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049 _aCARIBET
050 0 0 _aTD196.B85
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100 _aErickson Brownell, Blaine
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245 0 0 _aExamining the environmental impacts of materials and buildings /
_cBlaine Erickson Brownell, University of Minnesota, USA.
_hbook
264 1 _aHershey, PA :
_bEngineering Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global),
_c2020.
300 _axxiii, 358 p. :
_bill. ;
_c27 cm.
_fbook
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
440 _aA volume in the practice, progress, and proficiency in sustainability (PPPS)
_9303037
_n2330-3271
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (papes 313-351) and index.
505 _aPreface xv -- Acknowledgments xxiii -- Section 1: Embodied Impact -- Chapter 1: The Embodied Impact of Existing Building Stock Ming Hu , University of Maryland , USA 1 -- Chapter 2: Building Codes Don’t Measure Up: A Case for Urban Material Performance Standards Jeana Ripple , University of Virginia , USA 32 -- Chapter 3: Teardown Index : Emissions of Single – Family Homes in Vancouver Joseph Dahmen , University of British Columbia , Canada ; Jens von Bergmann , MountainMath Software and Analytics , Canada ; Misha Das , University of British Columbia , Canada 64 -- Section 2: Material Topics -- Chapter 4: Toxicity in Architectural Plastics : Life – Cycle Index of Human Health in Building ( LCI – HHB ) Franca Trubiano , University of Pennsylvania , USA 103 -- Chapter 5: Green Charcoal : Developing Biodegradable Construction Materials for a Circular Economy Shreyas More , ISDI School of Design and Innovation , India ; Meenal Sutaria , ISDI School of Design and Innovation , India 132 -- Chapter 6: Fluid Matters : The Water Footprint of Building Materials Aletheia Aida , University f Arizona , USA 160 -- Section 3: Expanded Frameworks -- Chapter 7: Life – Cycle Assessment – Based Environmental Performance Targets for Buildings : What Is Next ? Getachew Assefa , University of Calgary , Canada 188 -- Chapter 8: Social Life – Cycle Assessment for Building Materials Liz Kutschke , University of Minnesota , USA 217 -- Chapter 9: Improving the Weather : ON Architectural Comforts and Climates 251 Andrew Cruse , The Ohio State University, USA 251 -- Chapter 10: Post – Normal Material Practice : “ Building “ as Inquiry Jacob Wayne Mans , University of Minnesota , USA 282 -- Compilation of References 313 -- About the Contributors 352 -- Index 356 –
520 _aThis 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
650 0 _aBuilding materials
_xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 _aConstruction and demolition debris
_xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 _aArchitecture
_xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 _aSustainable construction.
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_c27
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_kGeneral
_mE93 2020
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