1. Effects of building on surrounding environment.
Buildings have a big impact on the environment. ... Poorly designed and
constructed buildings use more energy, increasing the demand on energy
production and contributing to global warming. Reducing energy use
in buildings is one of the most important ways to reduce humans'
overall environmental impact.
It’s not just the methods and materials used to construct a building that
affects the environment. How it’s built to operate has a huge impact as well.
For example, using non-sustainable materials in the construction of the
building has a temporary negative effect. The use of a non-efficient HVAC
system will have a negative effect on the environment that’s long-term. The
following are some of the major ways that building construction can hurt the
environment, both in the short- and long-term:
2. Features
Low cost
Sustainable
Low maintenance
Energy efficient
Vandalism proof
Graffiti resistant
Easy to clean
Clean water management
3. Low cost
Selection Of Low Cost Building Material .
Manufacturing of Low Cost Building Materials .
Improve technologies for production .
Reduction in waste generation .
Use of Recycled Waste as Building Materials .
Waste produced can be used for the production of a material cheaper in cost.
Low cost materials:
Brick
Stone
Concrete
Timber
Bamboo
Plastic
4. Energy efficient
Ventilation is the intended and controlled ingress and egress of air through buildings,
delivering fresh air, and exhausting stale air through purpose-built ventilators in
combination with the designed heating system and humidity control, and the fabric of the
building itself.
If you do not insulate properly and ventilate too little, you can risk warm humid air
condensing on cold, poorly insulated surfaces which will create moisture that allows for
moulds and fungi to grow.
Most Energy-Efficient Building Materials
1) Recycled steel: Two out of three tons of new
steel are usually recycled from old steel.
2) Spray foam insulation
3) Thermostat radiant barrier sheathing
4) Bamboo plywood
5) Insulating concrete forms
6) Straw bales.
7) Plant-based polyurethane foam.
8) Cool roof:
5. Graffiti resistant
One of the best ways to combating vandalism and graffiti is by utilizing durable
materials that can actually resist the paint or marker that’s being used. HDPE (high-
density polyethylene) is a solid plastic that can stand up to graffiti. Due to its
homogenous coloring, it doesn’t absorb the paint, and any graffiti can simply be wiped
away without having to paint over it.
HDPE can be utilized as both lockers and bathroom partitions, the most common
locations for unwanted graffiti to pop up. Bathroom partitions are far more
commonplace for graffiti due to its concealment. But using HDPE materials in these
locations has numerous benefits, the obvious being its impressive stance against
graffiti.
Due to the solid construction, HDPE won’t endure any damage to its exterior. It’s
impact resistant, and it won’t crack due to excessive hits. The material won’t even
become infested with mold and mildew because it can stand up to the humidity and
moisture that’s common in restrooms.
6. Clean water management
Flush toilet
Connection to a piped sewer system
Connection to a septic system
Flush / pour-flush to a pit latrine
Pit latrine with slab
Ventilated improved pit latrine (abbreviated as VIP latrine)
Composting toilet
An improved sanitation facility is defined as one that hygienically separates
human excreta from human contact.
Improved sanitation