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Environmentally sound materials for building applications is one of the most difficult aspects to be solved in green building practice. There is a lack of available technology to substitute existing materials competitively in durability and price. Moreover, the production of most conventional construction materials is energy intense and based on non-renewable resources. Waste streams management also presents challenges in both quantitative and qualitative aspects. Tools, design strategies and cultural behaviour are a few of the immediate steps towards a shift for a big change, starting from understanding what our built environment is made of and translating it into natural resources and environmental consequences.
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GreenCalc calculation of the Watertoren Bussum, made by NIBE, 2010.
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Chief Scientist Dr Nikolaos Vlasopoulos published that his research can produce cement that absorbs more carbon dioxide than is released during its manufacture. The company estimates that for every tonne of ordinary Portland cement replaced by Novacem, CO2 emissions will be reduced by around 0.75 tonnes) http://novacem.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Novacem-PR5.Top-10-Emerging-Technology.22-April-2010.pdf Accessed March 2011.
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Interview with Professor Bob Ursem at the Faculty of Applied Sciences at TUDelft, 2010.
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Professor Vanderley John from the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Sao Paulo during interview, 2008.
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Icibaci, L., Haas, M. (2011). Material City: Towards Sustainable Use of Resources. In: van Bueren, E., van Bohemen, H., Itard, L., Visscher, H. (eds) Sustainable Urban Environments. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1294-2_6
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