Green Diary

INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS

Nowadays many new emerging innovative materials are being invented and many new materials are being in research. Innovations in building materials and technology play a magnificent role among the most effective forces which guided the development of buildings forms and styles. Before the industrial revolution the designer’s choice of materials was largely limited to locally sourced materials: stone, bricks and timber were the principal structural materials and organic materials. Such as reeds were used for finishes. These materials had been used for centuries and the knowledge required for working and applying the materials had been handed down from master to apprentice.

Technological innovation in building is an area of interest to client, manufactures, designers, builders and building users. Innovation can lead to quicker, safer and cheaper ways of doing things; it can also lead to expensive mistakes. However the construction industry as a whole has a poor reputation for innovation, and is often accused of being slow to adopt new technologies.

The most advances technologies and innovative materials in building construction have been established in the following fields of applications:

· Biomaterials – Fire retardant materials and structures

· Thin films – Materials for electronics, photonics, and magnetics

· Surface and Interface characterization – Sensor materials and systems

· Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites and Tissue engineering

· High-throughput / Combinatorial methods – Cementitious and other construction materials

However there are several benefits of innovative sustainable materials:

· Lower cost of construction

· Easier construction method

· Material wastage are minimized

· Reduces labour and construction cost

New innovative thinking and new invention is necessary to save our valuable time and energy. Some of the innovative materials are included below,

· Translucent Concrete

Translucent concrete is a concrete based building materials having light-Trans missive property. Light-Trans missive property is mainly due to uniform distribution of high numerical aperture Plastic Optical Fibres (POF) throughout its body.