Green Construction Materials Towards Environmental Desert Buildings

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Architectural Engineering Department Faculty of Engineering Tanta university Egypt

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There are many green building materials that are much better than using concrete in buildings. Concrete as a building material is used in the construction of many buildings such as bridges, office buildings house buildings…etc. Concrete materials release tons of greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) every year, which leads to climatic change. So there’s a great need to search for new construction materials that dosen’t pollute the atmosphere and are alternative to concrete and have a lower impact on the sorrounding environment.
From this point of view and due to building new buildings in the desert this research briefs an overview of green construction materials as a principle source for building sustainable environmental buildings in the desert.
Research problem: the severe damage to the surrounding environment in general and to desert environments in particular, as a result of the negative impact of many toxic gases such as carbon dioxide, which are emitted when using some building materials such as reinforced concrete.
Research Importance: The importance of research lies in the urgent need today to search for sustainable green building materials that are better in terms of use in construction processes than concrete that does not lead to air pollution and is an alternative to concrete and has the least possible negative impact on the surrounding environment.
Research objectives: The research aims to shed light on the use of green building materials as an alternative solution to traditional building materials such as concrete to reduce their negative effects on the surrounding environment and to build facilities that are friendly to the desert environment.
Research methodology: The research methodology includes:
- Theoretical part: includes some important concepts and definitions of green building materials, sustainability, desert buildings, principles, advantages and disadvantages of green building materials.
- Analytical part: The research shows an analytical study of sustainable and green eco-friendly building materials and how they can be used as alternative solutions to similar traditional building materials and shows some local and global examples that use environmentally friendly building materials that do not harm them as a guide when building any building in the desert. The research concludes with a very positive note that using green construction materials is a feasible way for building in the desert that have a very lower impact on the environment and leads to sustainable environmental desert cities.

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