Question

Discuss the following aspects of Industrialised Building System (IBS) that has the potential of contributing to different aspects of sustainability and green construction: (0) (ii) (iii) Controlled production environment Waste minimization Logistics

Answer 1

i) Controlled production environment: controlled production environment is an approach to produce food. The purpose of controlled production environment is to protect and maintain the optimal growing conditions of food for development of crop by building a greenhouse structure and plants are growing by hydroponic method for supplying water and nutrients.

ii) Waste minimization: waste minimization is the process of reducing the quantity of waste by eliminating the most harmful waste. This reducing, minimizing and eleminating waste leads to the sustainable environment. Now in this generation, for waate management 3R process ( reduce, recycle and reuse process) is used.

iii) Logistics: logistics or eco logistics is refered to fulfilled the sustainable policies and measures reduceness of environmental impact due to activity of business area. It affects the structures and systems or equipment of transport and main purpose of it is to maintain the balance between ecology and economy.