Earth Construction and Sustainability

Abstract:

This paper presents some considerations on the impacts of industrialized construction materials to Planet Earth. It comments about sustainability and show that large part of the present generation has not met their basic needs, starting with the house. So, in this context, with the actual economic model, it becomes difficult to ensure that future generations are able to meet their own needs. Some considerations about possibilities of building with reduced environmental impact is presented. Comments about raw earth as building material are made. New possibilities to give stability to this material against water action is discussed. Finally, it shows some contemporary constructions made with earth in Brazil.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 634)
• Pages: 433-446
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.634.433
• Online since: December 2014
• Authors: Normando Perazzo Barbosa*, Khosrow Ghavami
• Keywords: Earthen Construction, Stabilizer, Sustainability

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