The ecological challenge in architecture and urban planning

Materials and constructions are the subject, and within this context the topic of their ecological evaluation. me building sector is still lacking requirements for considering these concerns. For instance, the way results of an ecological evaluation might influence the process of planning and building as well as the actual point where the process was affected are absolutely uncertain. Those attempts that are ecologically oriented only reveal the underdevelopment of the subject in today's building. The following contribution views the contemporary situation and regards the background on which decisions about Be use of materials are being made.