Sustainable Building Materials Selection Awareness: The Case of Ethiopian Architectural and Engineering Offices

Abdulkerim Kiflu; Nebyou Yonas

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Sustainable Building Materials Selection Awareness: The Case of Ethiopian Architectural and Engineering Offices

Abdulkerim Kiflu, Nebyou Yonas

Published in American Journal of Construction and Building Materials (Volume 6, Issue 1)

Received: 21 February 2022 Accepted: 18 March 2022 Published: 23 March 2022

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Abstract

The construction industry is regarded as one of the pivotal aspects of achieving the objectives of sustainable development in communities. In this regard, the choice of building materials is one of the pivotal challenges in order to improve program performance with respect to sustainable development needles, and the use of sustainable building materials is an effective step towards achieving sustainable construction. Selection of sustainable building materials represents an important strategy in the design and construction of buildings. One of the central challenges is the mindfulness of designers or architects and the recognizable proof of building materials based on the concepts and standards of sustainability. One of the study's limitations is that it excludes other stakeholders, such as the client, who may have an influence on material selection. Another drawback is that since elements are used to organize materials and components, thus the study based solely on product performance within each constituent group. On the other hand, this study excluded several items. For example, "products" such as lighting, water fixtures, HVAC, and electrical fixtures are not included. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to know whether the consultants have awareness or not on sustainable building materials. The study result shows that 50.7% have awareness, while the other 49.3% do not have awareness on the sustainable building materials.

Published in	American Journal of Construction and Building Materials (Volume 6, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajcbm.20220601.11
Page(s)	1-10
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Sustainable Building Material, Ecological Dimension, Economical Dimension, Social Dimension

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Abdulkerim Kiflu, Nebyou Yonas. Sustainable Building Materials Selection Awareness: The Case of Ethiopian Architectural and Engineering Offices. Am J Constr Build Mater. 2022;6(1):1-10. doi: 10.11648/j.ajcbm.20220601.11

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Abdulkerim Kiflu

College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Nebyou Yonas

Urban Design, Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development (EIABC), Addis Ababa University (AAU), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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