Life Cycle Assessment

ISBN-13: 9780415702416 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 182 str.

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Opis

This title addresses the dynamic and dialectic of building and ecology, presenting the key theories and techniques surrounding the use of life cycle assessment data and methods. Architects and construction professionals must assume a larger responsibility in helping building owners to understand the implications of making material, manufacturing and assemblage decisions and therefore design to accommodate more ecological building. This book presents need to know information in the field of lifecycle studies in building, demonstrating the fundamental theory and practice and how this information is applied to making design decisions regarding materials and lifecycle of buildings.

O autorze

Kathrina Simonen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington. Licensed as both an Architect and Structural Engineer, her research agenda stems from unresolved questions originated during over 15 years of professional practice. Her research topics include life cycle assessment (LCA) and practice innovations such as prefabrication, digital manufacturing, and alternative project delivery models. She is founding director of the Carbon Leadership Forum, an industry/academic research collaborative focused on linking the science of life cycle assessment to industry best practices in order to help enable quantifiable reduction of the environmental impact of the built environment.