Plastics are an integral part of modern societies, yet their current use can harm people and the environment. At the same time, urbanisation, climate change, health, and affordable housing demand new solutions. Sustainable Chemistry addresses these challenges by turning plastics into novel building materials, aligning with the global need for affordable and sustainable construction.
ISC3 works on polymer applications in construction to provide strategic recommendations, highlighting key challenges and opportunities. Building on this, ISC3 initiated a stakeholder dialogue to discuss plastic management in building and living, and to identify potential fields for Sustainable Chemistry innovations.
Sustainable Chemistry holds the opportunity of supporting housing needs (SDG 1, 10, 11) while reducing pollution and waste.
The workstream report Plastics in Sustainable Building & Living was released online in January 2021. Due to many Covid-related delays of the professional international conferences in the field, the report was presented at the International Conference on Green Building (ICoGB) 2021 on September 3d-5th 2021 as well as at the 9th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) on September 20th-21st 2021.
The report is available in several formats that can be found in the "Further Resources" section.
The workstream report Plastics in Sustainable Building & Living was released online in January 2021. Due to many Covid-related delays of the professional international conferences in the field, the report was presented at the International Conference on Green Building (ICoGB) 2021 on September 3d-5th 2021 as well as at the 9th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) on September 20th-21st 2021.
The report is available in several formats that can be found in the "Further Resources" section.
