Materials and Construction Technologies for Sustainable Development

Review from Ringgold Inc., ProtoView: Targeting architects, environmentally-conscious engineers, building professionals, the producers of building materials, scientists, and researchers, this volume addresses a wide range of issues via energy efficient and environmentally friendly building materials in light of the rapid pace of urbanization which leads to construction activities that result in the consumption of 3 billion tons of raw materials each year—0% of total global use<--.and are responsible for a large portion of carbon emissions. Eleven chapters are: natural materials for thermal insulation and passive cooling application; potential of cork cement composite as a thermal insulation material; experimental investigation on lightweight and lime stabilized earth composites; innovative sustainable materials—structural stability check of various waste mix concrete material; current state of modern rammed construction: a case study of first peoples house after seven years exposure; material characteristics and building physics for energy efficiency; construction materials and green building certification; flexural behavior of ferrocement plates incorporating steel and PET fibers; building operational energy optimization technique waste filled cavity wall; the impact of changing trends in material selection on embodied energy of buildings in the context of Kerala, India; self-compacting concrete formulation by measuring excess paste volume.

Ringgold Subjects:

— Construction
— Materials science
— Sustainability