ABOUT THE COURSE: With rising proof of climate change due to global warming, there is a demand for a more sustainable way of building. The building sector is now regulated for the purpose of implementing measures that aim toward sustainability. One of the best ways to practice sustainability in construction is through the materials that are used. Appropriate choice of materials benefit the environment by reducing the carbon footprint of the buildings. They promote a cleaner Earth and a future of sustainability while also being aesthetically appealing and much more efficient. This course focusses on four types of materials that can lead to green and sustainable buildings. These are Traditional Building materials, Alternate Building materials (Non-Conventional Building Materials), Innovative Building Materials (Green and Sustainable Materials) and Smart Building materials (Incorporating Nano-Technology). Some of these building materials are highly durable and can incorporate different technologies, such as capturing energy, capturing Co2 while removing pollution. This course is further aimed to make you think about developing your own innovative building material leading to patency.INTENDED AUDIENCE: U.G and P.G. students in the Domain of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Town PlanningINDUSTRY SUPPORT: 1. Rural Development Agencies2. Any of the Construction companies which focus on Green Building rating system
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1:
Carbon Negative Building Materials – Traditional Building Materials
1 Introduction – Building materials- classification and their significance in Green Buildings. Traditional Building materials and their characteristics (Carbon Negative BM)
2 Carbon Sequestration by Building Materials
3 Traditional Building Materials – Mud
4 Stone, Thatch
Week 2:
5 Bamboo
6 Binders- Lime, Cowdung
7 CLT,
8 Straw bale, Laterite Quarry waste
Week 3:
Alternate Building Materials
9 Introduction - Alternate Building Materials
10 Flyash concrete, Phosphogypsum
11 Furnace Slag
12 Fibre Reinforced Concrete
Week 4:
13 CWD
14 Aerated Concrete
15 Hempcrete, Papercrete
16 Alternate aggregates
17 Milk Paints, Recycled Plastics
Week 5:
Innovative Building Materials
18 Introduction – environmentally friendly, reliable and durable Building Materials
19 Permeable Concrete
20 Nanocellulose composite brick
21 Agro bricks ( Date Palm Fibres, Rice Husk , Rice Husk Ash)
Week 6:
22 Agro bricks ( Date Palm Fibres, Rice Husk , Rice Husk Ash)
23 Fabrick- cotton and textile ash bricks
Sustainable and Green Advanced Building Materials
24 Introduction -Advanced Building materials
25 Light Transmitting bricks
Week 7:
26 Mycelium composite brick
27 Geopolymer concrete
28 Bioluminous paints
29 Living Bricks for Carbon Sequestration
Week 8:
30 Ecobind tiles
31 Co2 absorbing concrete
Smart Building Materials
32 Introduction- Characteristics of smart materials in comparison to common architectural materials
33 Types of Smart Materials
Week 9:
34 Application of smart materials on building components - Facade systems - smart windows
35 Control of solar radiation transmitting through the building envelope Suspended particle panels - Liquid crystal panels – Photochromics, Electrochromics
36 Control of solar radiation transmitting through the building envelope Suspended particle panels Thermotropic, Thermochromics
37 Control of conductive heat transfer Exterior and exterior radiation (light) sensors Photovoltaics
Week 10:
38 Solid fuel cells
39 Controls / actuators: Shape memory alloys
40 Control of interior heat generation by Heat capacity of interior material Phase-change materials
41 Relative size, location and color of source Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) Lumen/watt energy conversion: Electroluminescents
Week 11:
42 Lighting systems - Optimization of lighting systems
43 Adhesion-changing smart materials - Photo-adhesive smart materials
44 Titanium Di Oxide Products,
45 Thermochromics,
Week 12:
46 Magnetorheological and electrorheological
47 Thermotropic, Shape memory
48 Phototropics
49 Mechanochromics, Chemochromics
Carbon Negative Building Materials – Traditional Building Materials
1 Introduction – Building materials- classification and their significance in Green Buildings. Traditional Building materials and their characteristics (Carbon Negative BM)
2 Carbon Sequestration by Building Materials
3 Traditional Building Materials – Mud
4 Stone, Thatch
Week 2:
5 Bamboo
6 Binders- Lime, Cowdung
7 CLT,
8 Straw bale, Laterite Quarry waste
Week 3:
Alternate Building Materials
9 Introduction - Alternate Building Materials
10 Flyash concrete, Phosphogypsum
11 Furnace Slag
12 Fibre Reinforced Concrete
Week 4:
13 CWD
14 Aerated Concrete
15 Hempcrete, Papercrete
16 Alternate aggregates
17 Milk Paints, Recycled Plastics
Week 5:
Innovative Building Materials
18 Introduction – environmentally friendly, reliable and durable Building Materials
19 Permeable Concrete
20 Nanocellulose composite brick
21 Agro bricks ( Date Palm Fibres, Rice Husk , Rice Husk Ash)
Week 6:
22 Agro bricks ( Date Palm Fibres, Rice Husk , Rice Husk Ash)
23 Fabrick- cotton and textile ash bricks
Sustainable and Green Advanced Building Materials
24 Introduction -Advanced Building materials
25 Light Transmitting bricks
Week 7:
26 Mycelium composite brick
27 Geopolymer concrete
28 Bioluminous paints
29 Living Bricks for Carbon Sequestration
Week 8:
30 Ecobind tiles
31 Co2 absorbing concrete
Smart Building Materials
32 Introduction- Characteristics of smart materials in comparison to common architectural materials
33 Types of Smart Materials
Week 9:
34 Application of smart materials on building components - Facade systems - smart windows
35 Control of solar radiation transmitting through the building envelope Suspended particle panels - Liquid crystal panels – Photochromics, Electrochromics
36 Control of solar radiation transmitting through the building envelope Suspended particle panels Thermotropic, Thermochromics
37 Control of conductive heat transfer Exterior and exterior radiation (light) sensors Photovoltaics
Week 10:
38 Solid fuel cells
39 Controls / actuators: Shape memory alloys
40 Control of interior heat generation by Heat capacity of interior material Phase-change materials
41 Relative size, location and color of source Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) Lumen/watt energy conversion: Electroluminescents
Week 11:
42 Lighting systems - Optimization of lighting systems
43 Adhesion-changing smart materials - Photo-adhesive smart materials
44 Titanium Di Oxide Products,
45 Thermochromics,
Week 12:
46 Magnetorheological and electrorheological
47 Thermotropic, Shape memory
48 Phototropics
49 Mechanochromics, Chemochromics
Taught by
Prof. Iyer Vijayalaxmi Kasinath
