Research Article

Identification of Key Indicators for Sustainable Construction Materials

Table 1

Some studies on the properties of sustainable construction materials produced with waste.

MaterialReference

Boron waste in soil bricks[12]
Cassava peel in soil blocks[13]
Coconut (coir) fibre in soil blocks[1417]
Coconut fibre in concrete[18]
Waste paper in concrete[19]
Waste paper in sandcrete blocks[20]
Date palm in soil blocks[21]
Flax (harakeke) in soil blocks[22]
Hemp in concrete[23]
Kenaf in soil blocks[24]
Oil palm fibre in soil blocks[2527]
Pineapple leaves fibre in soil blocks[28]
Plastic in soil blocks[2931]


Plastic in concrete[32]
Sawdust in soil blocks[33]
Scrap tire (crumb) rubber in soil blocks[34, 35]
Seaweed fibre in soil blocks[36]
Sheep wool in soil blocks[37, 38]
Sisal fibre in soil blocks[39]
Straw in soil blocks[4043]
Sugarcane bagasse ash in soil blocks[44]
Sugarcane bagasse fibre in soil blocks[14, 25]
Waste phosphogypsum and natural gypsum in soil blocks[45]
Waste tea residue in soil bricks[46]