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Laboratorio materiali
materials science
01PQKPQ Cusco Sun City: an experimental territory on the site of the Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport
Simonetta Pagliolico
Politecnico di Torino
3rd lesson_ introductory notes on sustainnability
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“development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Brundtland Report, 1987)
The three main pillars of sustainable development include Economic growth, Environmental protection and social Equality: the triple-E-rule
Report of the World Commission on
Environment and Development:
http://conspect.nl/pdf/Our_Common_Fu
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Sustainable development
Environmental protection
Economic growth
Social Equality
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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"... cultural diversity is as necessary for humankind as biodiversity is for nature”
and it becomes:
“ one of the roots of development understood not simply in terms of economic growth, but also as a means to achieve a more satisfactory intellectual, emotional, moral and spiritual existence".
Art 1 and 3, The Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, UNESCO, 2001
The fourth pillar of sustainable development: cultural diversity
sustainability
environmental economic
cultural diversity
social
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPT
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it is implicit in the definition that it should be transferred to future generations the capital that we ourselves have inherited
and
the polluted Gulf of the Mexico? the global warming?
the hole in the ozone?
a new way to address the issue:
WE HAVE BORROWED FROM FUTURE NATURAL CAPITAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE TO RETURN WITH AN
INTEREST RATE
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPT
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resources are managed for the benefit of the Earth and future generations and not only for profit maximization
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPT
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ANTHROPOCENTRIC POINT OF VIEW
further evolution of the concept of sustainability: transition from an
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPT
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Jan Brueghel the Elder. Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. 1615. Oil on copper. Royal Collection, UK
Adam and Eve … they are so small!
to an ECOCENTRIC VISION
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPT
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is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It is a standardized measure of demand for natural capital that may be contrasted with the planet's ecological capacity to regenerate. It represents the amount of biologically productive land and sea area necessary to supply the a human population consumes, and to assimilate associated waste. Using this assessment, it is possible to estimate how much of the Earth (or how many planet Earths) it would take to support humanity if everybody followed a given lifestyle.
IN ONLY 30 YEARS THE ECOLOGICAL WEIGHT OF MAN ON THE PLANET HAS INCREASED BY 30%
1970
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average ecological footprint of the inhabitants of the earth should not exceed 1.8 hectares per person, while today it is already 2.2 hectare (9.5 for USA, 4.5 for Germany, 4.2 for Italy, 1.5 for China, 0.8 for India and 0.3 for Eritrea)
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
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I am below italian average, I’m vegetarian, I buy local food, I don’t use car, I use energy saving features, I have water saving features and habits in my home, I recycle waste… but if everyone lived the same lifestyle of mine we would require the regenerative capacity of 1.47 planets each year !!!
http://myfootprint.org/en/your_goods_and_services_footprint/
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
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WHAT CAN WE DO TO REDUCE OUR ECOLOGICAL FOOT PRINT?
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ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
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THE FUNDAMENTAL BENCHMARKS OF
SUSTAINABILITY: “WHAT ARE WE USING?”
“HOW WELL ARE WE USING IT?”
ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
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1. Search for a harmonious and sustainable land use, urban environment and
building intervention 2. Protect the historical identity of the city and promote the maintenance of
historical characters and typologies linked to the tradition of the buildings 3. Contribute with actions and measures to the energy saving and use of
renewable sources 4. Design building which ensure a safe and healthy 5. Search and apply sustainable building technologies in terms of
environmental, economic, and social life 6. Use certified quality materials and eco-friendly 7. Designing differentiated solutions to meet the different requirements of
quality of living 8. Ensuring aspects of "safety" 'and "security" of the building 9. Apply the automation for the development of a new quality of living 10. Promote vocational training, participatory planning and taking informed
about the decisions in construction
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
10 GUIDELINES
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a sustainable building should be: "capable of maintaining constant its performance over time with a reduced consumption of energy and materials.“ The sustainability of a building involves:
ENVIRONMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY THE CONSUMPTION OF WATER THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE OCCUPANTS THE DURABILITY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COSTS AND BENEFITS
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
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THE ASPECTS OF GREEN
It could be helpful to categorize the aspects of green in 2 categories:
Resource management
Environmental impact
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perpetual (solar, wind, tidal energy)
renewable (timber, soil, grasses, etc.)
non-renewable (oil, coal, aluminum, etc.).
