Introduction of sustainable and green materials in building construction for the wellness of the environment from an ethical and financial standpoint

Abstract

Construction of buildings is an inevitable part of an expanding city or for the developing infrastructure of a country. As a result of the high rate of construction works that are happening around the world, harmful carbon emission continues to riseand cause a serious threat to our ecosystem. Therefore, we must consider the materials that are used in the construction process that causes carbon emission and replace them with materials that are more eco-friendly.In this paper, we take into consideration two conventional materials that are used in construction, Ordinary Portland cement and fiberglass insulation. And replace themwith their green and sustainable alternatives Ferrock and Hempcrete.Ferrock is an iron-based binding compound that is used to bind different waste materials for carbon-negative building materials. Iron dust is a waste from the Ironindustry that normally is discarded used along with small quantities of limestone,recycled glass (source of silica) and Oxalic acid.Hempcrete is a bio-composite material that consists of hemp hurds (shives), lime and sand. The lime-based binder under goes a carbonation process in which CO2 is absorbed.Every phase in Ferrock and Hempcrete production will be assessed and studied andwill be compared with that of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and Fiberglass. Both these alternatives will be compared with their conventional predecessors based ontheir carbon dioxide emission, compressive test, Thermal conductivity, cost, andapplications.