Life cycle assessment in the built environment / / Robert H. Crawford |
Autore | Crawford Robert <1978-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Spon Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 624.1/8 |
Soggetto topico |
Building materials - Service life
Buildings - Environmental aspects Building materials - Recycling Product life cycle |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-135-24508-8
1-283-10233-1 9786613102331 1-135-24509-6 0-203-86817-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Life Cycle Assessment in the Built Environment; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Global environmental issues and the built environment; 1.1 Global warming and climate change; 1.2 Pollution; 1.3 Resource depletion; 1.4 Production and disposal of waste; 1.5 The built environment; 1.5.1 The built environment life cycle and its related environmental impacts; 1.5.1.1 Raw material extraction; 1.5.1.2 Manufacturing; 1.5.1.3 Construction; 1.5.1.4 Operation and maintenance
1.5.1.5 End-of-life (demolition, disposal, reuse and recycling)1.6 Summary; 2 Towards a sustainable built environment; 2.1 Minimizing the environmental impact of the built environment; 2.2 Designing for the environment: strategies for a sustainable built environment; 2.2.1 Resource efficiency; 2.2.2 Minimizing non-renewable resource consumption; 2.2.3 Minimizing pollution; 2.2.4 Designing for disassembly; 2.2.5 Minimizing solid waste production; 2.2.6 Designing for recyclability; 2.2.7 Designing for durability; 2.2.8 Designing for adaptive reuse 2.3 An integrated approach to environmental design2.4 Environmental assessment: an essential component of environmental design; 2.5 Origins and historical perspective of environmental assessment; 2.6 Environmental assessment in the twenty-first century; 2.7 Approaches to environmental assessment; 2.7.1 Assessment tools; 2.7.2 Simulation tools; 2.7.3 Checklists and guidelines; 2.8 Summary; 3 Life cycle assessment; 3.1 What is life cycle assessment?; 3.1.1 Life cycle assessment framework; 3.1.2 An iterative approach; 3.2 Types of life cycle assessment; 3.2.1 Baseline life cycle assessment 3.2.2 Comparative life cycle assessment3.2.3 Streamlined life cycle assessment; 3.3 The four phases of life cycle assessment; 3.3.1 Goal and scope definition; 3.3.1.1 Goals; 3.3.1.2 Scope; 3.3.1.3 Functional unit; 3.3.1.4 System boundaries; 3.3.1.5 Data quality and scope; 3.3.2 Life cycle inventory analysis; 3.3.2.1 Data types; 3.3.2.2 Quantifying inputs and outputs; 3.3.3 Life cycle impact assessment; 3.3.3.1 Selection and definition of impact categories; 3.3.3.2 Classification; 3.3.3.3 Characterization; 3.3.3.4 Normalization, grouping and weighting; 3.3.3.5 Data quality analysis 3.3.4 Interpretation3.3.4.1 Identification of significant issues; 3.3.4.2 Evaluation of results - completeness, consistency and sensitivity; 3.3.4.3 Conclusions, limitations and recommendations; 3.4 How can life cycle assessment be used?; 3.4.1 Environmental improvement; 3.4.2 Strategic planning; 3.4.3 Public policy making; 3.4.4 Marketing and eco-labelling; 3.5 International LCA standard - ISO 14040 series; 3.6 Limitations of life cycle assessment; 3.6.1 Lack of knowledge and awareness; 3.6.2 Methodological gaps; 3.6.3 Geographic issues 3.6.4 Availability and quality of life cycle inventory data |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459834103321 |
Crawford Robert <1978-, > | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Spon Press, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Life cycle assessment in the built environment / / Robert H. Crawford |
Autore | Crawford Robert <1978-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Spon Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 624.1/8 |
Soggetto topico |
Building materials - Service life
Buildings - Environmental aspects Building materials - Recycling Product life cycle |
ISBN |
1-135-24508-8
1-283-10233-1 9786613102331 1-135-24509-6 0-203-86817-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Life Cycle Assessment in the Built Environment; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Global environmental issues and the built environment; 1.1 Global warming and climate change; 1.2 Pollution; 1.3 Resource depletion; 1.4 Production and disposal of waste; 1.5 The built environment; 1.5.1 The built environment life cycle and its related environmental impacts; 1.5.1.1 Raw material extraction; 1.5.1.2 Manufacturing; 1.5.1.3 Construction; 1.5.1.4 Operation and maintenance
