Sustainable materials in ecological buildings
Sustainable materials in ecological buildings
Author(s): Piotr CzopkaContributor(s): Marta Maciejasz-Świątkiewicz (Editor)
Subject(s): Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies
Published by: Uniwersytet Opolski
Keywords: sustainable development; building materials; ecological building; product life-cycle
Summary/Abstract: Ecological building means creating and sustaining environmentally healthy construction based on sustainable development principles, economic and ecological effectiveness. The market of building materials has become a pioneer in adapting the idea of sustainable development in the construction sector. As a result of that process “sustainable building materials” have been created. They are defined as materials with superior performance during their whole life-cycle, which meets requirements of sustainable development principles. The following article presents the essence of sustainable building materials. The paper contains an exposition of the whole life-cycle, as well as discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the materials. Besides, the article includes comments on usage of sustainable materials in ecological buildings.
Journal: Economic and Environmental Studies
- Issue Year: 18/2018
- Issue No: 1 (45)
- Page Range: 93-102
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English
