Life cycle analysis of mortars and its environmental impact

Antonia, M; Christopher, K; Mariu, K; Eleni, A; Asterios, B; Aris, D

dc.contributor.author	Antonia, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Christopher, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Mariu, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Eleni, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Asterios, B	en
dc.contributor.author	Aris, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:50:27Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:50:27Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	02729172	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/35118
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dc.subject.other	Building materials	en
dc.subject.other	Cements	en
dc.subject.other	Decision making	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	Life cycle	en
dc.subject.other	Lime	en
dc.subject.other	Strength of materials	en
dc.subject.other	Artificial pozzolanic additives	en
dc.subject.other	Life cycle analysis (LCA)	en
dc.subject.other	Prohibitive factors	en
dc.subject.other	Restoration structures	en
dc.subject.other	Mortar	en
dc.title	Life cycle analysis of mortars and its environmental impact	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	Over the years considerable research has been conducted on masonry mortars regarding their compatibility with under restoration structures. The environmental dimension of these materials may sometimes be 11 prohibitive factor in the selection of these materials. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a tool that can be used to assess the environmental impact of the materials. LCA can be a very useful tool in the decision making for the selection of appropriate restoration structural material. In this work, a comparison between traditional type of mortars and modern ones (cement-based) is attempted. Two mortars of traditional type are investigated: with aerial lime binder, with aerial lime and artificial pozzolanic additive and one with cement binder. The LCA results indicate that the traditional types of mortars are more sustainable compared to cement-based mortars. For the impact assessment, the method used is Eco-indicator 95. © 2006 Materials Research Society.	en
heal.journalName	Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings	en
dc.identifier.volume	895	en
dc.identifier.spage	145	en
dc.identifier.epage	150	en