ASSIGNMENT-1

Cost Effective Materials In Construction

1. LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER
LVL provides a consistent, high-performance alternative to solid lumber structural systems. It is lighter and stronger than traditional alternatives, faster and easier to install,
enhances productivity, and reduces
forming costs. They are in composite nature, it is much less likely to warp, twist, bow, or shrink.

Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) is an engineered wood product that uses multiple layers of thin wood assembled with adhesives. It is typically used for headers, beams, rimboard,
and edge-forming material. LVL
offers several advantages over typical milled lumber: Made in a factory under controlled specifications, it is stronger, straighter, and more uniform. Due to its composite nature, it is much less likely than
conventional lumber to warp, twist, bow, or shrink. LVL is a type of structural composite lumber, comparable to glued laminated timber (glulam) but with a higher allowable stress

2.LIGHT TRANSMIT CONCRETE

Translucent concrete (also: light-transmitting concrete) is a concrete based building material with light-transmissive properties due to embedded light optical elements — usually optical fibers.
Light is conducted through the stone from one end to the other. Therefore, the fibers have to go through the whole object.
These are materials that help in transmitting light which acts as a translucent material. It transmits light to about 20m thickness.
This could be used in giving natural light. It’s a combination of fiber optics and concrete.
They harm the high compressive strength of concrete. The blocks can also include embedded heat-isolation

3.BAMBOO
This material is known from the Asian times and was mainly used in rural areas. Now, its use in different areas but especially areas which are earthquake-prone as they have great strength and also is fire
resistant. Before choosing a bamboo it’s very important to treat it with a good amount of chemicals so it is prevented from termites.
Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants in the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, but it probably comes from
the Dutch or Portuguese language, which originally borrowed it from Malay or Kannada.[3]In bamboo, as in other grasses, the internodal regions of the stem are usually hollow and the vascular bundles in
the cross-section are scattered throughout the stem instead of in a cylindrical arrangement. The dicotyledonous woody xylem is also absent. The absence of secondary growth wood causes the stems of
monocots, including the palms and large bamboos, to be columnar rather than tapering.

4.ALGAE CURTAINS
An alternative to urban trees known as "bio-curtains" is being developed by a team of architects and scientists in London. The curtains use the power of algae to absorb carbon dioxide from the
air.It’s a modern-day construction where our planet is soon going to run out of renewable energy. It is a sustainable building material that helps in cleaning the air and absorbs the carbon dioxide and
the pollutants present in the air. It also helps with the façade of the building.

5.HEMPCRETE
Hempcrete or hemplime is biocomposite material, a mixture of hemp hurds (shives) and lime,[1] sand, or pozzolans, which is used as a material for construction and insulation.[2] It is marketed
under names like Hempcrete, Canobiote, Canosmose, Isochanvre and IsoHemp.[3] Hempcrete is easier to work with than traditional lime mixes and acts as an insulator and moisture regulator. It
lacks the brittleness of concrete and consequently does not need expansion joints.[3] The result is a lightweight insulating material ideal for most climates as it combines insulation and thermal
mass.Hempcrete has been used in France since the early 1990s, and more recently in Canada, to construct non-weight bearing insulating infill walls, as hempcrete does not have the requisite
strength for constructing foundation and is instead supported by the frame.

Submitted To: Assignment-1 SCALE Submitted By:

Ar. Ishita N.T.S Harsh Vardhan
Asst. Prof. CTIAP 1731679