Sustainability in engineering design and construction / by J.K. Yates and Daniel Castro-Lacouture

By:

Yates, J. K [author]

Contributor(s):

Castro-Lacouture, Daniel [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, [2016]Description: xxvi, 426 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781498733915 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

TH880 Y2 2016

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Contents:

Introduction -- Sources of information on sustainability requirements -- Sustainability issues in the engineering construction industry -- Sustainable engineering design -- Environmental laws and their implications -- Life-cycle cost assessment models -- Sustainable practices in the engineering and construction -- Corporate-level sustainability practices -- Project-level sustainability initiatives -- Global sustainability trends and implications -- Sustainable construction materials -- Sustainable heavy construction equipment -- Traditional and alternative energy sources -- Leadership in energy and environmental design building rating system -- Sustainability organizations and certification programs -- Sustainability implementations resources -- Sustainability design and construction summary.

Summary: Sustainability in Engineering Design and Construction outlines the sustainable practices used in engineering design and construction operations for all types of engineering and construction projects. Aimed at ushering the engineering and construction industry into embracing sustainable practices and green construction techniques, this book addresses sustainability in engineering design and construction operations from a historical and global perspective, and delves into specific sustainability concepts and processes. The book explains the concepts of sustainable development, corporate social responsibility (CSR), the Dow Jones Global Sustainability Index (DJGSI), key performance indicators (KPIs), corporate sustainability, and the triple bottom line (economic, environmental, and social values in design and construction). Relevant to sustainability in every facet of engineering and construction, it also covers life-cycle environmental cost analysis, discusses sustainable engineering and site selection, the economic considerations evaluated when making sustainability decisions, and explains how to measure and quantify sustainable performance and apply these practices in the real world. It also covers project and corporate level sustainability practices, sustainable construction materials and processes, sustainable heavy construction equipment, traditional and alternative energy sources, provides implementation resources for starting and evaluating sustainability programs, and includes a checklist for measuring the sustainability of construction operations. The text contains detailed information on sustainable construction materials and processes, heavy construction equipment, and traditional and alternative energy sources. It presents information on sustainable designs, selecting sustainable sites, designing for passive survivability, designing for disassembly, and the ISO 14,000 standards. It provides implementation resources for starting and evaluating sustainability programs and a checklist for measuring the sustainability of construction operations In addition, it provides definitions of sustainability terms and expressions, as well as case studies, examples, discussion questions, and a list of supplemental references at the end of each chapter. This book provides information on: Definitions for sustainability terms Sources for locating global sustainability requirements Current sustainability issues Environmental laws related to sustainability and their implications Sustainable design Life-cycle cost assessment models Sustainable practices currently being used in the engineering and construction (E&C) industry Corporate-level sustainability practices Project-level sustainability practices Global sustainability trends and implications Sustainable materials Sustainable heavy construction equipment Traditional and alternative energy sources LEED Green Building Rating System Sustainability organizations and certification programs Sustainability implementation resources A summary of sustainable engineering design and construction

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Books	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	RUS TH880 Y2 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Room use only	76450		00076346

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sustainability in Engineering Design and Construction outlines the sustainable practices used in engineering design and construction operations for all types of engineering and construction projects. Aimed at ushering the engineering and construction industry into embracing sustainable practices and green construction techniques, this book addresses sustainability in engineering design and construction operations from a historical and global perspective, and delves into specific sustainability concepts and processes.

The book explains the concepts of sustainable development, corporate social responsibility (CSR), the Dow Jones Global Sustainability Index (DJGSI), key performance indicators (KPIs), corporate sustainability, and the triple bottom line (economic, environmental, and social values in design and construction). Relevant to sustainability in every facet of engineering and construction, it also covers life-cycle environmental cost analysis, discusses sustainable engineering and site selection, the economic considerations evaluated when making sustainability decisions, and explains how to measure and quantify sustainable performance and apply these practices in the real world. It also covers project and corporate level sustainability practices, sustainable construction materials and processes, sustainable heavy construction equipment, traditional and alternative energy sources, provides implementation resources for starting and evaluating sustainability programs, and includes a checklist for measuring the sustainability of construction operations.

The text contains detailed information on sustainable construction materials and processes, heavy construction equipment, and traditional and alternative energy sources. It presents information on sustainable designs, selecting sustainable sites, designing for passive survivability, designing for disassembly, and the ISO 14,000 standards. It provides implementation resources for starting and evaluating sustainability programs and a checklist for measuring the sustainability of construction operations In addition, it provides definitions of sustainability terms and expressions, as well as case studies, examples, discussion questions, and a list of supplemental references at the end of each chapter.

This book provides information on:

Definitions for sustainability terms
Sources for locating global sustainability requirements
Current sustainability issues
Environmental laws related to sustainability and their implications
Sustainable design
Life-cycle cost assessment models
Sustainable practices currently being used in the engineering and construction (E&C) industry
Corporate-level sustainability practices
Project-level sustainability practices
Global sustainability trends and implications
Sustainable materials
Sustainable heavy construction equipment
Traditional and alternative energy sources
LEED Green Building Rating System
Sustainability organizations and certification programs
Sustainability implementation resources
A summary of sustainable engineering design and construction

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