a conservation-oriented society and sustainable development, in accordance with China's social development.This paper introduces the importance of the development of green building materials,analyzes some factors influencing the development of green building materials in China,and discusses the development tendency of green building materials in China.

Discuss on Green Building Materials and Related Issues

2011 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 165-170
Author(s):  
Shi Jin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Future Trend ◽  
Life Cycle Model ◽  
Cycle Model ◽  
Green Building Materials ◽  
The Evaluation System

Green building materials as an important factor plays important role in the promote sustainable development. However, at present a unified understanding on the green building materials in China have not been formed,the evaluation system of green building materials is not perfect.In this paper,the concept and features of green building materials are discussed deeply,and life cycle model is used to evaluate the green building materials.The status and future trend of green building materials are discussed too.

scholarly journals Analysis of Strengthening the Application of External Wall Insulation Materials in Green Building Energy Saving Project

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Wenxin Luo
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Exterior Wall ◽  
Insulation Materials ◽  
Environment Quality

<p>For the development and progress direction of contemporary construction industry, greening has always been one of the most important topics, which is basically consistent with China’s guidelines on environmental protection and resource conservation, with emphasis on whether it can effectively improve the ecological environment quality in urban areas, control various hazards caused by pollution, and build a healthy urban environment for people. Nowadays, the building materials market has also developed in an all-round way, and the types of materials for exterior wall insulation are also increasing. Relatively, the practical application difficulty of various technologies in the construction industry also shows an increasing trend. In order to better highlight the important role of insulation materials for green buildings, this paper will explore the application of exterior wall insulation materials with strong energy saving in green buildings.</p>

Eco-labeled wood products in the U.S. residential construction industry: Architects’ awareness and usage of certified wood and green building programs

2014 ◽  
Vol 90 (05) ◽  
pp. 605-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tait Bowers ◽  
Indroneil Ganguly ◽  
Ivan Eastin
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Wood Products ◽  
Residential Construction ◽  
Efficient Design ◽  
Renewable Materials ◽  
Environmental Friendliness ◽  
Certified Wood ◽  
The U.S

The use of environmentally friendly building materials has experienced slow growth within the residential construction market due to higher cost and low availability of certified wood. The development of green building programs (GBPs) marked the beginning of the effort to adopt energy-efficient design guidelines and utilize eco-friendly renewable materials in structures. These programs were targeted at reducing environmental impacts by integrating eco-friendly materials into the design and construction of buildings, including promoting the use of environmentally certified wood products (ECWPs) harvested from sustainably managed forests. This research was designed to determine which attributes influence architects’ decisions to use environmentally certified wood products in residential construction projects and how this might influence their perceptions and use of green building programs. The results indicate that architects who have participated in a GBP were more likely to have used ECWPs. The material attributes that influence architects’ selection of materials are mainly related to economics and function as opposed to environmental friendliness. These results will help to inform and broaden the understanding of issues that influence the adoption and utilization of environmentally certified wood products, and identify some of the factors that can contribute to their continued growth in the U.S. marketplace.

Implementing Sustainable Management in Construction Industry

2011 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 85-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Hong ◽  
Shun Wang ◽  
Ze Zhou Wu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Evaluation Standard ◽  
Consumption Situation ◽  
Tremendous Amount ◽  
Current Energy

The construction industry consumes a tremendous amount of energy and resources each year in China. It is imperative to implement sustainable management in this industry in order to reduce the depletion of energy and resources. To conduct a sustainable development, this paper firstly describes the current energy consumption situation in China. The urgency for conducting sustainable management is emphasized. Afterward, evaluation standard for a green building in China is described. By using a life cycle method, specific measures which can be implemented to construct a green building are issued. It is concluded that as more and more attentions are being paid on this topic, sustainable building in China will get a rapid development in the coming years.

On the Assessment Tools of Green Building Materials

2012 ◽  
Vol 193-194 ◽  
pp. 341-344
Author(s):  
Xin Ming Yan ◽  
Da Lu Tan ◽  
Hong Jia
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
International Construction ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Green Building Materials ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Resource And Environment

The impact of the construction industry on the consumption of natural resource and environment cannot be ignored. There is no doubt that green building will be a trend in the international construction industry. It is crucial to choose the appropriate green building materials, because it acts as key factor to the development of green building. With the brief introduction of two mainstream assessment tools of green building materials in the world and two main evaluation tools that are used in China as well as their advantages and disadvantages, this article is expected to serve as the reference for development of green building materials and the assessment tools in China.

Experimental Study of the Effect of Water Reducer on the Plaster Board Production in Low Energy-Consumed Way

2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 969-973
Author(s):  
Jing Sun ◽  
Xiao Hong Cong ◽  
Hong Bo Liu ◽  
Li Sun
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Production Technology ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Reducing Agent ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Gypsum Board ◽  
Production Conditions

As a green building material, the demand for plaster board is growing with the promotion of the wall materials reform policy and development of the construction industry in China. In terms of its production technology, the technique formula of the raw materials for gypsum board is not only the main factors to determine the quality, but also determine the use of equipment related to production technology. In this paper, according to the actual production conditions of Beijing New Building Materials Group Industrial Park in Zhuozhou, water-reducing agent is introduced in its raw materials and specific researches are made about the properties of gypsum when water reducer, foam, coagulant agent and other additives are mixed. The results show that the suitable water-reducing agent used in conjunction with other gypsum admixtures not only improve the quality, but also play an important role in saving energy, improving production efficiency, and reducing production costs.

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