Sustainability and Toxicity of Building Materials: Manufacture, Use and Disposal Stages provides a review of toxicity impacts from building materials, including the consideration of the toxicity in the extraction and manufacture of the materials and eventual dismantling and disposal. This book also offers the potential to stimulate future developments in this area, both in terms of knowledge-building and methods for future research. With the increasing emphasis on sustainable construction, it has become important to better understand the impacts of common materials. Civil and structural engineers, postgraduates, researchers as well as architects will find this book to be useful in selecting sustainable building materials.While many building and furnishing materials are safe to use, in recent decades, some have had to be redesigned due to recognition that they contained problem chemicals like formaldehyde. Unfortunately, there is still limited understanding of the toxic impacts of many synthetic chemicals which means that the risks in this area are not well recognized. With increasing interest in using limited resources more sustainably, definitions of what is sustainable should be expanded to move from the focus on energy and carbon impacts to also include more explicit consideration of toxicity impacts.
1. Introduction - p. Page vii 2. List of Illustrations - p. Page xii 3. List of Tables - p. Page xiii 4. 1 : The importance of recognising the toxicity of building materials in manufacture, use and disposal stages for planetary sustainability and restoration - p. Page xiii 5. 2 : The role of regulation in shifting to sustainable and nontoxic building materials - p. Page 12 6. 3 : The role of environmental certifications in fostering changes - p. Page 34 7. 4 : Evaluation of global research on greenwashing by scientometric indicators - p. Page 50 8. 5 : Springboard to sustainable behaviour: a study of environmental attitudes toward material usage - p. Page 75 9. 6 : An evolution of sustainable house construction technologies - p. Page 93 10. 7 : Timber: trees and wood in construction - p. Page 120 11. 8 : Timber: industrial processes, treatments and adhesives - p. Page 145 12. 9 : Bricks: a review of sustainability and toxicity issues - p. Page 171 13. 10 : The use of concrete in construction: how does it stack up? - p. Page 191 14. 11 : Metals: issues with everyday use and toxicity within standard construction metals - p. Page 215 15. 12 : Ecological and health impacts of nonmetallic minerals - p. Page 241 16. 13 : Agricultural by-products as construction materials - p. Page 259 17. 14 : Life-cycle assessment of the environmental impact of earthen buildings versus conventional buildings on human health - p. Page 278 18. 15 : Sustainability and toxicity of polymers, plastics, and coatings in buildings - p. Page 305 19. 16 : Recycling and reutilisation opportunities and techniques of the insulation material EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) after the lifetime of EIFS (Exterior Insulation Finishing System) - p. Page 330 20. 17 : Implications of persistent environmental toxins prevalent in interior building materials and furnishings - p. Page 361 21. 18 : Sustainability and toxicity of formaldehyde-based resins for composite wood products like plywood, particleboard and medium density fibreboard - p. Page 381 22. 19 : Circular tiny house CTH project – 11/2020–02/22 - p. Page 411 23. 20 : Kitchen joinery – past, present and future - p. Page 433 24. 21 : Case study of a nonrecyclable glued façade system and the development of a façade system with a reclosable fastener fixation for the recycle and reuse of single façade components - p. Page 449 25. 22 : Eco cottages: using local indigenous nontoxic renewable cypress resources for sustainable construction and production☆ - p. Page 477 26. 23 : Design with air, towards nontoxic sustainable microclimates using earthen materials - p. Page 493 27. 24 : Unearthing sustainable material futures - p. Page 513 28. 25 : Mycelium-based materials for the built environment: a case study on simulation, fabrication and repurposing myco-materials - p. Page 542 29. 26 : Hazardous building materials threaten circular economy and sustainable outcomes - p. Page 569 30. 27 : Composite building materials and construction and demolition waste (C&DW): ecotoxicological perspectives - p. Page 597 31. 28 : Digital systems supporting improvements to material information dissemination - p. Page 617 32. Index - p. Page 644
Sustainability and Toxicity of Building Materials: Manufacture, Use and Disposal Stages provides a review of toxicity impacts from building materials, including the consideration of the toxicity in the extraction and manufacture of the materials and eventual dismantling and disposal. This book also offers the potential to stimulate future developments in this area, both in terms of knowledge-building and methods for future research. With the increasing emphasis on sustainable construction, it has become important to better understand the impacts of common materials. Civil and structural engineers, postgraduates, researchers as well as architects will find this book to be useful in selecting sustainable building materials.While many building and furnishing materials are safe to use, in recent decades, some have had to be redesigned due to recognition that they contained problem chemicals like formaldehyde. Unfortunately, there is still limited understanding of the toxic impacts of many synthetic chemicals which means that the risks in this area are not well recognized. With increasing interest in using limited resources more sustainably, definitions of what is sustainable should be expanded to move from the focus on energy and carbon impacts to also include more explicit consideration of toxicity impacts.
