| Description |
xvi, 288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for Sustainable practices in the built environment / edited by Craig A. Langston and Grace K.C. Ding. -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- List of Contributors, Foreword to the first edition, Foreword to the second edition, Introduction, Part One: Environmental Quality: The planet in crisis, Sustainable development, Accounting for the environment. Part Two: Development Controls, Environmental law, Environmental impact assessment, Environmental policies and strategies. Part Three: Analytical Tools: Environmental economics, Cost-benefit analysis, Estimating social costs and benefits. Part Four: Project Feasibility, Project selection criteria, Intergenerational equity, The measurement of sustainablity. Part Five: Design Considerations: Environmental impact of buildings, low energy design, embodied energy and recycling. Part Six: Energy Conservation: Energy quality, Renewable energy, Energy regulation and policy. Part Seven: Life-cost Studies: Life-cost planning and analysis, Determination of the discount rate, Occupancy costs. Part Eight: Asset Management: Post-occupancy evaluation, Environmental auditing, Facility Management -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Environmental engineering |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Building materials -- Environmental aspects.
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Construction industry -- Environmental aspects.
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Environmental engineering.
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| Author |
Ding, Grace K. C.
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Langston, Craig A.
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| LC no. |
2001035007 |
| ISBN |
0750651539 |
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