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Stainless steel's sustainable advantage in architecture
In the US alone, construction is about a dollar 1.2 trillion market and the segments most familiar to the stainless steel industry are small relative to the total market: power (4.2%), water supply/sewage treatment (3.4%) and roadway/bridge (6.6%).(1) Public, private and government buildings are the bulk of the market and architectural metal use has been growing substantially. The increased use of architectural metals in this huge market for raw materials presents a significant opportunity for stainless steel, particularly with the growth in 'green' construction. Appropriate specification and use of architectural metals are important aspects of sustainable design. Lifecycle assessments (LCA) for individual metal families are available but are often not specific to architectural applications; do not consider differences in environmental conditions, service life, and other project-specific variables; and may have no relevance to the 'green' building evaluation systems. Given these issues, it is necessary to assess the relative sustainability of stainless steel products using architects decision-making tools. Stainless steel has tremendous potential in the growing market for 'green' structures, but industry involvement has been far more limited. The stainless steel industry needs to understand the fundamentals of the scoring systems and the advantages on which they can capitalize, and then work to influence further system evolution. This paper will review existing opportunities, data requirements and the applications where further industry involvement is needed to capitalize on this long-term market opportunity.
Stainless steel's sustainable advantage in architecture
In the US alone, construction is about a dollar 1.2 trillion market and the segments most familiar to the stainless steel industry are small relative to the total market: power (4.2%), water supply/sewage treatment (3.4%) and roadway/bridge (6.6%).(1) Public, private and government buildings are the bulk of the market and architectural metal use has been growing substantially. The increased use of architectural metals in this huge market for raw materials presents a significant opportunity for stainless steel, particularly with the growth in 'green' construction. Appropriate specification and use of architectural metals are important aspects of sustainable design. Lifecycle assessments (LCA) for individual metal families are available but are often not specific to architectural applications; do not consider differences in environmental conditions, service life, and other project-specific variables; and may have no relevance to the 'green' building evaluation systems. Given these issues, it is necessary to assess the relative sustainability of stainless steel products using architects decision-making tools. Stainless steel has tremendous potential in the growing market for 'green' structures, but industry involvement has been far more limited. The stainless steel industry needs to understand the fundamentals of the scoring systems and the advantages on which they can capitalize, and then work to influence further system evolution. This paper will review existing opportunities, data requirements and the applications where further industry involvement is needed to capitalize on this long-term market opportunity.
Stainless steel's sustainable advantage in architecture
Nachhaltige Anwendung nichtrostender Stähle in der Architektur
Houska, C. (author)
2008
6 Seiten, 2 Bilder, 4 Tabellen, 6 Quellen
Conference paper
Storage medium
English
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