YAP 562E - Sustainable Construcion Materials

Course Objectives

1-Introducing of sustainability concept.
2-Introducing the properties of sustainable materials.
3-The application fields of sustainable construction materials

Course Description

Sustainable development and construction materials, life cycle assessment of construction materials, toxicity of building materials, concrete binders with pozzolanic by-products, concretes with new binders, concretes with non-reactive waste materials, construction and demolition wastes, concretes with organic polymers, masonry units, earth materials, durability of binding materials, energy consumption reducing materials, nanotechnology in building materials.