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Opportunities for improved sustainability in house building: The case of Dar es Salaam

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  • Raine Isaksson
  • Oluwayomi Babatunde

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The combination of a growing population and economic development in Africa will form strong drivers for building growth. Buildings drive energy consumption and carbon emissions. On the material side, cement is the driver for cost and carbon emissions. A cement productivity index is proposed. Results from a case study in Dar es Salaam show that cement is poorly used in the main application of sandcrete blocks. The relative cement productivity is

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  • Raine Isaksson & Oluwayomi Babatunde, 2019. "Opportunities for improved sustainability in house building: The case of Dar es Salaam," African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(4), pages 457-463, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rajsxx:v:11:y:2019:i:4:p:457-463
    DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2017.1409456
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    1. Raine Isaksson & Max Rosvall & Arezou Babaahmadi & Apollo Buregyeya & Amrita Hazarika & Joseph Mwiti Marangu & Kolawole Olonade & Swaminathan Ramanathan & Anthony Rucukye & Luca Valentini, 2023. "Supplementary Cementitious Materials in Building Blocks—Diagnosing Opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-27, March.

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