Sustainable Strategies for Construction Materials

Materials	Strategies	Description
Cement	3R Concepts Local Regional	Cement is a nonrenewable material. Cement have many disadvantages. Our country produce cement therefore transportation cost also less.
Timber	3R Concepts Local Regional Renewable Materials	Timber is recycle and reuse materials. It is available in local area also. It is generally renewable (plywood) and also nonrenewable material
Glass	3R Concepts Local Regional Renewable Materials	It can be reuse. If glass is damage it can be recycle. This is rapidly renewable resource. There for we can reduce cost for the lightning and ventilation.
Water	3R Concepts Local Regional Renewable Materials	Reusable material. Waste water we can treat and used for the garden. Water we can used for the electricity generation. We can reduce consumption of the unnecessary water and also can reuse the water to agricultural purposes by treating the waste water.
Steel	3R Concepts Local Regional	Steel is a mostly using construction material. Can be reused when using as a structural material, form-work. Can be recycled after using. But steel is nonrenewable material.

Group Number 17
Group Members
Hasintha M.R.K            162693V
Lawanga P.W.A.H        162691M
Rekanya S                     162433C
Rifky A.R.F                   162434F

Senarathna D.S.N          162442D