Sustainable construction aims to reduce environmental impacts through various approaches like industrial ecology, construction ecology, and design for environment. Industrial ecology views industry as a man-made ecosystem where waste from one process is used as input for another. It aims to reduce environmental stress through innovation and resource efficiency. Construction ecology proposes reducing building impacts through efficient energy/water use, recycled materials, and minimal waste. Life cycle assessment and life cycle costing evaluate environmental and financial impacts over the full life of a product or building. Embodied energy considers energy used in all stages of building production and delivery.
Sustainable construction aims to reduce environmental impacts through various approaches like industrial ecology, construction ecology, and design for environment. Industrial ecology views industry as a man-made ecosystem where waste from one process is used as input for another. It aims to reduce environmental stress through innovation and resource efficiency. Construction ecology proposes reducing building impacts through efficient energy/water use, recycled materials, and minimal waste. Life cycle assessment and life cycle costing evaluate environmental and financial impacts over the full life of a product or building. Embodied energy considers energy used in all stages of building production and delivery.
Sustainable construction aims to reduce environmental impacts through various approaches like industrial ecology, construction ecology, and design for environment. Industrial ecology views industry as a man-made ecosystem where waste from one process is used as input for another. It aims to reduce environmental stress through innovation and resource efficiency. Construction ecology proposes reducing building impacts through efficient energy/water use, recycled materials, and minimal waste. Life cycle assessment and life cycle costing evaluate environmental and financial impacts over the full life of a product or building. Embodied energy considers energy used in all stages of building production and delivery.
Sustainable construction aims to reduce environmental impacts through various approaches like industrial ecology, construction ecology, and design for environment. Industrial ecology views industry as a man-made ecosystem where waste from one process is used as input for another. It aims to reduce environmental stress through innovation and resource efficiency. Construction ecology proposes reducing building impacts through efficient energy/water use, recycled materials, and minimal waste. Life cycle assessment and life cycle costing evaluate environmental and financial impacts over the full life of a product or building. Embodied energy considers energy used in all stages of building production and delivery.
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Chapter 4: SUSTAINABLE
CONSTRUCTION 4.2 Concept of sustainability SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT • Sustainable development is a process for meeting human development goals while sustaining the ability of natural systems to continue to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services upon which the economy and society depends. • Sustainable development is the organizing principle for sustaining finite resources necessary to provide for the needs of future generations of life on the planet. It is a process that envisions a desirable future state for human societies in which living conditions and resource-use continue to meet human needs without undermining the "integrity, stability and beauty" of natural biotic systems. CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY a) Industrial Ecology b) Construction Ecology c) Design for Environment d) Ecological economics e) Eco Efficiency f) Life cycle Assessment (LCA) g) Life-Cycle Costing (LCC) h) Embodied Energy A. Industrial Ecology Industrial ecology conceptualizes industry as a man-made ecosystem that operates in a similar way to natural ecosystems, where the waste or by product of one process is used as an input into another process.
Industrial ecology aims to reduce environmental stress
caused by industry whilst encouraging innovation, resource efficiency and sustained growth. Industrial ecology acknowledges that industry will continue operate and expand however, it supports industry that is environmentally conscious and has less burden upon the planet The benefits of industrial ecology include: • cost savings (materials purchasing, licensing fees, waste disposal fees, etc); • improved environmental protection; • income generation through selling waste or by products; • enhanced corporate image; • improved relations with other industries and organisations and market advantages.
Benefits Limitations to industrial ecology include: • no market for materials; • lack of support from government and industry; • reluctance of industry to invest in appropriate technology; • perceived legal implications and reluctance to move to another supplier.
Limitation B. Construction Ecology • Eco-construction, also referred to as sustainable construction or green building, proposes various possibilities of reducing the environmental impact of buildings. • Green building is not a specific construction method, but it brings together a set of techniques, materials and technologies which when suitably integrated in a construction project, contribute to enhancing its environmental performance • In an ideal world, eco-construction optimises energy efficiency, limits water consumption, makes maximum use of recycled, recyclable and non-toxic materials.
• It also generates as little waste as possible during the
construction process and subsequent occupation. C. Design for Environment • A green building is designed to reduce the overall impact of the built-up environment on human health and the natural environment, through:
• The efficient use of energy, water and other resources
• Protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity • Reducing waste, pollution and harm to the environment. D. Ecological economics
Generate income/less cost by using following approach;
• Waste • Specific electricity • Energy savings • Renewable energy E. Eco Efficiency • Sustainable management • Water savings in a green building • Recuperation and use of rain water
• Reduction of waste and toxic substancesConstruction
materials used on a green building • Wooden structure • The insulating load-bearing clay brick • Cellular concrete F. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) • Life cycle assessment (LCA) is an environmental related approach based on LCT, which quantifies the potential environmental impact of a product or service through the whole life cycle. • Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a systematic method that quantifies the potential environmental impacts of a product or a service throughout its whole life cycle, from raw material acquisition phase, manufacture phase, use and maintenance phase till the end of the life. • The potential environmental categories cover the resource depletion, human health, and ecological health (ISO14040, 2006). • The LCA process can be used to determine the potential environmental impacts from any product, process, or service (SAIC, 2006). G. Life Cycle Costing (LCC) • Life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) is a method for assessing the total cost of facility ownership. • It takes into account all costs of acquiring, owning, and disposing of a building or building system. • LCCA is especially useful when project alternatives that fulfill the same performance requirements, but differ with respect to initial costs and operating costs, have to be compared in order to select the one that maximizes net savings • The purpose of an LCCA is to estimate the overall costs of project alternatives and to select the design that ensures the facility will provide the lowest overall cost of ownership consistent with its quality and function. • The LCCA should be performed early in the design process while there is still a chance to refine the design to ensure a reduction in life-cycle costs (LCC). H. Embodied Energy • Embodied energy is the energy consumed by all of the processes associated with the production of a building, from the mining and processing of natural resources to manufacturing, transport and product delivery.
• Embodied energy does not include the operation and
disposal of the building material, which would be considered in a life cycle approach. Embodied energy is the ‘upstream’ or ‘front-end’ component of the life cycle impact of a home. • A complex combination of many processed materials determines a building’s total embodied energy.
• The single most important factor in reducing the impact
of embodied energy is to design long life, durable and adaptable buildings.
• Choices of materials and construction methods can
significantly change the amount of energy embodied in the structure of a building, as embodied energy content varies enormously between products and materials.
Building a Strong Foundation: Pioneering Advances in Architecture and Civil Engineering for the Future (Foundations for the Future: Advances in architecture and civil engineering 2)
Building a Strong Foundation: Pioneering Advances in Architecture and Civil Engineering for the Future (Foundations for the Future: Advances in architecture and civil engineering 2)