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Source: OECD, based on SERI (2006), MOSUS MFA database, Sustainable Europe Research Institute, Vienna,
http://www.materialflows.net;Giljum, et al.
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A resource management hierarchy
perpetual (solar, wind, tidal energy) renewable (timber, soil, grasses, etc.) nonrenewable (oil, coal, aluminum, etc.).
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT_ waste hierarchy
Prevention can be done by a combination of several strategies. Especially mentioned is the
development of clean technologies, eco-labels, environmental management systems, information,
training and awareness raising and incentives, voluntary agreements, public and corporate procurement
or promotion of reuse and/or repair. Prevention programs include appropriate measures to promote high
quality recycling by separate collections of waste. A focus is put on paper, metal, plastic and glass and
on C&D.
Reduce the amount of products means that fewer resources are consumed (including the fuel and
energy required to manufacture, package and ship those goods), and fewer resources are required to
recycle, or dispose of, what we discard. Reducing what we consume reduces the amount of garbage
that litters the land and occupies space in community landfills. It also cuts down on the amount of
transportation that is required to have our goods delivered to our communities, and for our recyclables to
be shipped elsewhere to be transformed.
Re-use is defined as any operation by that products or product components which are not waste are
used again. The “preparing for re-use” includes checking, cleaning or repairing recovery operations of
products or product components in order to re-use them without further pre-processing.
Recycling is any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products,
materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes. Recycling includes composting
(reprocessing of organic material). It neither includes Energy Recovery nor the reprocessing into
materials to be used as fuels or for backfilling.
Recovery comprises any operation of which the principal result is waste serving a useful purpose by
replacing other materials that would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function, or waste
being prepared to fulfil that function, in the plant or “in the wider economy”. Using a variety of processes,
we can transform waste into energy. For example, MSW incinerators, by capturing and combusting
gases emitted by the decomposition of organic materials in a landfill to produce electricity.
Disposal means any operation that is not recovery, e.g. deposit into or on to land (e.g. landfill, etc.),
permanent storage (e.g. emplacement of containers in a mine, etc.), incineration etc.
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Reuse
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Recycling_downcycling
When a product is recycled into something of greater quality than its original form, it is called
‘upcycling’. Conversely, when a product is recycled into something of lower quality than its original form,
it is called ‘downcycling’. A plastic bottle that is recycled into a fleece sweater would be an example of
upcycling, while that same plastic bottle mixed with other plastics to make a lower quality plastic would
be an example of downcycling.
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Recycling_downcycling
the materials go down in quality over time, they are downcycled to a point
where it is no longer economically or chemically feasible to transform them,
products made from recycled materials can have harmful additives and
toxins. When plastics are melted together, chemical or mineral additives
may be used to recoup the clarity and strength of the original plastic
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Recycling
• asphalt waste was used for the production of new asphalt
• broken asphalt can be bonded with cement and used in place of sand or cement sub-bases
• old asphalt materials are crushed for recycling as asphalt aggregate, mixed with sand and binder. The binder can be either cement or a liquid in the form of a bituminous emulsion; a combination of cement and a liquid binder are used as well
• only a limited proportion of asphalt can be reused in highly pervious road surface, as the composition of these mixtures is highly critical.
Case study 1_RECICLYNG ASPHALT
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Recycling
Several recycling technologies have been implementing in recycling asphalt materials: • Cold recycling, water and stabilizing agent, such as cement, foamed bitumen and emulsified bitumen are added
recycled asphalt • Heat generation results in a rearrangement of the original physical properties and chemical compositions of the
bitumen asphalt aggregate • Minnesota process the old asphalt is heated at above normal temperature (180 ◦C) to restructure the old
materials asphalt aggregate • Parallel drum process is undertaking preheating in a separate dryer and heater drum asphalt aggregate
• Elongated drum process includes drying and heating of the aggregate, adding asphalt aggregate, followed by
adding filler and bitumen, and finally, mixing of all components asphalt aggregate • Microwave asphalt recycling system includes de-ironing and crushing the asphalt rubble asphalt aggregate
• Finfalt process can produce the recycled asphalt immediately prior to dosage by a mobile plant treating the
materials asphalt aggregate • Surface regeneration refers to all techniques where asphalt in the road is heated to a depth of several centimeters
below the surface and is subsequently processed again in situ asphalt aggregate.
