Study of Construction Material for Energy Efficient Building: Exploring Sustainable Construction Materials for Energy Efficient Buildings

Abstract

In India various tremendous environmental problem are rising in construction industry due toleading urbanization. Increasing demands of housing sector which lead to consumes more energy,resources and raw materials which are responsible for the rise in carbon content in air and which areharmful to environment and human health. Nowadays we are facing various environmental impacts dueto which we need to build with more sustainable materials which will lead to reduction of impacts onenvironment. In cities like Pune we are already noticing the change in weather patterns, hotter summers,shorter winters, insufficient monsoons. So taking the preservation of the city’s ecology and finite energyresources seriously is now more than important.Developers need to find better, more sustainable methods of designing their buildings in order to reducetheir negative environmental impact. Therefore it is need of hour to use more sustainable methods andlocally available materials which are eco-friendly and a lead for better tomorrow. Considering to all thisimpacts this paper consist a five green construction materials with their advantages, disadvantages,durability and economical aspects in construction industry which can be an effective alternate materialfor conventional materials.