Ecological production within the scope of the relationship between construction materials and environment

The relationship between environment and human beings the atmosphere of living creatureshave been polluted by the result of human activities. In these days, the high increase in theamount of enviromental problems can be seen due to the impossibility to take under controlthe rapid consumption of natural or nonrenewable resources and the violation of theboundaries which can cause damage on the natural life.The environmental problems are able to be solved by being understood the structures, thefunctions and the balance of natural atmosphere. The concept and components of enviromentand ecology should be examined and the ecological matter cycle should be protected withregard to unsystematic alteration due to human activities. Ozone layer depletion, globalwarming, acid rain, consumption of natural resources, air, water, soil, noise and radioactivepollution cause the ecological balance to spoil and to affect the sustainability of living thingsnegatively.By the result of the industrial revolution; the change on economic policy in countries,technological improvement, globalizm and competition have affected the production systemand these have helped new brand products, new construction material producing techniquesand new kind of companies and factories which use these products and technologies tomateralize. Since the processes producing improve quickly and change continously, it hasbeen hard to describe and control the pollutant resources, so as to decrease the amount ofpollutants, the production against forming and spreading them should be become widespreadwith respect to environmental approach components.The interaction between construction materials and living and non-living thing ecosystemscontinue through the stages of progress of the production. The wrong applications at theproduction places, lack of precaution and insensitivity carry out a threat for health of livingand non-living environment. People who live in focus of the increase in negativities in thenatural enviroment and enviromental pollution confront with health problems.Construction materials' life cycle assessment and negative environmental impacts should bedetermined, then they should be influenced to produce in sensitive with enviroment. Somepurposes, such as managing the resources, using the technology conveniently, inhibitingcasualities, managing the wastes, securing the product and the work should be applied inorder to decrease the ecological effects of production progresses.In this thesis, the necessity and the importance of construction materials, which are insensitive with enviroment, have been emphasized by comparing the today's benefits and thefuture's possible damages.Keywords: Ecological production, construction materials, production process, environmentalimpacts, health problemsJURY:1. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşe BALANLI (Supervisor) Date: 05.10.20052. Prof. Dr. Kemal ÇORAPÇIOĞLU Page: 943. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seda TÖNÜK