Materijali s malim udjelom ugljika danas su gotovo jednako prihvaćeni kao njihove konvencionalne inačice, ali njihova zastupljenost na tržištu nije značajna, unatoč očitoj dobrobiti po pitanju zaštite okoliša i time ljudskog zdravlja. U okviru održive gradnje pokušava se korisniku prikazati kako umjetno stvoreni, izgrađeni okoliš ima skrivene utjecaje te da učinci proizvodnje, transporta, ugradnje, korištenja i odlaganja materijala mogu biti značajni za njega i prirodu. Prema nekoliko metoda procjene utjecaja materijala na okoliš i prema zastupljenosti u graditeljskoj praksi, beton, asfalt i najčešće korišteni metali, čelik i aluminij, predstavljaju područje na koje treba djelovati kako bi se trenutačno stanje poboljšalo. Kroz projektiranje, izmjene sastava i intervencije na proizvodni proces, nužno je smanjiti njihov utjecaj na okoliš, a osim toga potrebno je bitnim značajkama novih inačica tih materijala, u ekonomskom i građevinskom kontekstu, opravdavati potreban veći udio u prodaji građevinskog materijala.Construction materials with low-carbon content are now practically equally accepted as their
conventional counterparts, but their presence in the market is not significant, despite obvious benefits in terms of
environmental protection and thus human health. Through the concept of sustainable building the user is being
shown how artificially created, built environment, has hidden influences and that the impacts of production,
transportation, installation, use and disposal of construction materials can be considerable to him and nature. In
accordance with several methods of assessment of construction materials environmental impact, and by use in
building practice, concrete, asphalt, and most commonly used metals, steel and aluminum, are the target of
interest when it comes to the improvement of the current situation. Through the design, composition changes and
interventions in the production process it is necessary to reduce their impact on the environment, and in addition,
it is necessary to show that the important characteristics of the new variants of these materials, in construction
and economic context, justify a needed larger share in the sales of construction materials
