Abstract
At the start of the 20th century we used around 50 materials to construct our buildings. These were invariably natural materials which required relatively little processing - wood, stone, slate, clay, ash, glass, flax, linseed oil, lead and steel. By the end of the 20th century we are now using over 55 000 materials, the majority of which are synthetic - plastics, solvents, vinyl's etc.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 12-12 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Scotregen, Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum |
Volume | 35 |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- poly vinyl chloride
- environment
- natural materials