Sustainability and Toxicity of Building Materials: Manufacture, Use and Disposal Stages

ISBN-13: 9780323983365 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024

Emina K. Petrovic; Morten Gjerde; Fabricio Chicca

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BCC List of Contributors Table of Contents Introduction

Section 1: Contextualising the importance of evaluating toxic impacts

1. Importance of recognising toxicity of building materials in manufacture, use and disposal stages for planetary sustainability and restoration 2. The role of regulation in shifting to sustainable and non-toxic building materials 3. The role of environmental certifications in fostering changes 4. Evaluation of Global Research on Greenwashing by Scientometric Indicators 5. Springboard to sustainable behaviour: a study of environmental attitudes toward material usage 6. An evolution of sustainable house construction technologies

Section 2: Sustainability and toxicity issues with natural and conventional construction materials

7. Timber: Trees and Wood in construction 8. Timber: Industrial processes of treatments and adhesives 9. Bricks: a review of sustainability and toxicity issues 10. Concrete: Positive and negative aspects of its use in construction 11. Metals: issues with everyday use and toxicity within standard construction metals 12. Ecological and Health Impacts of Non-Metallic Minerals 13. Agricultural by-products as construction materials 14. Life-Cycle Assessment of the Environmental Impact of Earthen Buildings versus Conventional Buildings on Human Health

Section 3: Sustainability and toxicity issues with synthetic and composite materials

15. Sustainability and toxicity of polymers, plastics, and coatings in buildings 16. Recycling and reutilization opportunities and techniques of the insulation material EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) after the lifetime of EIFS (Exterior Insulation Finishing System). 17. Implications of persistent environmental toxins prevalent in interior building materials and furnishings 18. Sustainability and toxicity of formaldehyde-based resins for composite wood products like plywood, particleboard, and medium density fibreboard (MDF)

Section 4: Sustainability and toxicity issues with systems and built examples

19. Circular Tiny House CTH Project - 11/2020 - 02/22 20. Kitchen joinery - Past, Present, and Future 21. Case study of a Non-Recyclable Glued Façade System and the Development of a Façade System with a Reclosable Fastener Fixation for the Recycle and Reuse of Single Façade Components 22. Eco Cottages: Using local indigenous non-toxic renewable cypress resources for sustainable construction and production 23. Design With Air, Towards Nontoxic Sustainable Microclimates using Earthen Materials 24. Unearthing sustainable material futures

Section 5: Emerging considerations

25. Mycelium-based materials for the built environment: A case study on simulation, fabrication and repurposing myco-materials 26. Hazardous building materials threaten circular economy and sustainable outcomes 27. Composite building materials and construction and demolition waste (C&DW): Ecotoxicological perspectives 28. Digital systems supporting improvements of material information dissemination