The role of calcined clay cement vis a vis construction practices in india and their effects on sustainability

Abstract

Being a fast growing developing nation, India has vast potential in the infrastructure and construction sector. One of the major challenges that the construction industry faces is the availability of construction materials. There’s an urgent need to look at material consumption in the Indian construction sector and ways to optimize their use. For example, it has been observed that overdesign is one of the main causes of unnecessary consumption of natural resources as this leads to over use of materials. The quality and grade of cement being used in the concrete today also has an important role in the consumption of these resources. This paper studies the sources of inefficiencies in the usage of natural resources in the construction industry in India. It is seen that calcined clay can play an important role in improving these efficiencies. A look at the available resources emphasizes the need to diversify the products available according to location and applications.