1.5.1.5 End-of-life (demolition, disposal, reuse and recycling)1.6 Summary; 2 Towards a sustainable built environment; 2.1 Minimizing the environmental impact of the built environment; 2.2 Designing for the environment: strategies for a sustainable built environment; 2.2.1 Resource efficiency; 2.2.2 Minimizing non-renewable resource consumption; 2.2.3 Minimizing pollution; 2.2.4 Designing for disassembly; 2.2.5 Minimizing solid waste production; 2.2.6 Designing for recyclability; 2.2.7 Designing for durability; 2.2.8 Designing for adaptive reuse 2.3 An integrated approach to environmental design2.4 Environmental assessment: an essential component of environmental design; 2.5 Origins and historical perspective of environmental assessment; 2.6 Environmental assessment in the twenty-first century; 2.7 Approaches to environmental assessment; 2.7.1 Assessment tools; 2.7.2 Simulation tools; 2.7.3 Checklists and guidelines; 2.8 Summary; 3 Life cycle assessment; 3.1 What is life cycle assessment?; 3.1.1 Life cycle assessment framework; 3.1.2 An iterative approach; 3.2 Types of life cycle assessment; 3.2.1 Baseline life cycle assessment 3.2.2 Comparative life cycle assessment3.2.3 Streamlined life cycle assessment; 3.3 The four phases of life cycle assessment; 3.3.1 Goal and scope definition; 3.3.1.1 Goals; 3.3.1.2 Scope; 3.3.1.3 Functional unit; 3.3.1.4 System boundaries; 3.3.1.5 Data quality and scope; 3.3.2 Life cycle inventory analysis; 3.3.2.1 Data types; 3.3.2.2 Quantifying inputs and outputs; 3.3.3 Life cycle impact assessment; 3.3.3.1 Selection and definition of impact categories; 3.3.3.2 Classification; 3.3.3.3 Characterization; 3.3.3.4 Normalization, grouping and weighting; 3.3.3.5 Data quality analysis 3.3.4 Interpretation3.3.4.1 Identification of significant issues; 3.3.4.2 Evaluation of results - completeness, consistency and sensitivity; 3.3.4.3 Conclusions, limitations and recommendations; 3.4 How can life cycle assessment be used?; 3.4.1 Environmental improvement; 3.4.2 Strategic planning; 3.4.3 Public policy making; 3.4.4 Marketing and eco-labelling; 3.5 International LCA standard - ISO 14040 series; 3.6 Limitations of life cycle assessment; 3.6.1 Lack of knowledge and awareness; 3.6.2 Methodological gaps; 3.6.3 Geographic issues 3.6.4 Availability and quality of life cycle inventory data |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790093203321 |
Crawford Robert <1978-, > | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Spon Press, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Life cycle assessment in the built environment / / Robert H. Crawford |
Autore | Crawford Robert <1978-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Spon Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 624.1/8 |
Soggetto topico |
Building materials - Service life
Buildings - Environmental aspects Building materials - Recycling Product life cycle |
ISBN |
1-135-24508-8
1-283-10233-1 9786613102331 1-135-24509-6 0-203-86817-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Life Cycle Assessment in the Built Environment; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Global environmental issues and the built environment; 1.1 Global warming and climate change; 1.2 Pollution; 1.3 Resource depletion; 1.4 Production and disposal of waste; 1.5 The built environment; 1.5.1 The built environment life cycle and its related environmental impacts; 1.5.1.1 Raw material extraction; 1.5.1.2 Manufacturing; 1.5.1.3 Construction; 1.5.1.4 Operation and maintenance
1.5.1.5 End-of-life (demolition, disposal, reuse and recycling)1.6 Summary; 2 Towards a sustainable built environment; 2.1 Minimizing the environmental impact of the built environment; 2.2 Designing for the environment: strategies for a sustainable built environment; 2.2.1 Resource efficiency; 2.2.2 Minimizing non-renewable resource consumption; 2.2.3 Minimizing pollution; 2.2.4 Designing for disassembly; 2.2.5 Minimizing solid waste production; 2.2.6 Designing for recyclability; 2.2.7 Designing for durability; 2.2.8 Designing for adaptive reuse 2.3 An integrated approach to environmental design2.4 Environmental assessment: an essential component of environmental design; 2.5 Origins and historical perspective of environmental assessment; 2.6 Environmental assessment in the twenty-first century; 2.7 Approaches to environmental assessment; 2.7.1 Assessment tools; 2.7.2 Simulation tools; 2.7.3 Checklists and guidelines; 2.8 Summary; 3 Life cycle assessment; 3.1 What is life cycle assessment?; 3.1.1 Life cycle assessment framework; 3.1.2 An iterative approach; 3.2 Types of life cycle assessment; 3.2.1 Baseline life cycle assessment 3.2.2 Comparative life cycle assessment3.2.3 Streamlined life cycle assessment; 3.3 The four phases of life cycle assessment; 3.3.1 Goal and scope definition; 3.3.1.1 Goals; 3.3.1.2 Scope; 3.3.1.3 Functional unit; 3.3.1.4 System boundaries; 3.3.1.5 Data quality and scope; 3.3.2 Life cycle inventory analysis; 3.3.2.1 Data types; 3.3.2.2 Quantifying inputs and outputs; 3.3.3 Life cycle impact assessment; 3.3.3.1 Selection and definition of impact categories; 3.3.3.2 Classification; 3.3.3.3 Characterization; 3.3.3.4 Normalization, grouping and weighting; 3.3.3.5 Data quality analysis 3.3.4 Interpretation3.3.4.1 Identification of significant issues; 3.3.4.2 Evaluation of results - completeness, consistency and sensitivity; 3.3.4.3 Conclusions, limitations and recommendations; 3.4 How can life cycle assessment be used?; 3.4.1 Environmental improvement; 3.4.2 Strategic planning; 3.4.3 Public policy making; 3.4.4 Marketing and eco-labelling; 3.5 International LCA standard - ISO 14040 series; 3.6 Limitations of life cycle assessment; 3.6.1 Lack of knowledge and awareness; 3.6.2 Methodological gaps; 3.6.3 Geographic issues 3.6.4 Availability and quality of life cycle inventory data |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811290303321 |
Crawford Robert <1978-, > | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Spon Press, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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