Ecological footprint assessment of building construction /

Ecological footprint assessment of building construction /

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Author / Creator:Solis-Guzman, Jaime, author.
Imprint:Sharjah, U.A.E. : Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 2015.
Description:1 online resource : color illustrations, color maps
Language:English
Subject:
Building -- Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development -- Measurement.
Environmental impact analysis.
Building -- Environmental aspects.
Environmental impact analysis.
Sustainable development -- Measurement.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11252995
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Other authors / contributors:Marrero, Madelyn, author.
ISBN:9781681080987
1681080982
1681080990
9781681080994
9781681080994
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed February 17, 2016).
Summary: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.
Table of Contents:
  • 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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