Recycled and recyclable – steel closes the loop on the way toward more sustainable construction.
Manufacturing companies producing cellphones, paints, plastics
and other objects are not the only participant encouraged to assess a product
life cycle. A product life cycle begins in the acquisition of raw materials,
the manufacturing process, its packaging and transportation, its usage, and the
end of life. Hence, the end life of the product must be considered in the first
place. This will enable the company to become aware of its environmental impact
on the planet and human health. This may also allow them to create and develop measures on how to
reduce or eliminate them beforehand.
DID YOU KNOW THAT.. even construction companies are considering “green
building”.
“Green building” is the
practice of (1) increasing the
efficiency with which buildings and their sites use energy, water, and
materials (2) reducing building impacts on human health and the environment, through better sitting,
design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal – the complete
building life cycle. Building Design and Construction (BDC) has found out that London’s Crystals Palace and Milan’s Galleria
Vittorio Emanuele II used passive systems such as roof ventilators and
underground air-cooling chamber to control their indoor temperature. This
starts the several transformation of events going after the trends of
sustainability.
One of the building materials that construction companies uses are
steels. Aside from its strong and durable characteristics, it has been known
that steel is the most recycled material. After its useful life regardless of
its origin, steel is recycled back into
another product. Moreover, many benefits can be gained from the use of recycled
steel. Steel has a long structure life reducing the need for future building
resources. Hence, only 2% steel vs 20%
wood can be thrown on a waste site. STEEL IS GREEN.
Thanks for Reading! :)
Green building is a very good idea. This will enable everyone to lessen the waste we contribute to the environment. I think all those who plan to construct a building should have this in mind :)
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