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| SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
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Edited By
Craig Langston, Associate Professor: Construction Economics, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Description
Sustainability is a key issue and its impact on the construction industry, as one of the major users of the Earth's resources, is starting
to take hold. This book deals with sustainability as it affects the construction industry, looking at the techniques and issues which
designers, engineers, planners and construction managers will have to deal with in their day-to-day activities. It covers methods of
analysis such as environmental impact assessment and cost-benefit analysis as well as topics on design and energy regulation and conservation.
The book is an important introduction to the subject for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students. Given the importance and novelty
of the subject, professionals in the construction industry will also find the book valuable.
Audience
Students of construction - senior undergraduate and postgraduate. Professionals in the construction industry and related sectors such as planning.
Contents
List of Contributors, Foreword to the first edition, Foreword to the second edition, Introduction, Part One: Environmental Quality: The
planet in crisis, Sustainable development, Accounting for the environment. Part Two: Development Controls, Environmental law, Environmental
impact assessment, Environmental policies and strategies. Part Three: Analytical Tools: Environmental economics, Cost-benefit analysis,
Estimating social costs and benefits. Partt Four: Project Feasibility, Project selection criteria, Intergenerational equity, The measurement
of sustainablity. Part Five: Design Considerations; Environmental impact of buildings, low energy design, embodied energy and recycling.
Part Six: Energy Conservation: Energy quality, Renewable energy, Energy regulation and policy. Part Seven: Life-cost Studies: Life-cost
planning and analysis, Determination of the discount rate, Occupancy costs. Part Eight: Asset Management: Post-occupancy evaluation,
Environmental auditing, Facility Management
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 304 pages, publication date: JUN-2001
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-5153-0
ISBN-10: 0-7506-5153-9
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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