Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
IV. International Architectural Sciences and Applications Symposium, Girne, Kıbrıs (Kktc), 30 - 31 Mayıs 2024, ss.1, (Özet Bildiri)
The building meets needs of its users through building products. Since each building product has different environmental impacts, choosing the right product becomes important in terms of sustainability. Building products interacts with the environment throughout a cycle, which includes raw material acquisition, production, application, usage, recycling/disposal. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a method that reveals environmental impacts of buildings/building products in these processes. In this regard, environmentally friendly building product choices can be made in the context of LCA.
Construction sector has become the leading actor consuming natural resources causing environmental problems. One of the most preferred binder in construction and causes environmental problem is cement. However use of cement has been avoided in restoration as it is generally not compatible with building units recently. Therefore, use of mortars has been encouraged. The binders used in mortars and construction industry can be classified as organic and inorganic based. The frequently used binders in market are inorganic based such as gypsum, air/hydraulic lime. In this context, examining effects of binders like gypsum, lime and cement on the environment through LCA becomes significant.
The aim of this research is to study inorganic based binders used in construction and to reveal their environmental performance. The research will be presented comprehensively in line with data obtained from various studies in the literature that evaluate binders with LCA. This study is important from the point of making environmentally friendly designs, contributing to economy with correct use of resources and increasing knowledge of designers on sustainability.
Keywords: Binders, Inorganic Binders, Life Cycle Assessment, LCA, Life Cycle Assessment of Binders