| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Current management approach -- 3. Management -- 4. Indoor environment quality -- 5. Life cycle energy consumption of buildings; embodied + operational -- 6. Energy: current approach -- 7. Sustainable procurement and transport of construction materials -- 8. Sustainable water use in construction -- 9. Materials -- 10. Emissions -- 11. Sustainable construction technology adoption -- 12. Lean principles in construction -- 13. BIM-Enabled sustainable housing refurbishment -- LCA case study -- 14. Bridging sustainable construction technologies and heritage: novel approach to the conservation of the built environment -- 15. Conclusions. |
| Abstract |
Sustainable Construction Technologies: Life-Cycle Assessment provides practitioners with a tool to help them select technologies that are financially advantageous even though they have a higher initial cost. Chapters provide an overview of LCA and how it can be used in conjunction with other indicators to manage construction. Topics covered include indoor environment quality, energy efficiency, transport, water reuse, materials, land use and ecology, and more. The book presents a valuable tool for construction professionals and researchers that want to apply sustainable construction techniques to their projects. Practitioners will find the international case studies and discussions of worldwide regulation and standards particularly useful. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed Jan 10, 2019). |
| Issued in other form | Original 0128117494 9780128117491 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780128117507 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0128117508 (electronic bk.) |
