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Lecture 4
Green Building Materials
Materials-related impacts
“Green” building materials
No perfect material
Decision-making criteria
Examples of “green” materials
Issues related to “green” materials
Future of “green” materials
Environmental Risks (US EPA)
Construction
and Demolition Other Waste
Waste 66%
34%
136 Million
tons
259 Million
tons
Waste Quantities
Ne w
C o n s t ruc t io n
8%
Construction
and
Other Waste Demolition Demoliton
Waste 48%
66%
Renovation
259 million 34%
44%
tons 136 million
tons
Waste Quantities
Construction and Demolition Waste
New
Construction
8%
Demoliton Residential
48%
30%
Renovation
44%
Non
Residential
70%
Residential
Waste Quantities Demolition
Roofing
Insulation Waste
4% 4%
Drywall
4%
National
Wood
5% Case
Concrete
29%
study
Plywood
8% average
Dimensional
Lumber
17%
Metal
29%
Commercial
Waste Quantities Demolition
Wood 16%
Landfill Debris 9%
Scrap Iron 5%
Asphalt 2%
Brick 1%
Roofing 1%
Concrete 66%
Sample Composition of Commercial Demolition Debris (19
projects in the Pacific Northwest, R.W. Rhine, Inc., Tacoma,
Washington (Franklin Associates, 1998)).
Demolition Waste Generation Rates
Waste Produced
Construction Type
( lbs / SF )
Demoliton Renovation
48% 44%
Non
Residential
New
47%
Construction
8%
Residential
53%
Residential
Waste Quantities Renovation
Roofing 28%
Miscellaneous 6%
Metals 1%
Wood 44%
Sample Composition of Residential Renovation Debris (Average
of two sites, METRO Portland, Oregon, (Franklin Associates,
1998)).
Waste Quantities
Renovation
44%
New
Construction
8%
Demolition
48%
Waste from Construction
Material Btu/Lb
Gravel, stone 7-9
Lumber 250
Concrete 667
Paint 4,288 - 6,514
Glass 8,852 - 9,743
Steel, lead 10,188 - 18,730
Polyethylene, plastic 37,323 - 68,840
Aluminum 82,368 - 100,235
Intensity of Materials Use