Sustainable Living: the Role of Whole Life Costs and Values
Heftet /
2007
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780750680639
Publisert
2007-09-04
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
460 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
189 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
246
Biografisk notat
Nalanie Mithraratne, Brenda Vale, Robert Vale
Achieving a sustainable building is not just a matter of design and construction: what happens once the building is occupied is absolutely critical.
This book shows how the choices designers, developers and building users make impact on sustainability over the life span of the building. The authors show how a holistic approach considering costs, energy use, environmental impact, global warming potential as well as items which a usually disregarded such as finishes, furniture and appliances is needed to achieve best practice.
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Show how a holistic approach considering costs, energy use, environmental impact, global warming potential and items which are usually disregarded is needed to achieve best practice. This book also shows: how-to assess life-time costs and environmental impact of buildings; and, predict and assess the impact of user behaviour on sustainability.
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Preface; List of Figures; Part A: Construction industry and resource issues; Introduction; Life Cycle Analysis; Life cycle energy of houses; Life cycle costing of buildings; Environmental impact assessment; Part B: Life cycle analysis model, results and lessons; Development of a New Zealand Model; Life Cycle Performance of Average NZ House; Life cycle assessment and the building user
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780750680639
Publisert
2007-09-04
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
460 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
189 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
246