An environmental assessment of wood and steel reinforced concrete housing construction

• Main Authors: Gerilla, Gloria P., Teknomo, Kardi, Hokao, Kazunori
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2007
• Subjects: Wood—Environmental testing; Reinforced concrete—Environmental testing; Sustainable development; Environmental impact analysis; Product life cycle; Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/6112
• Institution: De La Salle University

Wooden type of housing is ubiquitous in Japan. It is the main structure for housing; however, due to the increase in residential developments, steel reinforced concrete houses are also on the rise. This paper assesses the environmental impacts of these two types of construction. An evaluation of the...