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Journal Article - Construction activities drive half of China's ambient PM2.5 health burden

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CEEW - How Construction Activities Affect Urban Air Pollution

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#GreenNudge: Lower Speeds, Lower Dust: Improving Construction Site Air Quality

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Report - Zero-emission construction machinery in China, 2025

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Report - Beyond Concrete: Low-carbon Solutions from Novelty to Norm

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Report - Reducing Air Pollution from Construction

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Journal Article - Transported dust modulates aerosol pollution domes over rapidly urbanizing Indian cities

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Op-Ed - Attention turns to emissions from construction equipment

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Report - How Can India Reduce Pollution From Construction Activities?

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Op-Ed - Construction in London surpasses road traffic as source of black carbon

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Op-Ed - From ashes to concrete

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Op-Ed - Brake wear particles the greatest health threat from road transport emissions

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Op-Ed - A faster, greener way to build homes

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Journal Article - Quantifying embodied energy consumption and air pollutant emissions in China's real estate development in 2000–2020

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Journal Article - Anthropogenic dust: sources, characteristics and emissions

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Construction Sites Are Never Covered with Tarpaulin

Chandan Singh, from Hermu in Jharkhand, works at a construction site on Golf Course road. He handles cement with his bare hands and says he finds it hard to breath due to the dust. “All my life I have worked at construction sites. As these sites are spreading, it is sometimes difficult to sleep and people here cough for months,” he says. In the absence of measures to control pollution from construction sites, thousands of labourers like Chandan have to survive in hazardous conditions every day.

According to the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) guidelines, civic authorities should take measures to ensure toxins from construction machinery and vehicles, and construction dust are not released in the air. Similarly, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) ordered that for construction activity beyond 2 lakh sqft, clearance has to be taken from the government on 70 environmental safety parameters notified by MoEF.

As per construction norms, sites should be covered with a tarpaulin sheet to prevent spread of dust. But on ground, these norms are nowhere to be seen. “Only by implementing norms can the pollution levels be reduced. Though several factors are responsible for air pollution, dust from construction sites in the region is a major contributor,” said Anumita Roychowdhury, executive director (research and advocacy), CSE.

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Souces of Air Pollution in Mumbai

Burning of fuel, garbage and wood, vehicular emissions due to traffic congestion, dust from construction activity and road development are releasing toxic pollutants into the air, that Mumbaiites inhale every day. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) last conducted a large-scale assessment of pollution levels across the country, including Mumbai, four years ago. There has been no data since then, by way of an annual report by either the CPCB or the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB). Read more @ Hindustan Times

Printing 3-D Buildings?

In Shanghai, a Chinese company 3D-printed 10 small buildings in about a day. Walls are made of layers of a concrete aggregate that includes recycled construction waste. Each house, assembled from the printed walls, measures 200 square meters and costs about $4,800. Granted, these buildings are not the most sexy. You could even argue they're not real 3D-printed buildings since assembly is required. (Rest assured a team from Amsterdam is currently at work on a fully 3D printed canal house). But according to The Architect’s Newspaper, the company hopes the technology will provide an “affordable and dignified" housing option for the impoverished. Read more @ Atlantic Cities