IJEP 44(1): 74-82 : Vol. 44 Issue. 1 (January 2024)
1. GMR Institute of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Razam – 532 127, Andhra Pradesh, India
2. Rochester Institute of Technology, Sustainable Systems, One Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester 14623, New York, United States
3. CVR College of Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, Hyderabad – 501 510, Telangana, India
Abstract
Construction industry consumes a large number of natural resources in its lifetime and consumes a considerable amount of energy in production right from extraction to demolition. Due to extensive usage of natural resources certainly, there will be a detrimental environmental impact; to reduce this impact, the concept of sustainable construction has been introduced. Sustainable construction promotes development without creating much impact on the environment. For sustainable development, there must be sustainable construction practices and materials which should be supported by a circular economy to achieve desired results of sustainability. As concrete is the most often utilised material in construction or infrastructure development, making of concrete involves an enormous amount of energy and it is an opaque body which doesn’t allow the passage of light when used in construction. So, to minimise the building’s energy consumption, the concrete is modified by incorporating optical fibres in the conventional concrete which in turn allows the transmission of light. When optical fibres are used at 4% of the volume of concrete can reduce energy consumption by 20% as per current research. This paper provides idea to integrate transparent concrete with other concrete forms conceptually, to improve lighting efficiency and also to perform multifunctionalities with one single concrete which makes transparent concrete a more green and sustainable material.
Keywords
Sustainable green material, Light transmitting concrete, Circular economy, Optical fibres
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