International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology
Volume 3, Issue 1 (2020)
Published
Table of contents
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Beyond the Green: An Insight of Living Building Challenge
Abstract: What if every single act of design and construction made the world a better place? A question well placed by the non-profit Living Future Institute, established in 2006, who intend to encourage the creation of regenerative built environment. The challenge is an attempt to raise the bar of building standards, with a positive contribution to the environment and minimal impact on the nature. This article is an attempt to enlighten …
Published in International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 1–3 Read article
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Review of Elements Required for Habitation on Planet Mars
Abstract: The goal of the current paper is to explore the options and concepts regarding habitation on the planet Mars. The exploration and colonization of the universe, possible with contemporary technologies, are the reason to conduct scientific researches in the different fields of science and engineering. In the near future (2026–2030), organizations like ‘Space X’ plan to send human beings on Mars. This opens up a huge demand for the livable …
Published in International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 10–13 Read article
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Development of Job Roles for Construction Workers working with Fly Ash Products
Abstract: A grey material generated as a bi-product in coal based thermal power plants, known as Fly Ash. Fly Ash is recognized as an environmental pollutant. Considerable researches are been undertaken to utilize it in various forms to reduce its adverse impacts on the environment. The construction industry is one of the leading industry that shows tremendous potential of soaking a large amount of Fly Ash. The construction industry consumes Fly …
Published in International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 14–28 Read article
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Modeling Fly Ash and Alccofine Partial Replacement of Concrete Density for High Strength Development
Abstract: This paper monitor the development of density from concrete model partially replaced cement with alccofine and fly ash, the study were generated applying modeling techniques, this concept were adopted to detail the influence of other concrete properties that influenced the growth rate of concrete density generated from such model concrete. Linear influences were observed in all the figures, the study observed variations of growth rate in the study, these are …
Published in International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 29–48 Read article
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Effects of Air Pollutants
Abstract: Air pollution has become an emerging global concern which in itself is a multi-dimensional phenomenon. Air pollution has various direct or indirect effects from primary and secondary air pollutants. Its effect on human health is highly essential to know with cause effect relationship. An effort has been made by the authors in the present paper to highlight the effects of such air pollutants on human being in order to formulate …
Published in International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 4–9 Read article