Understanding the regional context of sustainable concrete in Asia: Case studies in Mongolia and Singapore |
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| Institution: | 1. International Center for Urban Safety Engineering, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan;2. Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda-shi, Chiba, Japan;1. GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand;2. The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, New Zealand;3. Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Germany;4. RUBION, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany;1. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Environmental Inorganic Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden;2. Department of Energy and Environment, Division of Energy Technology, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden;1. Mechanical Engineering Department, National University of Singapore, Singapore;2. Water Desalination and Reuse Centre (WDRC), Biological and Environmental Science & Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia |
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| Abstract: | In order to improve the sustainability of the Asian concrete industry, it is important to understand the effect of regional context considering the widely varying socio-economic conditions present in Asia. This research in Mongolia and Singapore was conducted as a continuation of previous studies in Japan, Thailand and South Korea in order to further contribute to understanding regional context, particularly geographic, climate, and economic factors. Geography and climate were found to strongly affect the means by which durability should be assured in each country, as Singapore has a tropical climate whereas Mongolia experiences a large temperature variation with extremely cold winters. The ability to access construction materials and resources was also related to geography, as Singapore, while resource poor, is an international shipping center, whereas Mongolia has abundant resources but few access routes for imports. Quality control issues in Mongolia could be understood in the context of the lower level of economic development, whereas in Singapore the high level of development has lead to an emphasis on green construction, with the government taking the lead in implementing new systems and technologies. |
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| Keywords: | Sustainable development Concrete Construction Mongolia Singapore |
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