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What if the color of the brick was | green? HEALTHY CONSTRUCTION
One of the fundamental aspects of architecture, one of its cornerstones, is the nonconformist. And there is nothing more nonconformist than to draw the future in a new, denatural way, but by nature.
The twentieth century was guided by industrialism, technological advances and a frantic feeling that humanity advances proportionally to what it builds. And a lot has been built. We erected cities after cities, metropolises that were functional but were also symbols of what is possible with our technical ability. Concerns about the future impact of this capacity have often been left along the way.
A new century was born, and we were covered by the grand shadow of steel and cement skyscrapers, often in the face of problems created by a capable but unsustainable architecture. Science and, interestingly, the old customs, now seem to offer the answer to continue to build a future, but this time greener, more in tune with our needs, but also those of the planet that, having not been built, is still our home.
How do you achieve a "green" construction? The scientific and technological advances of recent years have made available to the construction sector new materials, greener, more efficient and resilient. Bricks, for example, are gradually being reinvented, as bricks made from recycled plastic are presented, characterized by their high durability and by allowing the connection between them, without the use of mortars.
The implementation of a sustainable construction strategy has the potential to avoid 84 giga tons of CO2 by 2050, enough to limit the rise in global temperature.
How do you achieve a "green" construction? The scientific and technological advances of recent years have made available to the construction sector new materials, greener, more efficient and resilient. Bricks, for example, are gradually being reinvented, as bricks made from recycled plastic are presented, characterized by their high durability and by allowing the connection between them, without the use of mortars.
Also the incorporation of natural materials such as bamboo or even bolder solutions that use plates of a compound derived from mushrooms as thermal insulation are ways of building without destroying. More consensually, the increasing use of equipment that generates renewable electricity, such as photovoltaic panels associated with battery packs, reduces the dependence of homes and business buildings on conventional electric production.
Sustainable construction has also increasingly gone into the field of biomimetics, simulating the behaviors and solutions that nature itself puts into practice in its "constructions". Architectural projects that use solutions such as living roofs have increased, where the use of vegetation serves simultaneously as thermo-acoustic insulation, with superior durability to conventional roofs, also allowing energy savings and a notorious improvement in air quality.
Many more are innovations, which translate into important advantages. In the environmental field, sustainable construction will have the potential to reduce or reverse many of the causes of climate change in the long term. At the economic level, it is also more efficient and even profitable, generating millions of jobs and creating a thriving market. Finally, building in a "green" way has already proven to create a society where people are healthier, smarter and, not least, happy. Just look at a brick, and imagine it in a different color.
