Sustainability in the manufacture of different construction materials raises many important
issues. Nowadays, there is increasing demand for such materials to be produced using …

Manufacturing of bricks, using clay or fly ash, is one of the major contributors to greenhouse
gas emissions as their manufacturing involves utilization of coal and cement. To overcome …

Permeable brick is used gradually with the promotion of sponge city development in China
in recent years. It is imperative to thoroughly analyze the environmental and economic …

This paper presents the results of techno-economic and environmental performance of
interlocking and conventional bricks used for building wall production. Techno eco-efficiency …

High energy consumption in building material production has a significant effect on global
warming and other environmental pollution, which has brought into prominence building …

The Indian construction industry is one of the largest in terms of volume of non-renewable
resource consumption. In Sustainable buildings (ie for example construction materials like …

In recent years, a mass of scientific literature has been developed in the attempt of providing
guidance to control and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and preserve the Earth's natural …

Abstract Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an internationally accepted methodology for
assessing the environmental impacts caused by the construction materials. The …

The considerable lifecycle consumption of energy and raw materials of construction projects
is not just a challenge faced by the construction sector; it is also an economic …

Brick sector is a mainstay of the urban economy of Punjab. The traditional technology of
brick making emits a lot of toxic gases and smoke particulates into air. Hence, the …