Sustainable Concrete Construction: Methods and Practices
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2021) | Viewed by 16005
Special Issue Editors
Interests: concrete; sustainable architecture; low impact materials; environmental impact of buildings; climate change
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. Global production will continue to rise over the coming years, particularly as some estimate a near doubling of built floor area between now and mid-century. Vast quantities of concrete will be consumed in this urban development, as concrete is used to construct these buildings, as well as the urban infrastructure that surrounds them. New and sustainable methods of concrete production and building construction using concrete are required.
This Special Issue will highlight research into sustainable concrete construction from material innovations to novel design solutions. It will present research into cement innovations and alternatives, aggregate replacements and state-of-the-art mix design. It will highlight the environmental impact of concrete and methods to reduce its associated embodied carbon.
We especially encourage papers that report on the following:
- Concrete production
- Concrete mix design
- Biobased concretes
- Novel concrete materials
- Embodied carbon of concrete
- Environmental impact of concrete
- Design innovations using concrete
- Sustainable concrete construction case studies
Dr. Oliver Kinnane
Dr. Richard O’Hegarty
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Embodied carbon
- Biobased concretes
- Low-carbon cement
- Concrete applications
- Sustainable concrete alternatives
- Concrete sequestration
- Alternative cements
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