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Examining the environmental impacts of materials and buildings edited by Blaine Erickson Brownell.

Contributor(s): Brownell, Blaine Erickson, 1970- | IGI Global [publisher.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Practice, progress, and proficiency in sustainability (PPPS) book seriesPublisher: Hershey, Pennsylvania IGI Global, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 online resource (xxiii, 358 pages) illustrationsISBN: 1799824284; 9781799824282Subject(s): Building materials -- Environmental aspects | Construction and demolition debris -- Environmental aspects | Architecture -- Environmental aspects | Sustainable construction | Architecture -- Environmental aspects | Building materials -- Environmental aspects | Sustainable constructionGenre/Form: EBSCO eBooks Additional physical formats: Print version:: Examining the environmental impacts of materials and buildings.DDC classification: 691 | 324.1/20286 LOC classification: TD196.B85 | E93 2020eOnline resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Section 1. Embodied impact. Chapter 1. The embodied impact of existing building stock ; Chapter 2. Building codes don't measure up: a case for urban material performance standards ; Chapter 3. Teardown index: emissions of single-family homes in vancouver -- Section 2. Material topics. Chapter 4. Toxicity in architectural plastics: life-cycle index of human health in building (LCI-HHB) ; Chapter 5. Green charcoal: developing biodegradable construction materials for a circular economy ; Chapter 6. Fluid matters: the water footprint of building materials -- Section 3. Expanded frameworks. Chapter 7. Life-cycle assessment-based environmental performance targets for buildings: what is next? ; Chapter 8. Social life-cycle assessment for building materials ; Chapter 9. Improving the weather: on architectural comforts and climates ; Chapter 10. Post-normal material practice: "building" as inquiry.
Abstract: This book provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of ecological performance within modern building design and materials-based construction. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as life cycle assessment, material flows analysis, and sustainability, this book is ideally designed for architects, civil engineers, construction professionals, environmentalists, ecologists, business practitioners, scientists, policymakers, designers, researchers, and academicians seeking research on current trends in environmental performance within building design.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Embodied impact. Chapter 1. The embodied impact of existing building stock ; Chapter 2. Building codes don't measure up: a case for urban material performance standards ; Chapter 3. Teardown index: emissions of single-family homes in vancouver -- Section 2. Material topics. Chapter 4. Toxicity in architectural plastics: life-cycle index of human health in building (LCI-HHB) ; Chapter 5. Green charcoal: developing biodegradable construction materials for a circular economy ; Chapter 6. Fluid matters: the water footprint of building materials -- Section 3. Expanded frameworks. Chapter 7. Life-cycle assessment-based environmental performance targets for buildings: what is next? ; Chapter 8. Social life-cycle assessment for building materials ; Chapter 9. Improving the weather: on architectural comforts and climates ; Chapter 10. Post-normal material practice: "building" as inquiry.

This book provides emerging research exploring the theoretical and practical aspects of ecological performance within modern building design and materials-based construction. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as life cycle assessment, material flows analysis, and sustainability, this book is ideally designed for architects, civil engineers, construction professionals, environmentalists, ecologists, business practitioners, scientists, policymakers, designers, researchers, and academicians seeking research on current trends in environmental performance within building design.

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