This book charts the path toward high performance sustainable buildings and the smart dwellings of the future. Power Systems, Architecture, Material Science, Civil Engineering and Information Systems are all given consideration, as interdisciplinary endeavours are at the heart of this green building revolution.

This book provides a single-source reference for whole life embodied impacts of buildings. The book is divided into four sections: measurement, including a strong emphasis on uncertainty analysis, as well as offering practical case studies of individual buildings and a comparison of materials;