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The Role of Environmental Impact in Building Material’s Selection
Hafedh Abed Yahyaa*, and Muna Hanim Abdul Samadb
a&b School of Housing, Building and Planning, University of Science Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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Titles Content
1. Introduction
2. Impact of Building Materials on Human Health
3. Impact of Building Materials on Ecological Degradation
4. Building Materials Impacts on Energy Consumption
5. Results and Discussion
6. Conclusions
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Annually three billion metric tons of raw materials are consumed to manufacture building materials and products.
The building industry is the second largest consumer of raw materials, after the food industry.
1.Introduction
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The shapes of countries have been stretched to indicate their relative consumption patterns.
World consumption cartogram
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• Buildings and associated uses are responsible for a large part of the environmental load caused by humanity.
42% of all energy consumption
40% of all atmospheric emissions
30% of all raw materials used
25% of water usage
25% of solid waste
20% of liquid waste
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General Problem
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Research aim
to diagnose the environmental impact role of building materials through life cycle, in order to reduce the environmental problems related with building materials during selection process.
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2. Impact of Building Materials on Human Health
2.1. Air Pollution
“Air pollutants are airborne solid and liquid particles and gases that can pose risks to the environment and human health.”
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Activities caused air pollution
• Production of electricity
• Operation of equipment used in manufacture, transport, construction, and maintenance
• Manufacturing processes, mining and crushing of materials
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Air pollutants can cause
• cancer
• reproductive effects
• birth defects
• damage to the immune system
• damage to the developmental
• damage to the respiratory
• neurological problems in humans and other species
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2.2. Smog
“Smog is a type of air pollution, resulting when industrial and fuel emissions become trapped at ground level and are transformed after reacting with sunlight”
Beijing China air on a day after rain (left) and a sunny but smoggy day (right) August 2005.Photo taken by Bobak Ha'Eri
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Activities caused smog
• Transport of materials,
• equipments used on the construction site,
• equipments used on maintenance
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Smog can causeLike air pollutants and acidification compounds, smog can have negative effects on the health of people and other biotic communities
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2.3. Ecological Toxicity
Toxic materials can be released into ecosystems
• As by-products of manufacturing processes
• fossil-fuel combustion
• from the direct environmental application of toxic pesticides.
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What materials pose toxic risks to people?
• asphalt sealants
• CCA-treated lumber
• substances resulting from the manufacturing process
• substances resulting from the using process
• disposing of plastics, metals, metal finishes, solvents, and adhesives.
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3. Impact of Building Materials on Ecological Degradation
The following are the ecological degradation resulting from the two ways of the interaction;
• As the source materials resources and
• As a sink for emissions As by-products of manufacturing processes .
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3.1 Global Climate Change
Global warming occurs when the earth is reradiated as heat and is absorbed and trapped by greenhouse effect reduces heat loss to space, resulting in warmer temperatures on earth.
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Three-quarter of anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emission are generated from fossil-fuel combustion to power vehicle and power generating plants, and as raw material for production of synthetic polymers
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3.2 Stratospheric Ozone DepletionHuman caused emissions of Ozone-depleting substances, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs; used as a propellant in manufacturing and refrigerant) and Halons (used in fire suppression systems), can cause a thinning of the Ozone layer, resulting in more shortwave radiation on Earth.
This has a number of potentially negative consequences, such as impacts on plants and agriculture, and increases in cancer and cataracts in people
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3.3 AcidificationAcidification occurs in surface waters and soils as acidifying gases, primarily sulphur and nitrogen compounds, ether dissolve in water or adhere to solid particles.
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Acid rain also accelerates weathering of building materials such as granite, limestone, concrete, and metals. It may even cause some stainless steel to stain. This can cause premature removal and replace of some building materials
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3.4 Eutrophication
“Eutrophication is the addition of nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, in soil or water resulting in over-stimulation of plant growth.”
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3.5 Deforestation, Desertification, and Soil Erosion
Table shows the change of the area of forest over the world. Only 36% of the world’s primary forests remain as of 2005
Region1990Area
(1,000 Ha)
2005Area
(1,000 Ha)
Change in Area
(1,000 Ha)
Change in Area (%)
South America 890.818 831.540 -59,278 -6.65
Africa 699,361 635,412 -63,949 -9.14
Oceania 212,514 206,254 -6,260 2.95
Central America & Caribbean
32,989 28,385 -4,604 -13.96
North America 677,801 677,464 -337 -0.05
Europe 989,320 1,001,394 +12,073 +1.22
Asia 574,487 571,577 -2,910 -0.51
World 4,077,291 3,952,025 -125,265 -3.07
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•loss of bio-diversity,
• global warming,
•soil erosion,
• and desertification..
