Green and sustainable building materials

When designing a building, people tend to pay attention to function and aesthetics first. However, sustainability also needs to be considered because building a building always consumes expensive budgets, the longer the building lasts, the less waste the homeowner will waste on damage problems. Not only that, research, development and use of green materials is also a new trend in construction. Sustainability is not only about time, but also about the environment.

Bamboo

Bamboo is a familiar tree in Vietnamese villages. Going out of the village bamboo ramparts and reaching out to the world, bamboo is a popular construction material in the US with the trend of making floors from bamboo. This is a plant with a very fast growth rate and the harvesting of bamboo does not affect the roots, so the bamboo can still continue to grow and flourish. However, before becoming an extremely tough and durable material, bamboo needs to be treated with chemicals to make it waterproof and termite resistant.

Bamboo flooring has the same durability as natural wood floors and has the advantage of not being warped but is also an eco-friendly material.

Natural stone

Natural stone has the durability to stand the test of time and is especially suitable for the hot and humid climate in Vietnam. Stone has a good ability to absorb heat to help the house keep cool air inside in the summer and that mechanism helps to keep the house warm in the winter.

The houses with natural stone bring a rustic living space, close to nature

Natural stone constructions can last for decades, even centuries because the solid structure of the stone can limit the bad effects of nature and the environment. In Vietnam, natural stone is often used as a wall or wall cladding material, suitable for villa or garden projects.

The bricks with square molds will be very convenient to build and shape the house, but the stone slabs with different shapes are also a source of creative ideas for designers.

Natural stone can be perfectly combined with natural materials such as wood, raw fabric, … in the works of Rustics style.

Adobe bricks

Burnt bricks are one of the basic building materials but have serious harm to the environment. Fired bricks are produced in kilns with extremely high temperatures creating emissions that pose a serious threat to the atmosphere. Therefore, adobe brick is now becoming an active choice with the desire to minimize the negative impact on nature. Unburnt bricks are also signed by the Prime Minister in the decision “Program to develop unburnt building materials” to encourage projects interested in development along with preserving the environment.

The durability of unburnt bricks is certified better than red fired bricks in many countries such as the US, Germany, Japan, China,…

Unburnt bricks seem rough and rough, but if combined, unburnt bricks can still bring a different aesthetic beauty.

Straw

Straw seems to be a combustible material, but with modern house building techniques, the bales of straw are compressed very tightly and firmly bound to prevent oxygen from getting through, which will be 2 times more resistant to fire than other materials. conventional construction. This material also has excellent heat insulation and is used as roofs or walls for buildings in cold countries.

Wind and rain can’t penetrate this sturdy straw roof

The house in Scotland was built with 500 bundles of straw

For a future of sustainable development while still being environmentally friendly, green materials are boldly used more commonly all over the world to create buildings with novel aesthetic beauty and bring a Eco-friendly living space.

Via: happynest.vn