Material Related

Question 1

What is the first stage of a material’s lifecycle?

Answer 1

Mining/Harvesting/Extraction

Question 2

What is the second stage of a material’s lifecycle?

Answer 2

Manufacture

Question 3

What is the third stage of a material’s lifecycle?

Answer 3

Construction

Question 4

What is the fourth stage of a material’s lifecycle?

Answer 4

Use

Question 5

What is the fifth stage of a material’s lifecycle?

Answer 5

Demoliton

Question 6

What are the five stages of a material’s lifecycle?

Answer 6

1. Mining/Harvesting/Extraction
2. Manufacture
3. Construction
4. Use
5. Demoliton

Question 7

What are six guidelines for assessing and choosing materials?

Answer 7

1. Environmental Factors
2. Local Materials and transport needs
3. Needs of occupants of dwellings
4. Need for appropriate building design for marketing
5. Financial Viability/affordibility
6. Making best use of available technology

Question 8

What are some negatives of using concrete?

Answer 8

• The environmantal impact of making cement. The production of cement releases huge amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere, from both the fuel burnt in heating limestone, but also from the chemical reactions.
• The extraction of limestone can be damaging to the envionment.