Is Building Construction Approaching the Threshold of Becoming Unsustainable? - A System Theoretic Exploration towards a Post-Forrester Model for Tami

ISBN-13: 9783836460866 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 408 str.

Jos Fernandez-Solis

Opis

This book is a bold attempt to tackle a broad, difficult and important topic: sustainability in construction. At the outset, it marshals a large amount of insights and understanding from prior literature to bear on the focused topic. Given the extraordinary nature of the problem, the author is compelled to create a specific methodology, up to the task. The analysis leads to a redefinition of the concept of sustainability, and to a suggested method for ascertaining the requirements set by sustainability targets to construction. This is a well-justified, pragmatic method, which has face value and shows promise.All in all, the book is of interest not only through the suggested method, but also as a synthesis of facts, thinking and understanding related to sustainability in construction. Professor Lauri Koskela, School of the Built Environment, University of Salford, UK.

O autorze

Fernandez-Solis, Jose JOSÉ L. FERNÁNDEZ-SOLÍS, Ph.D. jsolis@tamu.edu José L. Fernández-Solís, Architect, RICS, Ph. D. in Building Construction, GA Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Professor at Construction Science Department, Texas A&M University; Experience: Director of Integrated Services H.C. Beck, Atlanta; V.P. of Architecture and Director of Contract Administration, large architectural company.