Resource efficiency of calcium silicate units

Abstract

Due to the current importance of sustainability, the federal association of the calcium silicate masonry unit industry has taken intensive interest in the question of the resource efficiency of calcium silicate masonry units and construction and has carried out an extensive investigation to this end. The study subjected all stages of calcium silicate, from raw materials reserves and their extraction, production and use in building to recycling, including all transport routes and energy demands, to detailed analysis and critically examined the sustainability of calcium silicate blocks. The present article explains and evaluates the entire life cycle of calcium silicate masonry units.