1. Introduction - p. Page vii 2. List of Illustrations - p. Page xii 3. List of Tables - p. Page xiii 4. 1 : The importance of recognising the toxicity of building materials in manufacture, use and disposal stages for planetary sustainability and restoration - p. Page xiii 5. 2 : The role of regulation in shifting to sustainable and nontoxic building materials - p. Page 12 6. 3 : The role of environmental certifications in fostering changes - p. Page 34 7. 4 : Evaluation of global research on greenwashing by scientometric indicators - p. Page 50 8. 5 : Springboard to sustainable behaviour: a study of environmental attitudes toward material usage - p. Page 75 9. 6 : An evolution of sustainable house construction technologies - p. Page 93 10. 7 : Timber: trees and wood in construction - p. Page 120 11. 8 : Timber: industrial processes, treatments and adhesives - p. Page 145 12. 9 : Bricks: a review of sustainability and toxicity issues - p. Page 171 13. 10 : The use of concrete in construction: how does it stack up? - p. Page 191 14. 11 : Metals: issues with everyday use and toxicity within standard construction metals - p. Page 215 15. 12 : Ecological and health impacts of nonmetallic minerals - p. Page 241 16. 13 : Agricultural by-products as construction materials - p. Page 259 17. 14 : Life-cycle assessment of the environmental impact of earthen buildings versus conventional buildings on human health - p. Page 278 18. 15 : Sustainability and toxicity of polymers, plastics, and coatings in buildings - p. Page 305 19. 16 : Recycling and reutilisation opportunities and techniques of the insulation material EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) after the lifetime of EIFS (Exterior Insulation Finishing System) - p. Page 330 20. 17 : Implications of persistent environmental toxins prevalent in interior building materials and furnishings - p. Page 361 21. 18 : Sustainability and toxicity of formaldehyde-based resins for composite wood products like plywood, particleboard and medium density fibreboard - p. Page 381 22. 19 : Circular tiny house CTH project – 11/2020–02/22 - p. Page 411 23. 20 : Kitchen joinery – past, present and future - p. Page 433 24. 21 : Case study of a nonrecyclable glued façade system and the development of a façade system with a reclosable fastener fixation for the recycle and reuse of single façade components - p. Page 449 25. 22 : Eco cottages: using local indigenous nontoxic renewable cypress resources for sustainable construction and production☆ - p. Page 477 26. 23 : Design with air, towards nontoxic sustainable microclimates using earthen materials - p. Page 493 27. 24 : Unearthing sustainable material futures - p. Page 513 28. 25 : Mycelium-based materials for the built environment: a case study on simulation, fabrication and repurposing myco-materials - p. Page 542 29. 26 : Hazardous building materials threaten circular economy and sustainable outcomes - p. Page 569 30. 27 : Composite building materials and construction and demolition waste (C&DW): ecotoxicological perspectives - p. Page 597 31. 28 : Digital systems supporting improvements to material information dissemination - p. Page 617 32. Index - p. Page 644
