Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials
“Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials” by Fernando Pacheco Torgal is a comprehensive resource published by Springer London on August 31, 2014. This edition, spanning 247 pages, delves into the materials essential for the construction industry in the twenty-first century, focusing on contemporary findings related to toxicity, embodied energy, and the management of construction and demolition wastes.
Readers will discover a thorough examination of innovative materials, including the use of waste in concrete and masonry units, as well as materials reinforced with vegetable fibers and earth construction techniques. The book also highlights the significance of nanotechnology in developing environmentally-friendly materials, making it a valuable reference for academics, engineers, and architects committed to advancing sustainable practices in construction.
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Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials provides essential reading about materials for the construction industry in the twenty-first century. It covers the latest findings in the field, especially the toxicity aspects, embodied energy, construction and demolition wastes, the use of wastes in concrete, masonry units, materials reinforced with vegetable fibres, earth construction, the durability aspects, and also the importance of nanotechnology to the development of more environmentally-friendly materials.
Based on more than nine hundred references, Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials is of fundamental importance to academics, engineers and architects who are dedicated to the creation of a greener and more holistic construction industry.
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