Sustainability in engineering design and construction

✍ Scribed by Castro-Lacouture, Daniel; Yates, J. K

Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2016
Tongue: English
Leaves: 452
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Content: Chapter 1. Introduction --
chapter 2. Sources of information on sustainability requirements --
chapter 3. Sustainability issues in the engineering and construction industry --
chapter 4. Sustainable engineering design --
chapter 5. Environmental laws and their implications --
chapter 6. Life-cycle cost assessment models --
chapter 7. Sustainable practices in the engineering and construction industry --
chapter 8. Corporate-level sustainability practices --
chapter 9. Project-level sustainability initiatives --
chapter 10. Global sustainability trends and implications --
chapter 11. Sustainable construction materials --
chapter 12. Sustainable heavy construction equipment --
chapter 13. Traditional and alternative energy sources --
chapter 14. Leadership in energy and environmental design green building rating system --
chapter 15. Sustainability organizations and certification programs --
chapter 16. Sustainability implementation resources --
chapter 17. Sustainability in engineering design and construction summary.

✦ Subjects

Sustainable construction. Sustainable engineering. Environmental protection. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General) TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Reference

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