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Materials Selection for Sustainability in the Built Environment: Environmental, Social and Economic Aspects (Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering) (in English)
Haddad Assed N.,Hammad Ahmed W. A.,Figueiredo Karoline (Author)
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Woodhead Publishing
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Materials Selection for Sustainability in the Built Environment: Environmental, Social and Economic Aspects (Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering) (in English) - Haddad Assed N.,Hammad Ahmed W. A.,Figueiredo Karoline
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Synopsis "Materials Selection for Sustainability in the Built Environment: Environmental, Social and Economic Aspects (Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering) (in English)"
Materials Selection for Sustainability in the Built Environment: Environmental, Social and Economic Aspects presents the current state-of-the-art when it comes to the decision-making process for choosing construction materials to deliver sustainable construction projects. Aspects covered include the science of enhanced decision-making via operational research and machine learning techniques and how this can be implemented in various disciplines such as architecture, engineering and construction. To this end, the book discusses environmental, economic and social aspects in assessing construction materials and presents different tools and methods that can benefit and facilitate this process. Finally, the book reviews previous publications on construction material selection and presents essential discussions on the role professionals, researchers, contractors and governments play in making more sustainable decisions on the built environment.Presents a lifecycle management-based, systematic and integrated approach for sustainable construction materials selectionDiscusses the impact of materials selection, covering every aspect of sustainability (environmental, social and economic aspects)Looks at the concept of the circular economyProvides case studies on decision-making methods in combination with lifecycle sustainability assessments
