SUSTAINABLITY & ENVIROMENTAL APPROACH TO CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: USING RCA IN TO SCC

Srinivas Vasam, K. Jagannadha Rao, M.V.Seshagiri Rao

Abstract: Indian construction industry the Sustainability development is for setting up a vision for the economy to achieve the major challenges such as social and economic development, environmental protection. Sustainability is the main criteria of any construction and making use of sustainable material so as to moving towards the reduction of emission of carbon footprints in the construction industry. In this paper the concepts of sustainability environmental protection using Eco- friendly materials which have been an revolution in the construction industry and also discuss in detail about the Environmental Management System which needed to be implemented in any project of construction industry. The Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) is used as aggregate for production of new concrete i.e Self Compacting Concrete (SCC) with RCA was investigated. The performance of strengths produced by using Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) in to concrete and results are compared with using the Natural Aggregate Concrete (NAC). The extraction of materials and Reuse of recycled Concrete aggregates from old constructions and Demolished Concrete Waste in production of new concrete as innovation of Indian concrete industry and the need for more civil and industrial infrastructures and development s, have unfortunately led to the unacceptable shortage and depletion of raw materials, increasing amounts of old Construction and demolition waste (C&DW) and accelerated deterioration of the natural environment at worldwide

Keywords: Sustainability, Environmental Management Plan, Sustainable materials, Construction industryRecycled concrete aggregate, Self Compactiing concrete.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0413024