The Influence of Energy and Ecological Components on Housing and Production of Wall Building Materials

Abstract

The aim of the article is to study the current state of housing construction, providing the population with housing in the new energy and environmental conditions of construction and production of energy-efficient wall materials. The dynamics of total and relative volumes of housing construction is given. Ukraine shows a significant lag behind neighboring countries in the relative volume of housing construction. There has been conducted the analysis of the growth of housing provision due to the relative volume of housing construction and population reduction. It is noted that the reduction of energy consumption in the construction sector is due to the need for thermal modernization of the existing obsolete housing stock, built in the 70—80s of the last century and the construction of new housing using modern wall materials. It is shown that reducing the use of fossil fuels reduces greenhouse gas emissions, which are responsible for rising temperatures. There has been carried out the comparative analysis of carbon dioxide emissions in Ukraine and European countries. The environmental tax on carbon dioxide emissions is seen as a tool for the economical use of energy resources. There have been considered the current trends in the production of autoclaved aerated concrete, the share of which in the structure of wall materials has increased to 53 %. Comparative indicators of physical and mechanical properties of wall materials are given. The relevance of harmonization of Ukrainian legislation with EU standards is shown. The main directions of prospects for growth of production of autoclaved aerated concrete brand D300 for the construction of houses close to zero energy consumption are formulated.