Sustainable Development: Recycle and Reuse of Waste Materials in Construction Industry—2nd Edition
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 72
Special Issue Editor
Interests: recycled aggregates; construction and demolition wastes; durability of concrete; sustainable cementitious materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Buildings and other structures are responsible for nearly 40% of total direct and indirect CO2 emissions in the world. With the rapid development of the construction industry, increasing amounts of construction and demolition waste (CDW) are generated annually, while high-quality construction materials are in short supply. Presently, only a small proportion of CDW is reused and recycled in the construction industry. Components of CDW typically include concrete, wood, gypsum, asphalt, bricks, and other waste materials such as excavated soil and engineering slurry. Much of these waste materials could be recycled within the construction industry to decrease the amounts of waste which needs to be disposed in landfills, thus preserving natural resources. Meanwhile, structurally useful elements could also be reused for the production of new building materials.
This Special Issue aims to present the latest achievements in the field of the valorization of waste materials in the construction industry to decrease their environmental impact. Particular focus will be placed on the latest original scientific research and industrial applications. I invite you to submit interesting articles covering these topics and interdisciplinary articles are also very welcome.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions that you may have about this Special Issue.
Dr. Zengfeng Zhao
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- recycled aggregates and sustainability
- construction and demolition wastes
- 3D printing concrete containing recycled materials
- sustainable cementitious materials based on waste materials
- life cycle assessment of concrete using recycled materials
- recycled aggregates and sustainability
- construction and demolition waste；
