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==List of common materials== | ==List of common materials== | ||
* [[Concrete]] can be made using [[cement]] (regular or eco-cement<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cement#CO2_emissions</ref>) or from vulcanic ash (pozzolana) -or alternatively brick dust- and hydrated lime. Waterproof concrete can be made using vulcanic ash and clay.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_concrete</ref> | * [[Concrete]] can be made using [[cement]] (regular or eco-cement<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cement#CO2_emissions</ref>) or from vulcanic ash (pozzolana) -or alternatively brick dust- and hydrated lime. Waterproof concrete can be made using vulcanic ash and clay.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_concrete</ref> | ||
* | * galvanized steel is waterproof, resistant to rusting, | ||
* stainless steel is also resistant to rust, unlike regular steel <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_DMC-12</ref> | * stainless steel is also resistant to rust, unlike regular steel <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_DMC-12</ref> | ||
* recyclable plastics such as PE, PP, PVC, PS, SB; PSE, ABS PMMA, PTFE, PA, PC, PUR, EP, UP and PET. ISF has made 2 documents on how respectively discarded plastics and aluminum can be salvaged and reused in developing countries.[http://www.appropedia.org/Alternative_society#cite_note-3] | * recyclable plastics such as PE, PP, PVC, PS, SB; PSE, ABS PMMA, PTFE, PA, PC, PUR, EP, UP and PET. ISF has made 2 documents on how respectively discarded plastics and aluminum can be salvaged and reused in developing countries.[http://www.appropedia.org/Alternative_society#cite_note-3] | ||
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Revision as of 12:53, 11 September 2012
Construction materials are materials used for the construction of buildings. The ecological merits of materials can be compared at Ecolect and ecospecifier.
List of common materials
- Concrete can be made using cement (regular or eco-cement[1]) or from vulcanic ash (pozzolana) -or alternatively brick dust- and hydrated lime. Waterproof concrete can be made using vulcanic ash and clay.[2]
- galvanized steel is waterproof, resistant to rusting,
- stainless steel is also resistant to rust, unlike regular steel [3]
- recyclable plastics such as PE, PP, PVC, PS, SB; PSE, ABS PMMA, PTFE, PA, PC, PUR, EP, UP and PET. ISF has made 2 documents on how respectively discarded plastics and aluminum can be salvaged and reused in developing countries.[1]
- wood
- Adobe (including the variation called Super Adobe),
- Rammed earth,
- Compressed earth block,
- Dutch brick,
- Animal products,
- Cob
- and/or other green building materials
- ...
References