· Global cement production accounts for about 2 billion tonnes of CO2 every year – that’s 5%of all CO2 emissions
· Global cement production in 2007 = 2,690 million tonnes
· Global cement production by 2012 = 3,370 million tonnes
· Chinese cement production in 2007 = 1,240 million tonnes, a threefold increase from 1995. It is predicted that by 2012 it will produce over half of global output
· The EU produced 310 million tonnes of cement in 2007
Eco-Housing in the UK
window.google_render_ad(); Eco-housing, or houses built in accordance with the principles of sustainable development, which use resources and technologies that capitalise on renewability, are a fast-developing industry in the UK be they individual projects, or whole estates, designed to accommodate and create a new community.
Individual or one-off projects, such as those detailed on other pages on this website, For example yurts, straw-bale houses or dwellings built underground, might reflect the owner or architects unique vision, or maybe use one material pre-dominantly. But how to incorporate ecological design and 'green thinking' into projects and buildings that can appeal to a wider group of people - those who like the idea, but don't necessarily have the time or money to invest in such a project? How can eco-housing live alongside or even replace traditional housing units and estates in the UK?
This article will look at 3 examples of larger ecologically-built projects.