BUILDING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT DEPLETION
Published by The Institution Of Structural Engineers
in 1999
ISBN: 1874266506
- Categorised in:
- ENGINEERING
- ARCHITECTURE
- INDUSTRY
- BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
BUILDING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: CONSTRUCTION WITHOUT DEPLETION
Stock no. 2113525
1st.
1999.
Softcover.
Large format.
Slightly better than very good condition.
The Institution of Structural Engineers November 1999. Large format. Card wraps. B/w photos and diagrams. 96 pages. ISBN: 1874266506. Some slight creasing and rubbing to covers.
Front cover
Contents
- Foreword and dedication
- Introduction
- Holistic approach to design and construction
- Sustainable development policies
- Client and user requirements
- Effects of building on the environment
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Materials
- Designing for sustainable occupancy of a construction
- Water use and water saving
- Contaminated land as a resource
- Constuction as a production process
- References, bibliography and acknowledgements
- Appendices:
- Appendix A Lifecycle assessment versus lifecycle costing
- Appendix B Criteria for the selection of materials
- Appendix C Centres of excellence for sustainable construction