Sustainable and Resilient Construction Materials
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2022) | Viewed by 537
Special Issue Editors
Interests: safer and sustainable infrastructure; prefabricated construction; design of tall buildings and bridges; advanced construction materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Industrial and municipal waste generation is an unavoidable by-product of civilised societies. With the global population set to reach over 11 billion by the year 2100, the generation of waste and infrastructure projects around the world will certainly strain the Earth’s already fragile ecosystem.
It is a challenge to establish a lucrative approach to transform and reuse waste materials in construction that improve the prospects for circular economy while meeting the requirements for a resilient infrastructure.
Turning industrial and domestic waste into useful construction products helps the environment in different ways. It primarily decreases reliance on mining of virgin raw products and damaging the local natural environment. It also reduces the cost of landfill management and environmental impact of waste disposal. The outcome is usually a cost-effective ‘green’ material that can be used towards infrastructure development.
This Special Issue is dedicated to waste-to-construction or waste valorisation of industrial and domestic waste products, including organic waste, glass, plastic, metals and timber. Research work focusing on efficient use of waste materials to achieve requisites for sustainability and resilience in an integrated way will be highly regarded.
Prof. Dr. Priyan Mendis
Dr. Massoud Sofi
Guest Editors
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