Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Eco-Labelling and Case Studies - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0857097679 ISBN 13: 9780857097675

Casa editrice: Woodhead Pub Ltd, 2013

Riassunto

In this book, the editors and expert contributors review ways of assessing the environmental impact of construction and building materials. Chapters in part one discuss the application of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to building materials as well as eco-labeling. Part two includes case studies showing the application of LCA methodology to different types of building material, from cement and concrete to wood and adhesives used in building. The concluding section offers case studies applying LCA methodology to particular structures and components.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Fernando Pacheco-Torgal is an investigator in the C-TAC Research Centre at the University of Minho, Portugal, and is the author or co-author of almost 200 publications.

Luisa F. Cabeza is Professor of Engineering at the University of Lleida, Spain, where she leads one of the biggest research group on thermal energy storage in the world, GREA.

Joao Labrincha is Associate Professor in the Materials and Ceramics Engineering Department of the University of Aveiro, Portugal.

Aldo Giuntini de Magalhaes is Professor in the Department of Materials Engineering and Construction at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Woodhead Pub Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0857097679
• ISBN 13: 9780857097675
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 617
• Redattore: Pacheco-Torgal F., Cabeza L. F., Labrincha J., De Magalhaes A.
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