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Environmental Friendly Architectural Construction and Materials

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 April 2022) | Viewed by 3938

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University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
Interests: sustainable construction; eco-efficient materials; rehabilitation; wooden structures

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Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas 1, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes, n_ 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
Interests: sustainable construction; eco-efficient materials; gypsum composites; environmental analysis

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Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas 1, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes, n_ 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
Interests: sustainable construction; eco-efficient materials; rehabilitation; environmentally friendly buildings

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Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas 1, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes, n_ 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain.
Interests: sustainable construction; eco-efficient materials; rehabilitation; wooden structures

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Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas 1, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes, n_ 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: Sustainable construction; Eco-efficient materials; Rehabilitation; Wooden structures

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

During recent years, there has been growing worldwide concern, due to the notable increase in pollution levels. The construction sector is directly responsible for this situation: buildings are large energy consumers, and during their construction or rehabilitation phases, they generate a huge amount of waste which, in most cases, is not managed effectively.

In that sense, and due to the creation of directives and regulations, several researchers have focused on the development of eco-efficient architecture constructions. They try to design sustainable buildings by reducing their energy consumption, their harmful emissions, or the amount of waste generated during their works.

Furthermore, several investigations have been carried out on the generation of new eco-efficient building materials; the reuse of several types of waste is one of the most common strategies for their creation. However, there is still a long way to go in this field, and the launch of new research and initiatives is essential for any progress to be made.

Thus, the main goal of this call for papers is to share new research areas, which focus on the generation of new environmentally friendly architectural construction and building materials. Researchers are therefore invited to share their proposals related to the design, creation and development of sustainable architecture and building products, taking into account several aspects, such as their environmental impacts, their energy behavior, or their mechanical improvements.

Dr. Maria Jesús Morales-Conde
Dr. Manuel Alejandro Pedreño-Rojas
Dr. Filomena Pérez-Gálvez
Dr. Paloma Rubio-de-HitaDr. Carmen Rodríguez-Liñán
Dr. Carmen Rodríguez-Liñán
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Keywords

  • Sustainable construction
  • Eco-efficient materials
  • Construction and demolition wastes (CDW)
  • Life cycle assessment (LCA)
  • Environmentally friendly buildings

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16 pages, 952 KiB  
Article
Assessment of Wood-Based Fly Ash as Alternative Cement Replacement
by Jan Fořt, Jiří Šál, Jaroslav Žák and Robert Černý
Sustainability 2020, 12(22), 9580; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12229580 - 17 Nov 2020
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Abstract
The abandonment of coal energy plants in the near future will result in a substantially reduced availability of the coal fly ash broadly used as an efficient supplementary material. In line with the growth of alternative and renewable energy resources, the amount of [...] Read more.
The abandonment of coal energy plants in the near future will result in a substantially reduced availability of the coal fly ash broadly used as an efficient supplementary material. In line with the growth of alternative and renewable energy resources, the amount of biomass-based ash rises substantially. Nevertheless, a diverse chemical composition prevents a broader utilization of biomass-based fly ash compared to coal ash on an industrial scale. On this account, the present work is aimed at investigating the basic physical and mechanical properties of concrete mortars modified by a high volume of biomass fly ash (BFA) from wood combustion. Delivered results confirm a significant potential of BFA in the building industry. Experimental analysis of concrete mortars with BFA reveals preservation or even improvement of compressive and bending strength up to 30 wt.% cement replacement. On the contrary, higher dosages induce a gradual decrease in mechanical performance. The performed Life Cycle Assessment analysis reveals the perspective of BFA incorporation taking into account environmental issues considering the ratio between preservation of mechanical performance per normalized endpoint environmental score that allows a direct comparison with other alternatives. Full article
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