Abstract
The production of building materials is a significant component of the impact the construction sector has on the natural environment. Steel is among the most utilized materials, having various applications specific to the built environment. Therefore, understanding the impact of this structural material represents an important step in achieving global sustainable development. The paper aims to analyze the effects of different steel structural elements on the Earth’s ecosystem with respect to concerns over sustainability. In order to reach this goal, the authors have analyzed a dwelling steel structure based on cubic modules with high structural modularity. In addition, the study looks at the influence of an over the floor reinforced concrete slab in order to gain an overall view regarding environmental performances. The impact on the natural environment has been analyzed by considering the cradle-to gate with options Life Cycle Assessment study. The paper provides up-to-date knowledge on the environmental performances of the analyzed structure, presenting encouraging conclusions for construction sector specialists with respect to the use of steel as a material that can represent a solution in the current global effort to minimize the environmental burdens imposed by the construction sector.
Highlights
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Summary
It is well-known that the impact on the natural environment resulting from people’s daily activities is constantly increasing every year and that this impact threatens to limit the abilities of future generations to ensure proper development. This negative influence is characterised by an alarming increase in the amount of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, as well as the quantity of non-renewable energy consumed in order to satisfy living standards. In order to have a complete view of the present negative situation regarding the natural environment, we need to take into consideration, too, the distressing rates of raw material consumption at the global scale. Understanding and taking steps to achieve sustainability is the most significant challenge that must be faced in the near future by all global industrial sectors, with the goal of drastically reducing their environmental burdens
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