The building construction sector is a significant contributor to the overall global carbon emissions. This includes the emissions during the construction phase as well as throughout the building’s operational life. The construction phase comprises emissions due to equipment, heavy machinery, ...
Category: Sustainability
This section covers the incorporation of sustainable building elements and processes in construction.
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How to Plan a LEED-certified Project?
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), developed by the U.S Green Building Council in 1998, is a certification system for rating buildings that are constructed with environmentally friendly products and practices. LEED certification for any project can be categorized ...
How to Construct a LEED-Certified House?
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), developed by the U.S Green Building Council in 1998, is a certification system for rating buildings that are constructed with environmentally friendly products and practices. This rating program encourages and rates different aspects ...
What is a SolarLeaf Bioreactive Façade?
SolarLeaf bio-reactive façade is a system that uses microalgae and solar thermal heat to generate renewable energy for a building. The façade cultivates algal biomass for generating electricity, which incidentally also acts as a shade for the building. The system ...
Living Concrete: Advantages and Problems
Living concrete is the output of a new research done at the University of Colorado Boulder, by Wil Srubar and his colleagues, where it was found that bacteria can be used to make concrete in a greener and sustainable way. ...
Nanotechnology for Sustainable Construction [PDF]
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The application of nanotechnology in various building products and materials showed tremendous progress in the construction industry. As nanotechnology is a science that controls the dimensions in the transition zone at the atomic level, the products developed from this method gain extraordinary ...
Top 7 Sustainability Issues with Construction Industry [PDF]
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The construction industry is one of the largest consumers of natural resources. It primarily uses 60 percent of the world’s natural resources directly or indirectly as construction materials for developing buildings and infrastructure. The issues that develop after having these ...
Green Cement: Definition, Types, Advantages, and Applications
Green cement is an environmentally friendly product that minimizes carbon footprint of cement production. Many attempts have been made to produce green cements and several green cement types have been produced. The majority of these are based on technological advances ...