Case study 1_RECICLYNG ASPHALT
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Recycling
• Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste constitutes a major portion of total solid waste production in the world, and most of it is used in land fills.
• Research by concrete engineers has clearly suggested the possibility of appropriately treating and reusing such waste as aggregate in new concrete, especially in lower level applications.
Case study 2_C&D CONCRETE
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Recycling
Recycled concrete aggregate could be produced from:
(a) recycled precast elements and cubes after testing,
(b) demolished concrete buildings.
In the former case, the aggregate could be relatively clean, with only the cement paste adhering to it, in the latter case the aggregate could be contaminated with salts, bricks and tiles, sand and dust, timber, plastics, cardboard and paper, and metals.
It has been shown that contaminated aggregate after separation from other waste, and sieving, can be used as a substitute for natural coarse aggregates in concrete.
As with natural aggregate, the quality of recycled aggregates, in terms of size distribution, absorption, abrasion, etc. also needs to be assessed before using the aggregate.
Case study 2_C&D CONCRETE
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Recover
capturing and combusting gases emitted by the
decomposition of organic materials in a landfill. combusting wastes. The Maishima waste treatment center in Osaka, designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser, transform waste into energy by combusting wastes and uses heat for power generation.
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Resource management_LCA
supply of raw materials: minerals and stones extraction, dredging, excavation derived from gas and oil drilling, pumping and pipeline transport, cellulose-based materials: the collection may involve the consumption of non-renewable fuels
transport of raw materials to the manufacturing
industries involve the use of means such as train, truck, ship consuming non-renewable fuels
manufacturing processes of materials and building components: primary processing, secondary processing and product manufacturing may involve the consumption of non-renewable fuels
Distribution: involves the use of means such as train, truck, ship consuming non-renewable fuels
Put in work: may involve the consumption of non-renewable fuels
Usage stage and maintenance: may involve the consumption of non-renewable fuels
End of life and disposal: may involve the consumption of non-renewable fuels
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Environmental
concern
Connections to construction materials
Global Climate Change Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from energy use, non-fossil fuel emissions from
material manufacture (e.g. Cement production, iron and steel processing),
transportation of materials, landfill gases
Fossil fuel depletion Electricity and direct fossil fuel usage (e.g., power and heating requirements)
Stratospheric ozone
depletion
Emissions of CFCs, HCFCs, halons, nitrous oxide (e.g., cooling requirements, cleaning
methods, use of fluorine compounds, aluminum and steel production)
Air pollution Fossil fuel combustion, mining, material processing, manufacturing processes,
transport, construction and demolition
Smog Fossil fuel combustion, mining, material processing, manufacturing processes,
transport, construction and demolition
Acidification Sulfur and NOx emissions from fossil fuel combustion, smelting, acid leaching, acide
mine drainage and cleaning
Eutrophication Manufacturing effluents, nutrients from nonpoint source runoff, fertilizers, waste disposal
Habitat alteration Land appropriate for mining, excavating, and harvesting materials. Growing of
biomaterials, manufacturing, waste disposal
Loss of biodiversity Resource extraction, water usage, acid deposition, thermal pollution
Water resource depletion Water usage and effluent discharges of processing and manufacturing
Ecological toxicity Solid waste and emissions from mining and manifacturing, use, maintenance and
disposal of construction materials
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND CONNECTION TO BUILDINGS
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A long-term fluctuactions in
temperature, precipitation, wind, and
other aspects on the Earth’s climate
have a potential impact to many
aspects of life on the planet: rising
sea levels, melting glaciers, more
violent storms, loss of biodiversity,
reduced food supplies, and displaced
population.
Global Climate Change -- Earth Science Communications Team at NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology (data from NOAA)
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND CONNECTION TO BUILDINGS
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND CONNECTION TO BUILDINGS
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is a relative measure of how much heat a greenhouse gas traps in the atmosphere. It compares the amount of heat
trapped by a certain mass of the gas in question to the amount of heat trapped by a similar mass of carbon dioxide.
