Sustainable Materials

The use of green building material and products constitute an important strategy during the building design phase.
Green building material offers specific benefits to the building owner and occupants
• reduce maintenance / replacement costs over the life of a building
• energy conservation.
• improved inhabitants’ health and productivity.
• greater design flexibility.
• lower impact on the environment and least carbon emission.
• possibility for recuperation and recycling.





Reference:
Lebanese Order of engineers. (2009) . “Introduction to Sustainable Material”. Retrieved March 20, 2010, from National Institute of Standards and Technology: http://www.nist.gov/index.html.

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