Innovative Sustainable Materials

Nowadays many emerging innovative materials are being invented and many new materials are being in research. New innovative thinking and new invention is necessary to save our valuable time and energy. Some of the innovative materials are included below,

·         Grass concrete

·         Bamboo

·         Recycled plastic

·         Ashcrete

·         Straw bales

Grass concrete

It is a method of laying concrete flooring, walkways, sidewalks and driveways in such a manner that there are open patterns allowing grass or other flora to grow. While this provides the benefits of reducing concrete usage overall, there is also another important perk: improved stromwater absorption and drainage.

Bamboo

Bamboo might seem trendy, but it has actually been a locally-sourced building material in some regions of the world for millennia. The combination of tensile strength, light weight, and fast growing renewable nature of bamboo makes such a promising building material for modern buildings. Used for farming building and shelters, bamboo can replace expensive and heavy imported materials and provide an alternative to concrete and rebar construction, especially in difficult to reach areas, and low income areas with access to natural locally-sourced bamboo.

Recycled plastic

Instead of mining, extracting, and milling new components, researches are creating concrete that include ground up recycled plastic and trash, which not only reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but also reduces weight and provide a new use for landfill-clogging plastic waste.

Ashcrete

Ashcrete is concrete alternative that uses fly ash instead of traditional cement. By using fly ash, aby-product of burning coal, 97 percent of traditional components in concrete can be replaced with recycled materials.

Straw bales

Straw bales building hearkens back to the days when homes were built from natural, locally-occurring materials.

Straw bales are used to create walls inside of a frame, replacing other building materials such as concrete, wood, gypsum, plaster, fiberglass, or stone. When properly sealed, straw bales naturally provide very high levels of insulation for a hot a cold climate, and are not only affordable but sustainable as straw is a rapidly renewable source.

Group members

Jayalath J.A.C.D.        162704J

Vitharana M.C.B.       162714N

Kalpani K.S.Y.           162420J

Supun H.A.W.            162450B

Jayamini J.S.O.J.         162452H