MATERIAL

The presented materials below were chosen with the existing MMU estates infrastructure in mind. Despite higher embodied carbon costs than other alternatives, it was the ease of installation, economies of scale and cost, as well as the wide variety of future cradle-to-cradle new life options that justified the use of steel as the primary structure.

Similarly with ETFE and other metal building components, as long as all joints are kept dry and not welded, all building parts can be fully reused time and time again in their original standardised dimensions. Should dimensions need to be changed, reuse is still a low-carbon process to retrofit or give these new components a cradle-to-cradle start.

Such benefits are also present with the prefabricated wall panels using ultra-high concrete panels, and slabs such as green roofs and prefabricated concrete slabs.

Green Patio Landscaping Materials