Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Environmental analysis of a building with reused building materials
In order to reduce the environmental impacts within the building sector, recycling of buildingmaterials is on the increase. Projects are carried out on several levels and are often well analysed regarding theeconomic consequences; however, the actual environmental effects are rarely studied. This paper presents a study ofthe environmental impacts due to a building from 1997 with a large proportion of reused building materials andcomponents. Two cases were studied; (i) the building as it was built with a large proportion of reused materials andcomponents (ii) the building as if all materials and components had been new. The results showed that theenvironmental impacts were about 55% of the impacts that would have been caused if all materials had been new.The reuse of clay bricks and roofing clay tiles accounted for the main decrease in environmental impacts. Further,these materials can be transported over quite long distances and still give environmental benefits
Environmental analysis of a building with reused building materials
In order to reduce the environmental impacts within the building sector, recycling of buildingmaterials is on the increase. Projects are carried out on several levels and are often well analysed regarding theeconomic consequences; however, the actual environmental effects are rarely studied. This paper presents a study ofthe environmental impacts due to a building from 1997 with a large proportion of reused building materials andcomponents. Two cases were studied; (i) the building as it was built with a large proportion of reused materials andcomponents (ii) the building as if all materials and components had been new. The results showed that theenvironmental impacts were about 55% of the impacts that would have been caused if all materials had been new.The reuse of clay bricks and roofing clay tiles accounted for the main decrease in environmental impacts. Further,these materials can be transported over quite long distances and still give environmental benefits
Environmental analysis of a building with reused building materials
Thormark, Catarina (Autor:in)
01.01.2000
Local 9844
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Designing with reused building components: some challenges
| Online Contents | 2008
Designing with reused building components: some challenges
| British Library Online Contents | 2008