Reducing embodied carbon emissions from the construction sector, through circular economy
Accumulation of post-consumed plastic and synthetic waste in the Earth is becoming one of the big threats to the wildlife, nature, and humans’ living environment.
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The construction sector too has a destructive effect on the environment by being responsible for 39% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions worldwide, 11% of which is associated to manufacturing building materials and products.
The aim of this project is to decarbonise the construction sector in a circular economy approach by creating a close loop between a range of natural and synthetic waste materials and the construction products. The theme of this research includes studies of physical performance (energy, thermal, and structural) and emissions of buildings and building elements, after using a whole range of post-consumed polymers, plastic waste and natural biproducts, in producing building materials. This may involve designing, testing, and prototyping, in small and medium scale as well as computational modelling and emission calculations.
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