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Expert: Jeanette A - 10/9/2008


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hi my name is yasin and i am a final year civil engg student in bangalore, i had many topics for my final project but i chose green building(eco-friendly), i know only few materials like fly ash,wood plz can you give me more ideas like how can i make a building or structure eco-friendly.

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Hello Yasin,

Here are some conventional eco-friendly building materials

1. Vegetal Steel (Bamboo), Bamboo Based PartcleBoard & Ply Board, Bamboo Matting
2. Aluminium
3. Brick (sun dried)
4. Reusable Steel and Aluminium
5. Aerated Concrete Blocks - help reduce cooling loads
6. Precast slabs - conservation of energy
7. Precast cement concrete blocks, lintels, slab. Structural and non-structural modular elements
8. CalcinedPhosphoGypsum Wall Panels
9. Calcium silicate boards and Tiles
10. Cement Paint
11. Clay roofing tiles
12. Water, polyurethane and acrylic based chemical admixtures for corrosion removal, rust prevention, water proofing
13. Epoxy Resin System, Flooring, sealants, adhesives and admixtures
14. Polymerisedwater proof compound
15. Portland PozzolanaCement Flyash/ CalcinedClay Based
16. Portland Slag Cement
17. RCC Door Frames
18. Ready Mix Cement Concrete
19. Rubber Wood Finger Joint Board
20. Stone dust
21. Water proof compound, adhesive, Polymer, Powder

Potential eco-friendly building materials include:

1.BagasseBoard
2.Bricks from Coal WasheryRejects
3.Building Blocks From Mine Waste
4.Burnt Clay FlyAshBricks
5.Coir Cement Board
6.Compressed Earth Blocks
7.EPS Composites and Door Shutters
8.FibreFlyashCement Boards
9.Fibre Reinforeced Concrete Precast Elements, Wall panels, Blocks, Manhole Covers
10.Fibrous Gypsum Plaster Boards
11.FlyashCellular Concrete, FlyashCement Brick, Blocks
12.FlyashLime Cellular Concrete
13.FlyashLime Gypsum Brick
14.Insulating Bricks from Rice Husk Ash-Central Glass and Ceramic
15.Jute FibrePolyester
16.Non ErodableMud Plaster
17.Polytiles-CBRI
18.Timber from trees such as Poplar, Rubber, Eucalyptus
19.Precastwalling roofing components
20.Prefab Brick Panel System

Hope this answers your question. Good luck with the project.


Warm Regards,
Jeanette  

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