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1 online resource |
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Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 What does 'sustainable construction' mean? An overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 The influence of the building sector; 1.1.2 Can we afford sustainability?; 1.1.3 How can we achieve sustainability in the building sector?; 1.2 Aims of Sustainable Construction; 1.2.1 Ecological aims; 1.2.2 Social aims; 1.2.3 Economic aims; References; Chapter 2 Legal background and codes in Europe; 2.1 Normative Background; 2.2 Comments on EN 15804 and EN 15978; 2.2.1 Modular life-cycle stages |
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2.2.2 Comparability of EPDs for construction products2.2.3 Functional equivalent; 2.2.4 Scenarios at product or building level; 2.2.5 Reuse and recycling in module D; 2.2.6 Aggregation of the information modules; 2.3 Legal Framework; 2.3.1 EU waste framework directive and waste management acts in European countries: product responsibility; 2.3.2 EU construction products regulation; 2.3.3 EU building directive and energy saving ordinance; 2.3.4 Focus increasingly on construction products; 2.3.5 EU industrial emissions directive; References |
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Chapter 3 Basic principles of sustainability assessment3.1 The Life-Cycle Concept ; 3.1.1 What is the meaning of the life-cycle concept? ; 3.1.2 Life-cycle phases of a building ; 3.2 Life-Cycle Planning ; 3.2.1 Building Information Modeling in steel construction; 3.2.2 Integrated and life-cycle-oriented planning ; 3.3 Life-Cycle Assessment and Functional Unit ; 3.3.1 Environmental impact categories; 3.4 Life-Cycle Costing ; 3.4.1 Life-cycle costing -- cost application including cost planning ; 3.4.2 Net present value method; 3.4.3 Life-cycle cost analysis ; 3.5 Energy Efficiency |
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3.6 Environmental Product Declarations3.6.1 Institute Construction and Environment (IBU) -- Program Operator for EPDs in Germany; 3.6.2 The ECO Platform; 3.7 Background Databases; 3.8 European Open LCA Data Network; 3.8.1 ÖKOBAUDAT; 3.8.2 eLCA, an LCA tool for buildings; 3.8.3 LCA -- a European approach; 3.9 Environmental Data for Steel Construction Products; 3.9.1 The recycling potential concept; 3.9.2 EPD for structural steel; 3.9.3 EPD for hot-dip galvanized structural steel ; 3.9.4 EPDs for profiled sheets and sandwich panels; 3.10 KBOB-recommendation -- LCA Database from Switzerland |
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3.10.1 KBOB-recommendation as a basis for planning tools 3.10.2 Environmental impact assessment within the KBOB-recommendation ; 3.10.3 Environmental impacts of hot-rolled steel products ; 3.10.4 Example using data from the KBOB-recommendation ; References; Chapter 4 Sustainable steel construction; 4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF STEEL PRODUCTION; 4.2 PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTING; 4.2.1 Sustainability aspects of tender and contracting; 4.3 SUSTAINABLE BUILDING QUALITY; 4.3.1 Space efficiency; 4.3.2 Flexibility and building conversion; 4.3.3 Design for deconstruction, reuse and recycling |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Building, Iron and steel.
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Sustainable buildings -- Materials
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Construction -- General.
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Building, Iron and steel
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hauke, Bernhard, editor
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Kuhnhenne, Markus, editor
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Lawson, R. M., editor
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Veljkovic, Milan, editor
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| LC no. |
2016016530 |
| ISBN |
9781118740798 |
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1118740793 |
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9781118740811 |
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1118740815 |
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9781118740828 |
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1118740823 |
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1118741110 |
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9781118741115 |
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