Sustainable construction processes : a resource text

Author

• Goodhew, Steve

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2016

Language

English

ISBN

9781119247937

Series

Subject(s)

• SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS GREAT BRITAIN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TEXTBOOKS
• SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS-DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
• SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION GREAT BRITAIN TEXTBOOKS
• TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / CONSTRUCTION / GENERAL

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references and index

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Abstract

This book explores the concepts and practicalities that lead to sustainable construction. It breaks new ground by providing the reader with the underlying principles of how to build sustainably and then assesses many of the tools required for the task. From energy to materials and from procurement to operation, all aspects play their part in turning a theoretically sustainable building project into a reality. There are many guidelines for the designer on how to maximise the sustainability of buildings but this resource text supplements these by focusing on the construction and operational aspects of sustainable buildings, as well as some of the more fundamental design-related considerations.


• Offers an excellent text for those learning to construct, design and operate sustainable buildings.

• Covers the drivers for sustainable construction, definitions, historical impacts, climate change and global, regional and individual responses.

• enables the construction professional to achieve optimum solutions, both in design, process and the aftercare of buildings.

• evaluates the effectiveness of different renewable technologies and provides guidance on the practicalities of their use.

• Alerts the reader to future trends in this field.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (x, 342 p.)

Dimension

-

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Introduction to sustainable construction --
Procurement and sustainability --
Energy, water, refurbishment, and the sustainable building design --
Materials and sustainable building design --
Construction-related sustainability --
Assessment and performance evaluation of buildings and construction processes --
Behaviour, sustainable construction, and the performance gap --
The practicalities of building with sustainable technologies --
Future of sustainable construction.

Exemplar(s)

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