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.

scholarly journals Green building as a direction of sustainable development: essence, tasks, principles, benefits, prospects

2021 ◽  
pp. 64-71
Author(s):  
V. Bilotil
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Green Construction ◽  
Current State ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

The construction industry plays an important role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and reducing the impact on climate change through the introduction of green building principles. So the article has been devoted to this type of construction as an important area of sustainable development. The interaction of climate change and construction activities has been substantiated in the article. Tasks and principles of sustainable construction have been analyzed. The economic, ecological and social benefits of green construction have been studied. The difference between traditional and green construction has been described. The current state of development of sustainable construction in Ukraine and the world has been considered. Prospects for green construction in Ukraine have been identified. The urgency and necessity of its implementation in our country have been proved.

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.

Application of Green Construction in a Project in Huangshi

2013 ◽  
Vol 368-370 ◽  
pp. 1143-1147
Author(s):  
Hao Wang ◽  
Hong Tang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Green Construction ◽  
Land Saving ◽  
Technical Measures ◽  
Material Saving

Green and Pollution-Free is Widely Advocated as a New Trend in the Construction Industry Nowadays. the Key Measures for this Technology are Energy Saving, Material Saving, Water Saving, Land Saving, as well as Protecting the Environment during Construction. Green Construction is a Concrete Manifestation of the Concept of Sustainable Development in the Construction Phase, the Implementation of which is of Great Significance to Promote the Sustainable Development of the Construction Industry. Technical Measures on Green Construction of the Project in Huangshi are Described in Detail. these Measures on Energy-Saving and Environmental Protection will have some Reference on the Promotion of Green Construction.

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.

scholarly journals Key Issues of Green Construction Management and Project Cost Control in the New Era

2021 ◽  
pp. 01-07
Author(s):  
Guoan Wei
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Cost Management ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Project Cost ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Construction Enterprises ◽  
Green Construction ◽  
Construction Project Cost ◽  
Traditional Construction

Green building is the inevitable trend of the development of the construction industry. One of the key links to realize green building is green construction management. The poor economy of traditional construction hinders the smooth promotion of green construction in the construction industry. This paper mainly from the green building and green construction two concepts of related content research. Through the analysis and discussion of the main principles of project cost management in green construction, this paper briefly expounds some implementation measures of project cost management in green construction. This paper deeply discusses the current situation of green construction project cost management, and puts forward relevant improvement countermeasures. The experimental results show that: construction enterprises should make innovative thinking on construction management and bring green construction into project management. This can provide impetus for the sustainable development of the construction industry.

scholarly journals Discussion on Green Building Design

1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gao Hong
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
The People

Abstract:  In  order  to continually meet the growing material and cultural needs of the people, leads to increasing scale in construction, to a certain extent, has accelerated the pace of urban construction in China,but also exposed many shortcomings. For example,the energy consumption of the construction industry is too large, it is pernicious to the sustainable development of modern society in China, and the substance of green building is use of energy-saving harmless resources to build a comfortable and healthy living environment,to ensure the quality of living environment and reduce the threat to health of human. With the strength of economic benefits,energy conservation and other advantages, making a major contributions to the economic environment. Therefore, this research will study from the relevant requirements of green building design,in-depth discussion of green building design techniques as a reference for the industry practitioners.

scholarly journals Perception of future professionals of the construction industry of green building and architecture practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 135 ◽  
pp. 03049
Author(s):  
Mikhail Leontev
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Object A ◽  
Green Construction ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Negative Side Effects ◽  
The Cost

Green building as a new concept is gaining more and more value, acts as an important mitigating measure against the negative side effects of economic activity in cities. The implementation of the ideas and practices of sustainable development in the construction industry has led to the emergence of a new direction – benvironmental (“green”) construction, which provides a much higher level of quality of facilities for constructed object. A study was carried out of the problems and prospects of green construction and architecture in cities. In this paper, the concept of green building and architecture is refined. The perception of green building and architecture practices by future construction industry professionals, the advantages and benefits of green building and architecture was investigated, factors that impede the implementation of green building in practice were identified. Currently, green building is little practiced for objective reasons. The practice of green building is hindered by a number of factors, for example, an unfavorable external environment in the form of policy or legislation, the economic situation in the country, negative market expectations, and lack of awareness. Health and increased productivity have been identified as the most important benefits of green building, followed by a reduction in the cost of construction and individual operations, and the conservation of natural resources. The recommendations addressed to non-governmental organizations, government bodies, professional communities are formulated.

Green Construction Concept in Assessment System for Green Building

2012 ◽  
Vol 507 ◽  
pp. 142-146
Author(s):  
Ming Qiang Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Evaluation Standard ◽  
Green Construction ◽  
Building Assessment ◽  
Building System

There is little provision about construction in the assessment system for green building in China, but green construction plays an important role in green building and it is a trend that the assessment system for green building should include the green construction in China. Based on contrasts of evaluation standard for green building, combining with operation experiments of green Olympic building assessment system, difficulties in developing of green construction industry in China is proposed such as policy, time, concept and materials. Thus, popularizing measures for green construction are suggested, including extending standards for green building, establishing owner inspiriting system and building system, developing popularity effect of green construction.

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.

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