GWP is calculated over a specific time interval, commonly 20, 100 or 500 years and is expressed as a factor of
carbon dioxide: GWP (CO2) = 1.
substance GWP [kgCO2-ekv/kg] possible occurence
CO2 1 Processes based on fossil fuels, cement and lime production, waste treatment (incineration)
Cloromethane 16 Plastics, syntetic rubbers, insulation foams
Dichloromethane 15 Paints, insulation foams
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons Insulation foams
- HCFC22 1700
- HCFC 141b 630
- HCFC 142b 2000
Hydrofluorocarbons Insulation foams
- HFC 134a 1300
- HFC 152a 140
- HFC 245 950
- HFC 365 890
GHG related to the production, use and waste management of building materials
Berge B., The ecology of building materials, 2nd ed., Elsevier, Architectural Press, Oxford, 2009.
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substance GWP [kgCO2-ekv/kg] Possible occurrence
CH4 21 Animal materials (ruminants), steel and concrete production (coal mining), waste treatment (landfills, incineration)
NOx 310 Plant materials (artificial fertilizer), waste treatment (incineration)
Pentane 11 Insulation foams
Sulfur exafluoride 23900 Double glazing
Perfluorocarbons PFCs Aluminium production
- perfluoromethane 6500
- perfluoroethane 9200
GHG related to the production, use and waste management of building materials
Berge B., The ecology of building materials, 2nd ed., Elsevier, Architectural Press, Oxford, 2009.
CO2 emissions that are related to building material production
The term “embodied carbon” is defined as “embodied CO2 ”
emitted at all stages of a product’s manufacturing process, from
the extraction of raw materials through the distribution process,
to the final product provided to the consumer. It is noted that
“embodied CO2 ” can be referred to in two ways: CO2 only and
CO2 equivalent which includes CO2 and other greenhouse gases
(GHGs).
embodied carbon
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is the sum of all the energy needed to manufacture a good including raw
material extraction, transport, manufacture, assembly, installation, dis-
assembly, deconstruction and/or decomposition. It may or may not
include the feedstock energy (heat of combustion of raw material).
precautions when comparing embodied energy
analysis results
different methodologies produce different
understandings of the scale and scope of
application and the type of energy embodied.
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Material Energy MJ per kg Carbon kg CO2 per kg Density kg /m3
Aggregate 0.083 0.0048 2240
Concrete (1:1.5:3) 1.11 0.159 2400
Bricks (common) 3 0.24 1700
Concrete block (Medium density) 0.67 0.073 1450
Aerated block 3.5 0.3 750
Limestone block 0.85 2180
Marble 2 0.116 2500
Cement mortar (1:3) 1.33 0.208
Steel (general, av. recycled content) 20.1 1.37 7800
Stainless steel 56.7 6.15 7850
Timber (general, excludes sequestration) 10 0.72 480 - 720
Glue laminated timber 12 0.87
Cellulose insulation (loose fill) 0.94 – 3.3 43
Cork insulation 26.00* 160
Glass fibre insulation (glass wool) 28 1.35 12
Flax insulation 39.5 1.7 30
Rockwool (slab) 16.8 1.05 24
Expanded Polystyrene insulation 88.6 2.55 15 – 30
Polyurethane insulation (rigid foam) 101.5 3.48 30
Wool (recycled) insulation 20.9 25
Straw bale 0.91 100 – 110
Mineral fibre roofing tile 37 2.7 1850
Slate 0.1 – 1.0 0.006 – 0.058 1600
Clay tile 6.5 0.45 1900
Aluminium (general & incl 33% recycled) 155 8.24 2700
Bitumen (general) 51 0.38 - 0.43
Medium-density fibreboard 11 0.72 680 – 760
Plywood 15 1.07 540 - 700
Plasterboard 6.75 0.38 800
Gypsum plaster 1.8 0.12 1120
Glass 15 0.85 2500
PVC (general) 77.2 2.41 1380
Vinyl flooring 65.64 2.92 1200
Selected data from the Inventory of Carbon and Energy ('ICE') prepared by the University of Bath (UK) http://www.canadianarchitect.com
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according to Webster’s dictionary, materials can be defined as substances of which something is composed or made any object or finished good that has mass and takes up space cannot be realized without making use of materials
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
materials used for the
construction of buildings and
infrastructures
BUILDING MATERIALS
MATERIALS
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STRUCTURE
“[…] any assemblage of materials which is intended to sustain loads” everything is a structure, buildings, bridges, machinery, aeroplanes,
ships, plants and animals …
BUILDING MATERIALS
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different scales:
chemical bonds
atomic and molecular structure
microstructure
macrostructure
IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MATERIAL AND STRUCTURE?
