Ecological footprint assessment of building construction / authored by Jaime Solis-Guzman, Madelyn Marrero.
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TextPublisher: Sharjah, U.A.E. : Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 2015Description: 1 online resource : color illustrations, color mapsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781681080987
- 1681080982
- 1681080990
- 9781681080994
- Building -- Environmental aspects
- Sustainable development -- Measurement
- Environmental impact analysis
- Environmental impact statements
- Construction -- Aspect de l'environnement
- Environnement -- Études d'impact
- environmental impact statements
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Construction -- General
- Building -- Environmental aspects
- Environmental impact analysis
- Sustainable development -- Measurement
- 690/.3 23
- TH145
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed February 17, 2016).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Annotation Sustainability is a major concern when considering the construction of a new building project as there is a definite effect of any construction on its surrounding environment. One tool to measure the environmental impact of projects is the Ecological Foot.
FOREWORD ; PREFACE ; CONFLICT OF INTEREST ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; List of Contributors ; The Ecological Footprint Indicator ; INTRODUCTION; THE EF CONCEPT; AN APPROACH TO THE EF INDICATOR AS A SUSTAINABILITY PARAMETER; DETERMINATION OF THE EF INDICATOR; Consumption Calculation; Types of Productive Land; Conversion Factors; Ecological Deficit; APPLICATION SCALES OF THE EF INDICATOR; Planetary Scale (Living Planet Model); Urban Scale; STRENGHTS AND WEAKNESSES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; The EF of Building Construction ; INTRODUCTION; OBJECTIVES
METHODOLOGYCONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; Direct Consumption: Energy and Water ; INTRODUCTION; ENERGY; Electricity and Fuel; Energy Productivity; Calculating the Footprint Associated with Energy Consumption; Electricity Consumption on the Construction Site; WATER; Introduction; Water Consumption; Other Considerations; CONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; Indirect Consumption: Manpower and Construction Materials ; INTRODUCTION; MANPOWER; Food; Mobility; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; Embodied Energy
The EF of Building MaterialsCONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; Waste and the Constructed Area ; WASTE; THE CONSTRUCTED AREA; CONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; Case Study ; INTRODUCTION; METHODOLOGY; Energy Consumption; Water Consumption; Food Consumption; Mobility ; Construction Materials; Waste; Determination of the Built Land EF; RESULTS; Energy Consumption EF ; Water Consumption EF; Food Consumption EF; Mobility EF; Construction Materials EF; Waste EF; Built Land EF; Total EF; EF of Ten Different Dwelling Projects
CONCLUDING REMARKSCONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; DISCLOSURE; REFERENCES; APPENDIX A. NOMENCLATURE ; APPENDIX B. ABBREVIATIONS ; APPENDIX C. GLOSSARY OF TERMS ; APPENDIX D. EMBODIED ENERGY FROM DIFFFENT SOURCES ; APPENDIX E. MATERIALS EMBODIED ENERGY ; SUBJECT INDEX
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