Ecological footprint assessment of building construction / authored by Jaime Solis-Guzman and Madelyn Marrero, University of Seville Ave. Reina Mercedes 4-a 41007 Seville, Spain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Solis-Guzman, Jaime, author.

Marrero, Madelyn, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Measurement.

Sustainable development.

Building--Environmental aspects.

Building.

Environmental impact analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sharjah : Bentham Science Publishers, Limited, [2015]

Summary:

Sustainability is a major concern when considering the construction of a new building project as there is a definite effect of any construction on its surrounding environment. One tool to measure the environmental impact of projects is the Ecological Footprint (EF). Ecological Footprint Assessment of Building Construction: Spanish Case Study presents the methodology required for the creation of an effective EF assessment of building construction projects with a case study of a Spanish project. The book starts with a detailed overview of the EF indicator for buildings including definitions methodologies and scale applications. This is followed by chapters on dwelling construction methodology and calculation models for direct (energy and water) indirect (manpower and construction materials) resource consumption and waste in the constructed area. The book concludes with a case study that demonstrates the application of all types of EF indicators mentioned in the previous chapters. The methodology and all steps for each calculation are explained in detail making the book an applicable reference for working professionals as well as an easy-to-understand guide for graduates undertaking sustainability modules in ecology and civil engineering courses

Contents:

CONTENTS; FOREWORD ; PREFACE ; CONFLICT OF INTEREST ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; List of Contributors ; The Ecological Footprint Indicator ; INTRODUCTION; THE EF CONCEPT; AN APPROACH TO THE EF INDICATOR AS A SUSTAINABILITY PARAMETER; DETERMINATION OF THE EF INDICATOR; Consumption Calculation; Types of Productive Land; Conversion Factors; Ecological Deficit; APPLICATION SCALES OF THE EF INDICATOR; Planetary Scale (Living Planet Model); Urban Scale; STRENGHTS AND WEAKNESSES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; The EF of Building Construction ; INTRODUCTION; OBJECTIVES

METHODOLOGYCONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; Direct Consumption: Energy and Water ; INTRODUCTION; ENERGY; Electricity and Fuel; Energy Productivity; Calculating the Footprint Associated with Energy Consumption; Electricity Consumption on the Construction Site; WATER; Introduction; Water Consumption; Other Considerations; CONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; Indirect Consumption: Manpower and Construction Materials ; INTRODUCTION; MANPOWER; Food; Mobility; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; Embodied Energy

The EF of Building MaterialsCONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; Waste and the Constructed Area ; WASTE; THE CONSTRUCTED AREA; CONCLUDING REMARKS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; Case Study ; INTRODUCTION; METHODOLOGY; Energy Consumption; Water Consumption; Food Consumption; Mobility ; Construction Materials; Waste; Determination of the Built Land EF; RESULTS; Energy Consumption EF ; Water Consumption EF; Food Consumption EF; Mobility EF; Construction Materials EF; Waste EF; Built Land EF; Total EF; EF of Ten Different Dwelling Projects

CONCLUDING REMARKSCONFLICT OF INTEREST; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; DISCLOSURE; REFERENCES; APPENDIX A. NOMENCLATURE ; APPENDIX B. ABBREVIATIONS ; APPENDIX C. GLOSSARY OF TERMS ; APPENDIX D. EMBODIED ENERGY FROM DIFFFENT SOURCES ; APPENDIX E. MATERIALS EMBODIED ENERGY ; SUBJECT INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2016).

ISBN:

9781681080987

1681080982

OCLC:

939960473