Green Construction Materials and the Circular
Economy

Abdelrahman Abdallah

Opinion

Green Construction Materials and the Circular Economy

J Pacheco¹*, F Leitão², J de Brito³ and J Bordado⁴

¹Researcher, c5LAb - Sustainable Construction Materials Association, Portugal

²Industrial Affairs & Sustainability Director, ATIC - Technical Association of the Cement Industry / c5Lab, Portugal

³Full Professor, IST, University of Lisbon / c5Lab, Portugal

⁴Full Professor, IST, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Corresponding Author

Received Date: March 05, 2021; Published Date: April 6, 2021

Abstract

This opinion article concerns the minimization of the environmental impacts of the cement and concrete industries. The article identifies the processing of carbon dioxide that results from cement production and the incorporation of construction and demolition waste on concrete as key objectives for environmental sustainability, discusses concepts related to both objectives, and presents the mission of c5Lab - Sustainable Construction Materials Association, a consortium that intends to contribute to the greening of the cement and concrete industries.

Keywords:Sustainability; cement; concrete; carbon dioxide; construction and demolition waste; circular economy

Article Details

Citation

J Pacheco, F Leitão, J de Brito, J Bordado. Green Construction Materials and the Circular Economy. Cur Trends Civil & Struct Eng. 7(1): 2021. CTCSE.MS.ID.000653.