Selection of building materials based upon ecological characteristics: priorities in function of environmental protection
Numerous scientific researches show that the activities connected with building materials produce significant negative environmental effects. Observed from the point of architecture, the use of building materials is found to be one of the critical factors of environmental pollution and d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of Architecture, Urban & Spatial Planning of Serbia
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Spatium |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-569X/2009/1450-569X0920023P.pdf |
| Summary: | Numerous scientific researches show that the activities connected with
building materials produce significant negative environmental effects.
Observed from the point of architecture, the use of building materials is
found to be one of the critical factors of environmental pollution and
degradation. The purpose of introducing architectural interventions,
including proper selection, is the reduction of the negative environmental
impact of building materials. The aim of this paper is to define, from the
ecological aspect, basic principles for the selection of building materials.
First, principles were defined through the all - inclusive analysis of every
phase in the life cycle of building materials. Summing categories: embodied
energy and embodied CO2 are discussed afterwards. In the order to simplify
the procedure of arriving at a decision, priorities in selection were
emphasized in every separate segment of this paper. The selection of building
materials with reduced negative environmental impact (ecologically correct
building materials) is one of the key decisions in the process of designing
ecologically correct buildings. |
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| ISSN: | 1450-569X 2217-8066 |