Environmental and Economic of Flooring Building Materials

Authors

Nachawit Tikul

Publication Date

2014-01-01

Abstract

Green building design requires use of building materials that minimize environmental impact, necessitating selection of building materials by their environmental profile as well as economic cost-benefit considerations. The objective of this research is to determine the environmental impacts per square meter of three flooring materials; ceramic tiles, marble tiles, andparquet produced in Thailand. Life cycle cost (LCC) of the three materials are determined and compared. The study finds that ceramic tiles cause the greatest environmental impact, especially during the material extraction phase. When calculating all costsincurred throughout the life-cycle, the cost of untreated solid wood parquet is highest.

First Page

47

Last Page

59

Recommended Citation

Tikul, Nachawit (2014) "Environmental and Economic of Flooring Building Materials," Applied Environmental Research: Vol. 36: No. 2, Article 5.
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/aer/vol36/iss2/5