scholarly journals BUILDING SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL NARRATIVES WITH MATERIAL PATHWAYS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Marie Hasling ◽  
Ulla Ræbild
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Material

Study of Thermal Insulation Performance of Layered Jute Nonwoven: A Sustainable Material

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Kartick K. Samanta ◽  
Izhar Mustafa ◽  
Sayandeep Debnath ◽  
Esha Das ◽  
G. Basu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Sustainable Material ◽  
Insulation Performance

Flax seeds based magnetic hybrid nanocomposite: An advance and sustainable material for water cleansing

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 102150
Author(s):  
Arshi Choudhry ◽  
Atul Sharma ◽  
Tabrez Alam Khan ◽  
Saif Ali Chaudhry
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Nanocomposite ◽  
Sustainable Material ◽  
Flax Seeds

Factors limiting the adoption of hemp as an alternative sustainable material for green building delivery in Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kofi Agyekum ◽  
Emmanuel Adinyira ◽  
James Anthony Oppon
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainable Material ◽  
Environmental Threats ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Comparative Review ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Government

PurposeThe increased awareness of global environmental threats like climate change has created an upsurge of interest in low embodied carbon building materials for green building delivery. Though the literature advocates for the use of hemp-based building materials, there is no evidence of studies to explore its potential use in Ghana. Therefore, this study explores the potential factors that limit the adoption of hemp as an alternative sustainable material for green building delivery in Ghana.Design/methodology/approachA structured questionnaire was used to solicit the views of built environment professionals operating in construction, consulting and developer firms. The questions were developed through a comparative review of the related literature and complemented with a pilot review. Data were analysed via descriptive and inferential statistics.FindingsOn the average, the majority of the respondents showed a moderate level of awareness of hemp and its related uses in the construction industry. Also, certain key factors like the perceived association of hemp with marijuana, lack of expertise in the production of hemp-related building materials, farmers not getting the needed clearance for the cultivation of hemp, lack of legislation by the government in the legalisation of hemp and the inadequate knowledge of consumers on the benefits of hemp-based building materials were identified as potential limitations to the adoption of hemp as an alternative sustainable material for green building delivery.Originality/valueThe findings from this study provide insights into a less investigated area in sub-Saharan Africa and further provide new and additional information to the current state-of-the-art on the potential for the use of hemp in the building construction sector.

Coir fiber as a sustainable material in pavement construction.

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anjaly M.
Keyword(s):  
Natural Fibers ◽  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Fatigue Cracking ◽  
Performance Characteristics ◽  
Traffic Density ◽  
Coir Fiber ◽  
Sustainable Material ◽  
Stone Matrix Asphalt ◽  
Pavement Construction ◽  
Stone Matrix

ABSTRACT Traffic is increasing day by day due to increased vehicle ownership and infrastructure development. As the modern highway transportation has high speed, high traffic density, heavy load and channelized traffic, bituminous concrete is subjected to various types of distress such as rutting, fatigue cracking and raveling. Fatigue cracking occurs because bituminous layers are weak in tension. Therefore reinforcement of the bituminous mixes is one approach to improve tensile strength. Natural fibers can be used for reinforcing as a substitute for synthetic fibers due to their lower cost, ecological recycling and low specific gravity. Among natural fibers growing attention is being paid to coir fiber due to its easy availability, good wearing resistance and more durable property. Also rutting along wheel path causes vehicle hydroplaning during rainy seasons due to loss of skid resistance. As well as water accumulated over the longitudinal depressions damages bond between binder and aggregates. Therefore there is a need for a durable mix which can increase the service life of pavement thus reduces life cycle cost. This study is about use of coir fiber in pavement construction to improve the performance characteristics of the asphalt mixture being used. Stone matrix asphalt mixture is a rut resistant and durable mix which is reinforced with coir fiber and tested for various performance characteristics. Coir fiber is a sustainable material which can be used for rutting resistant mixture.   Keywords: Stone matrix asphalt, Coir fiber, rutting

scholarly journals Poly-paper: a sustainable material for packaging, based on recycled paper and recyclable with paper

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 0-0 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Del Curto ◽  
Nadia Barelli ◽  
Mauro Profaizer ◽  
Silvia Farè ◽  
Maria Cristina Tanzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Recycled Paper ◽  
Sustainable Material

scholarly journals Mechanical Behavior Optimization of Chitosan Extracted from Shrimp Shells as a Sustainable Material for Shopping Bags

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giacomo D’Angelo ◽  
Amal Elhussieny ◽  
Marwa Faisal ◽  
I. Fahim ◽  
Nicola Everitt
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Sustainable Material ◽  
Shrimp Shells

scholarly journals “Massive volume fly-ash concrete: A more sustainable material with fly ash replacing cement and aggregates”

2015 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 104-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Rivera ◽  
Patricia Martínez ◽  
Javier Castro ◽  
Mauricio López
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Sustainable Material ◽  
Fly Ash Concrete
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