On the application of sustainable building materials in geodesy and civil engineering

Abstract

The preparation stage is critical to the success of any construction project. This also applies to projects planned to be implemented in Natura 2000 areas, which cover approx. 18% of the total land area of the EU. The permit for the implementation of a project in an area included in the European ecological network should be granted after a thorough analysis of its impact on a Natura 2000 area. Such analysis should concern construction and material solutions, as well as executive and as-built solutions for objects falling within the scope of the project and take into account the concept of sustainable development. The research showed that the precautionary principle should be supplemented with the concept of sustainable development and with the assessment of material solutions in planned buildings. The article presents the results of research on the need to take into account material issues in the environmental conditions of building structures. A survey was conducted with the participation of 47 experts, and the result of the research is the development of an innovative checklist module for the qualification of a project for habitat assessment, taking into account questions about sustainable building materials. The conducted research has shown which aspects related to the use of building materials are the most important. These are material solutions that provide for the use of natural raw materials and construction materials (unprocessed), the use of materials and raw materials from local producers in order to reduce transport and conducting an energy assessment of the materials used.