BUILDING MATERIALS
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CATEGORIES
metals Ceramic materials Polymeric materials
crystalline crystalline/amorphous crystalline/amorphous
opaque transparent/opaque transparent
strong and ductile brittle ductile/brittle
Composite materials
MATERIALS
RECENT ADVANCES IN MATERIALS AND FUTURE TRENDS
Smart materials: they have the ability to sense external environmental stimuli and
respond to them by changing their properties, structure, or functions.
Nanomaterials: are those materials that have a characteristic length scale smaller
than 100 nm (1 nm = 10-9 m).
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principal properties of metals, polymeric and ceramic materials.
properties metals ceramics polymers
Density (g/cm3) 2-16 2-17 1-2
Melting point variable high (1400°C) low
Hardness mean high low
Workability good poor good
Strength (MPa) tensile 2500 400 120
compression 2500 2500 350
Thermal conductivity
mean mean-low low
Electrical properties
conducting non- conducting
non- conducting
Chemical resistance
low-mean excellent generally good
MATERIALS
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“what are the green building materials?”
the response is not “black“ or “ ” but a
"shade of - or of "
GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS
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checklist Maximum score Maximum score affected by the choice of materials
Sustainable Sites (SS) 24 2
Water Efficiency (WE) 11 0
Energy and Atmosphere (EA) 33 19
Materials and Resources (MR) 13 13
Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) 19 4
Innovation in Design (ID) 6 3
Regional Priority (RP) 4 0
Total score 110 41
LEED for Schools rating system
GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS
BUILDING MATERIALS SELECTION
Certifications are awarded according to the following scale:
Certified 40–49 points
Silver 50–59 points
Gold 60–79 points
Platinum 80 points and above
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BUILDING MATERIALS SELECTION
Maximum score
Maximum score affected by the choice of materials
Sustainable Sites (24 possible pts)
Indoor Environmental Quality
(19 possible pts)
Energy &
Atmosphere (33
possible pts)
Materials &
Resources (13
possible pts)
Innovation in Design
(6 possible pts)
Water Efficiency (11 possible pts) Regional priority
(4 possible pts)
CHECKLIST
GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS
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GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS
The main environmental impacts of new buildings – such as office buildings or dwellings – are related to the use stage although other stages are not negligible.
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GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS
Environmental impact and resources management
health, toxicity/IAQ
Performance
It could be helpful to categorize the aspects of green in
3 categories:
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• IEQ INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
• IAQ INDOOR AIR QUALITY
Building materials play a major role in determining the IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) due to their large surface areas and permanent exposure to indoor air.
TOXICITY/IAQ
GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS
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• THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES (TLVS) of a chemical substance is a level to which it is believed a worker can be exposed day after day for a working lifetime without adverse health effects. Strictly speaking, TLV is a reserved term of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH). However, it is sometimes loosely used to refer to other similar concepts used in occupational health and toxicology. TLVs, along with biological exposure indices (BEIs), are published annually by the ACGIH. The TLV is an estimate based on the known toxicity in humans or animals of a given chemical substance, and the reliability and accuracy of the latest sampling and analytical methods. It is not a static definition since new research can often modify the risk assessment of substances and new laboratory or instrumental analysis methods can improve analytical detection limits.
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The variety of chemical substances present in modern building products, household products and furnishings, provides potential for chemical reactions in the material, on the material surface and in the gas phase. It is an ‘‘indoor chemistry’’.
