What is it about?
The aim of this paper is a comparison of the environmental impact of selected material variants applied within modern methods of construction. The comparison will be processed through the results of the case study containing three material variants of family houses construction in term of three selected parameters - embodied energy, global warming potential and acidification potential.
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Why is it important?
Currently, we are witnessing the significant impact of industrial activity on the environment. A recent study shows that construction is the third largest industry sector in terms of environmental pollution. One option to reduce these negative effects is environmental assessment of buildings, as well as the used building materials. One of the most comprehensive environmental assessment methods is LCA (Life Cycle Assessment), which includes the assessment of impacts within mode ”Cradle-to-gate” which is focused on assessment of a partial product life cycle from resource extraction (cradle) to the factory gate (i.e., before it is transported to the consumer).
Perspectives
Nowdays, people should more and more think environmentally. This article compared the environmental impact of selected building material variants. Two modern methods (construction built from wood – SIPs panels and from insulated concrete forms – Medmax blocks), and one traditional method (construction built from Heluz bricks) of construction were compared.
prof. Maria Kozlovska
Technical university of Kosice
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This page is a summary of: Environmental Assessment of Buildings Constructed by Modern Methods of Construction, Applied Mechanics and Materials, December 2016, Trans Tech Publications,
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.861.601.
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