Deforestation, the large-scale removal of forests, contributes to negative environmental impacts such as
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• agriculture,
• mining,
• new construction of buildings, or roads,
•when trees are harvested for fuel
• Lumber For building materials
Deforestation occurs when forested land is cleared for
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3.6 Habitat Alteration
Habitat alteration is the primary impact resulting from mining and harvesting of materials for the manufacture of building materials.
Habitat alteration also can occur as a result of air, water, and land releases from industrial processes that change environmental conditions
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3.7 Loss of Biodiversity
Global climate change, the destruction of forests and habitats, and air, water, and soil pollution have all contributed to the loss of biodiversity over the past few centuries.
Biodiversity controls the spread of diseases, provides food and drugs for humans, and provides resources for industrial materials such as fibre, dyes, resins, gums, adhesives, rubber, and oils
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3.8 Water Resource Depletion
Product manufacturing activities use water, and effluent wastes that are released into water bodies reduce water resources through pollution.
In addition, the use of impervious surfaces (such as concrete and asphalt) seriously reduces groundwater recharge
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4. Building Materials Impacts on Energy Consumption
The other environmental problems of building material are the degree to which the material consumed energy.
The industrial sector is the largest end user of energy, greater ever than the transportation sector or building operation
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4.1 Energy Consumption during the Production of Building Materials
“The primary energy consumption (PEC) is the energy needed to manufacture the building product.”
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The table show Energy consumption of selected manufacturing sector
Manufacturing Sector Total energyconsumption(Trillion Btu)
Chemical manufacturing; include solvents, cleaners, adhesives, paints stains, dyes, and many other compounds used in site construction products.
3,769
Petroleum refining; includes transportation fuel and polymer production.
3,086
Iron and steel 1,455
Cement; includes Portland, natural, masonry, pozzolanic, and other hydraulic cements
409
Fabricated metal products; includes industries that transform metals into intermediate or end products.
387
Wood products; includes lumber processing and engineered wood products
375
Alumina and aluminium 351
Metal casting 157
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4.2 Energy Consumption during Building, Use, and DemolitionBuilding materials consume more energy within the following aspects:
• Energy consumption for the transport of manufactured products.
• Energy consumption on the building site.
• Energy consumption during maintenance
• Energy consumption of dismantling or removal of materials during demolition
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4. 3 Fossil-fuel DepletionFossil-fuels are used throughout a material’s life cycle to power vehicles used in
• extraction
• transportation
• construction
• maintenance
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4. 3 Fossil-fuel Depletion
Fossil-fuels are used throughout a material’s life cycle to power vehicles used in
• extraction
• transportation
• construction
• maintenance
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5. Results and DiscussionThe matrix of environmental Impacts of materials life cycle
Environmental Impact
Material Life Cycle
Mining Manufacture Constructing Use Demolition
Hum
an
Hea
lth Air Pollution √ √ √ √ √
Smog √ √ √ √
Ecological Toxicity √ √ √ √ √
Eco
-deg
radation
Global Climate Change √ √ √
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion √
Acidification √ √ √
Eutrophication √ √ √ √Deforestation, Desertification, and Soil Erosion
√ √ √ √ √
Habitat Alteration √ √
Loss of Biodiversity √ √ √
Water Resource Depletion √ √
Ener
gy
Con
sum
pti
on
Energy Consumption during the Production of Building Materials
√ √
Energy Consumption during Building, Use, and Demolition
√ √ √
Fossil-fuel Depletion √ √ √ √ √
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6.ConclusionsIn order to select green building materials, the designer needs to look at the entire life cycle of building material, then answer:
• How is the product mining or harvested, manufactured, and transported?
• Is it produced at the factory in another country?
• Does that factory release pollution into the environment?
•What is the product made of?
•Does it contain recycled content or renewable materials?
• How much water consumption does it take to create the product?
• And, overall, is the material biodegradable or recyclable when use it in the building?
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Conclusions created that in order to reduce the environmental impacts, the selected building materials should:
• Provide resource savings
• Provide energy savings
• Reduce wastes (be reusable and easily recyclable).
• Not be harmful for human health
• Provide comfortable and suitable conditions for human health within the covered areas.
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