BUILDING MATERIALS MAY RELEASE A WIDE VARIETY OF POLLUTANTS, ESPECIALLY, THE VOC, WHICH COULD CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS.
Indoor air contains many highly reactive molecules and radicals such as ozone (O3), nitrogen oxides (NOx), hydroxyl radicals (OH) and sulfur dioxide (SO2), that are either introduced from the outside air or generated directly indoors by human activities (gas cookers, UV lighting, etc.).
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs)
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(VOCs) are a group of organic chemical compounds that have a high vapor pressure at room temperature due to a low boiling point (from about -50 °C to about 260°C), which causes large numbers of molecules to evaporate
from the liquid or solid form of the compound and enter the surrounding air.
An example is formaldehyde, with a boiling point of –19 °C, slowly exiting paint and getting into the air.
VOCs are numerous, varied, and ubiquitous. They include both man-made and naturally occurring chemical compounds.
VOCs are typically not acutely toxic, but instead have compounding long-term health effects. Because the concentrations are usually low and the symptoms slow to develop.
Major sources that contribute to the indoor pollution are human activities, building product emissions, and infiltration of the outdoor air. For new or renovated buildings, the primary emission of VOCs (e.g., solvents) from building products generally dominates for a period of up to some months.
Ageing of building products, by chemical (e.g., ozone, moisture) or physical (e.g., heat, weariness, UV-light decomposition) may result in secondary emissions (from building products), which contribute to the pollution indoors, in some cases continuously (Wolkoff, 1999).
VOCs
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Wolkoff, P., How to measure and evaluate volatile organic compound emissions from building products. A
perspective. The Science of the Total Environment 227, 197–213, 1999.
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VOCs
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PERFORMANCES
Energy efficiency
Durability
Installation method
Maintenance materials and processes
The ability of the product to be recycled or
reused at the end of the usefull life
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Security
Wellness
Usability
Appearance
Integrability
Management
Environmental Protection
NEEDS
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Sound Absorption
Mechanical Resistance
Waterproofing
Workability
Finishing Control
Manteinability
Cleanability
Interstitial And Surface Condensation Control
Thermal Insulation
Fire Reaction
Fire Resistance
REQUIREMENTS
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Durability
Health Controltoxicity
Environmental Impact Control
PERFORMANCES_CHEMICAL
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PHYSICAL Acoustic insulation Waterproofing Thermal inertia Transmittance
HYGROTHERMIC Mass condensation Surface condensation vapour and gas permeability
MECHANICAL Resistance Hearthquake resistance Typhoon resistance
FIRE REACTION
Fire reaction Fire resistance
BIOLOGICAL
Asepticity Toxicity Cleanability
PERFORMANCES_PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL
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stratification: each layer is capable of performing certain functions
additional costs of processing and problems in the reuse or disposal
PERFORMANCES_STRATIFICATION AND COMPOSITES
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which is the best material?
1. Cost
2. Technical performance
3. Aestetics
3. Sustainbility
5. ………………
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which is the best structural form?
the choise of the structural form is narrower even if there is space for the fantasy in the details
COMPETITION AMONG GEOMETRICAL FORMS
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which is the best type of working, which type of stress?
compressive or tensile?
arch
bridge
suspended
bridge
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plants and the animals have developed in many various forms and materials, but equally efficient
the ability of a material to satisfy the needs and requirements, ensuring safety, durability, and sustainbility depends on the list of its technical and
functional performance
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1. Gordon, J.E., Structures, or why things don’t fall down, Da Capo Press, London,1978.
2. Wolkoff, P., How to measure and evaluate volatile organic compound emissions from
building products. A perspective. The Science of the Total Environment 227, 197–213,
1999.
3. Sartori I., Hestnes, A.G., Energy use in the life cycle of conventional and low-energy
buildings: A review article, Energy and Buildings 39, 249–257, 2007.
4. Berge B., The ecology of building materials, 2nd ed., Elsevier, Architectural Press,
Oxford, 2009.
5. Calkins M., Materials for sustainable sites, Jhon Wiley & Sons, Inc., New Jersey,
2009.
6. Spiegel R., Meadows, D., Green building materials, 3rd ed., Jhon Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
New Jersey, 2012.
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