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Sustainable materials for low carbon buildings

Author(s) -

B. V. Venkatarama Reddy

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

international journal of low-carbon technologies

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.458

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 1748-1325

pISSN - 1748-1317

DOI - 10.1093/ijlct/ctp025

Subject(s) - embodied energy , sustainability , building material , carbon fibers , architectural engineering , natural materials , sustainable development , durability , environmental economics , environmental science , civil engineering , engineering , materials science , economics , ecology , composite material , polymer science , composite number , biology

This paper focuses on certain issues pertaining to energy, carbon emissions and sustainability of building construction with particular reference to the Indian construction industry. Use of sustainable natural materials in the past, related durability issues, and the implications of currently used energy-intensive materials on carbon emissions and sustainability are discussed. Some statistics on the Indian construction sector regarding materials produced in bulk quantities and the energy implications are discussed. Examples of low embodied energy materials are provided. An analysis of total embodied energy in conventional and alternative building systems shows nearly 50% reduction in embodied energy of buildings. Potential uses for solid wastes for building materials are presented. Copyright The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org, Oxford University Press.

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