Sustainability of Construction Materials

Woodhead publishing in materials

Previously, much of the development of building materials has focused predominantly on producing cheaper, stronger and more durable construction materials. More recently, attention has been given to environmental issues in manufacturing, using, disposing and recycling of construction materials. Sustainability of construction materials brings together a wealth of recent research on the subject.

The first part of the book gives a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the sustainability of the following building materials: aggregates; timber, wood and bamboo; vegetable fibres; masonry; cement, concrete and cement replacement materials; metals and alloys; glass; and engineered wood products. A final group of chapters covers the use of waste tyre rubber in civil engineering works, the durability of sustainable construction materials and nanotechnologies for sustainable construction.

With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Sustainability of construction materials will be a standard reference for anyone involved in the construction and civil engineering industries with an interest in the highly important topic of sustainability.