The sustainable built environment : technical, managerial, legal and economic aspects /

"The text adopts an interdisciplinary approach to address the huge challenges in creating a sustainable built environment. In a broad survey of critical issues it assesses procurement, cost modelling and management, sustainable buildings, low and zero carbon technologies, sustainability in util...

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Group Author: Sertyesilisik, Begum; Al Shamma'a, Ahmed
Published: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: London ; New York :
Publication Dates: 2016.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "The text adopts an interdisciplinary approach to address the huge challenges in creating a sustainable built environment. In a broad survey of critical issues it assesses procurement, cost modelling and management, sustainable buildings, low and zero carbon technologies, sustainability in utilities, and the law"--
Carrier Form: xiv, 157 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780230314443
0230314449
Index Number: TH880
CLC: TU-023
Call Number: TU-023/S964-4
Contents: Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Introduction to the Sustainable Built Environment 2. Sustainable Procurement 3. Cost Modelling for Sustainability 4. Sustainable Building Process 5. Sustainable Buildings 6. Low and Zero Carbon Technologies in Buildings 7. Sustainability in Utilities: Water Efficient Sustainable Buildings 8. Environmental Law for the Built Environment and Environmental Impact Assessment9. Conclusion.