Optimization of material consumption using novel technologies in construction industry and its influences on sustainable development considering CO2 emission mitigation

Ildarabadi, Pouria; Rahimi, Mahmoud; Omidvar, Peyman

Optimization of material consumption using novel technologies in construction industry and its influences on sustainable development considering CO2 emission mitigation

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

pouria ildarabadi ¹

mahmoud rahimi ²

Peyman Omidvar ³

¹ Phd student of Civil Engineering-Construction Management, Islamic Azad University, Taft branch, Iran

² Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Design Department, Islamic Azad University, central Tehran Branch, Iran

³ Msc student of Civil Engineering- Structural Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad branch, Iran

Abstract

The pollution arising from urbanization development and construction industry has consistently been one of the major concerns of any society. Also, adverse environmental consequences of the construction industry have attracted the attention of environmentalists and sustainable development experts. The problems encountered by the construction industry within the field of sustainable development can be associated with implication of improer design methods for buildings. Sometimes, these design methods lead to an increase in material consumption. Hence, this paper investigates the role of appropriate design of roofing systems in concrete structures in sustainable development with a particular emphasis on CO2 emission mitigation. For achieve this goal, the residential Elizeh 1 tower, located in Mashhad, was redesigned. The redesign process of this tower was performed based on using the two-way waffle slab roofing system. Following that, a comparison between the amount of concrete usage corresponding to each roofing system was carried out. Finally, the CO2 emission related to each slab system was calculated. According to the outcomes, the amount of concrete usage was decreased by about 800 tons as a direct result of using two-way waffle slab system. Moreover, based on the calculations, the amount of CO2 pollutant will be reduced by 800 tons.

Keywords

“sustainable development”

“material consumption”

“concrete structure”

“CO2 mitigation”