Ecological footprint assessment of building construction / authored by Jaime Solis-Guzman and Madelyn Marrero, University of Seville Ave. Reina Mercedes 4-a, 41007 Seville, Spain

By:

Solis-Guzman, Jaime [VerfasserIn]

Contributor(s):

Marrero, Madelyn [VerfasserIn]

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Publisher number: 1092446Product ID 1092446Language: English Publisher: Sharjah, U.A.E. : Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., [2015]Description: 1 Online-RessourceISBN:

1681080990
9781681080987

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Additional physical formats: 9781681080994 LOC classification:

.S65 2015eb
TH145

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Summary: AnnotationSummary: CONCLUDING REMARKSCONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; DISCLOSURE; REFERENCES; APPENDIX A. NOMENCLATURE ; APPENDIX B. ABBREVIATIONS ; APPENDIX C. GLOSSARY OF TERMS ; APPENDIX D. EMBODIED ENERGY FROM DIFFFENT SOURCES ; APPENDIX E. MATERIALS EMBODIED ENERGY ; SUBJECT INDEXSummary: FOREWORD ; PREFACE ; CONFLICT OF INTEREST ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; List of Contributors ; The Ecological Footprint Indicator ; INTRODUCTION; THE EF CONCEPT; AN APPROACH TO THE EF INDICATOR AS A SUSTAINABILITY PARAMETER; DETERMINATION OF THE EF INDICATOR; Consumption Calculation; Types of Productive Land; Conversion Factors; Ecological Deficit; APPLICATION SCALES OF THE EF INDICATOR; Planetary Scale (Living Planet Model); Urban Scale; STRENGHTS AND WEAKNESSES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; The EF of Building Construction ; INTRODUCTION; OBJECTIVESSummary: METHODOLOGYCONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; Direct Consumption: Energy and Water ; INTRODUCTION; ENERGY; Electricity and Fuel; Energy Productivity; Calculating the Footprint Associated with Energy Consumption; Electricity Consumption on the Construction Site; WATER; Introduction; Water Consumption; Other Considerations; CONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; Indirect Consumption: Manpower and Construction Materials ; INTRODUCTION; MANPOWER; Food; Mobility; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; Embodied EnergySummary: Sustainability is a major concern when considering the construction of a new building project as there is a definite effect of any construction on its surrounding environment. One tool to measure the environmental impact of projects is the Ecological FootSummary: The EF of Building MaterialsCONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; Waste and the Constructed Area ; WASTE; THE CONSTRUCTED AREA; CONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; Case Study ; INTRODUCTION; METHODOLOGY; Energy Consumption; Water Consumption; Food Consumption; Mobility ; Construction Materials; Waste; Determination of the Built Land EF; RESULTS; Energy Consumption EF ; Water Consumption EF; Food Consumption EF; Mobility EF; Construction Materials EF; Waste EF; Built Land EF; Total EF; EF of Ten Different Dwelling ProjectsPPN: PPN: 84850366XPackage identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-4-EBA | ZDB-4-ENC | ZDB-4-NLEBK

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