Construction Technology and Materials: Life Cycle Assessment and Recycling
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Building".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 776
Special Issue Editor
Interests: building materials; life cycle assessment; exploitation of waste materials in constructions; energy efficiency
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
According to relevant statistics, the construction sector is globally responsible for the 50% of carbon emissions, 30-40% of natural resources consumption and 50% of total solid waste. The environmental impact, in combination with the energy crisis, induce the development of sustainable building materials with a low footprint. The initiatives for a Greener Europe, as well as the Green Deal policies, are aimed towards this direction, promoting environmentally friendly materials and structures.
A circular economy in construction focuses in reducing the consumption of natural and energy resources, providing sustainable solutions towards recycling and reuse and retaining the value and utility of products. This is opposed to the current linear system of the construction industry, where all phases of the value chain consume finite resources, causing environmental impacts.
Sustainability, on the other hand, concerns a diachronic principle of construction applied in architectural assets from ancient times until today. Natural resources, energy and cost saving during construction and throughout the life cycle of buildings are of primary interest. To this extent, maintenance and repair strategies, applied both in historic and contemporary structures, are also significant aspects to be taken into account.
The Special Issue entitled ‘Construction Technology and Materials: Life Cycle Assessment and Recycling’ tackles the following topics, concerning both traditional and modern materials:
- Building materials and sustainability in constructions;
- Life cycle assessment of building materials;
- Natural resources and energy savings;
- Exploitation of recycled and waste materials in constructions;
- Innovative building materials with low footprint and environmental benefits;
- Green building materials;
- Circular economy and sustainable practices.
The Special Issue invites reviews, original research articles and state of the art contributions dealing with the above mentioned axes, in order to envisage the key parameters influencing durability, energy efficiency and performance requirements of constructional materials, under the prism of Sustainability.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Vasiliki Pachta
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable building materials
- natural resources and energy savings
- life cycle assessment
- recycling
- reuse
- waste materials
- circular economy
