Sustainability in Engineering Design and Construction
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- English
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Sustainability in Engineering Design and Construction
About This Book
Successfully Measure the Benefits of Green Design and Construction
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:
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- 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
Frequently asked questions
Information
1 Introduction
Gaia Theoryāthe earth in its totality is very much a living entity. It is alive, it is fragile, and everything that is in it preserves a complex balance with everything else in a state of mutually beneficial equilibrium Humankindās current disharmonious behavior is affecting this careful balance; there is a growing feeling that it must be changed radically and soon, if life on earth is to continue and flourish.John Lovelock (1979)
British chemist and environmentalist (Winchester 2005, p. 4)
1.1 IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING SUSTAINABILITY IN ENGINEERING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS
1.2 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
1.3 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Authors
- 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 13Traditional 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
- Appendix A: List of Commonly Used Acronyms and Organizations Related to Sustainable Practices
- Appendix B: Countries That Have Ratified the Original Kyoto Protocol Treaty (March 2014)
- Appendix C: Sustainability in Engineering Design and Construction Questionnaire
- Appendix D: Sustainability Project Execution PlanāOffice Complex, Scottsdale, Arizona*
- Appendix E: Sustainability Project Execution Plan: Bessemer One, Sentinel Building, Bessemer Office Park, North Carolina Case Study*
- Appendix F: Sustainability Project Execution Plan: HomeWaters (Formerly the Espy Farm) Farm Redevelopment, Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania Case Study*
- Bibliography
- Index