Group 04

Strategies of sustainable use of resources

Sustainable use of resources of may basically divided into three ways

1. Construction materials

2. Energy sources

3. Water

The main issue of these resources is scarcity and it may applied because of,

 1. The amount of resources

2. Quantity of resources

3. Damages

When we consider the use of conventional construction materials there are some strategies that we can use to conserve the resources

• ·         3R concept
• ·         Standardization
• ·         Using local regional materials
• ·         Using rapidly renewable resources

Material	Strategies
1.Cement	·         We can reduce the quantity of cement usage ·         We can find it as a regional material
2.Steel	·         We can reuse steel for the framework & structures ·         We can find it as a regional material ·         It is a nonrenewable material
3.Aggregates	·         We can reduce the quantity & reuse aggregates for the construction ·         We can find it as a regional material
4.Timber	·         We can use timber as recycle &reuse material ·         It is a rapidly renewable resources
5.Bricks	·         We can find it as a regional material ·         We can re-use bricks ·         We can reduce the quantity of  usage