ABSTRACT
At no time in history has a material developed so rapidly and became interwoven in the fabric of our daily lives as have plastics. In fact, today’s styles of living would be unimaginable without their existence. Less than 200 years old, these materials have become part of almost every facet of our daily lives. Plastics have played a variety of roles in the building and construction industry, but especially so in the 20th century.
