| Description |
1 online resource : color illustrations, color maps |
| Contents |
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; OBJECTIVES |
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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 Energy |
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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 Projects |
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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 INDEX |
| Summary |
Annotation 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 Foot |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed February 17, 2016) |
| Subject |
Building -- Environmental aspects
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Sustainable development -- Measurement
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Environmental impact analysis.
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Environmental impact statements.
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environmental impact statements.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Construction -- General.
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Environmental impact statements
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Building -- Environmental aspects
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Environmental impact analysis
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Sustainable development -- Measurement
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Marrero, Madelyn, author
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| ISBN |
9781681080987 |
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1681080982 |
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1681080990 |
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9781681080994 |
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