Life Cycle Assessment addresses the dynamic and dialectic of building and ecology; presenting the key theories and techniques surrounding the use of life cycle assessment data and methods.Architects and construction professionals must assume greater responsibility in helping building owners to understand the implications of making material; manufacturing; and assemblage decisions and therefore design to accommodate more ecological building. Life Cycle Assessment is a guide for architects; engineers; and builders; presenting the principles and art of performing life cycle impact assessments of materials and whole buildings; including the need to define meaningful goals and objectives and critically evaluate analysis assumptions.As part of the PocketArchitecture Series; the book includes both fundamentals and advanced topics. The book is primarily focused on arming the design and construction professional with the tools necessary to make design decisions regarding life cycle; reuse; and sustainability. As such; the book is a practical text on the concepts and applications of life cycle techniques and environmental impact evaluation in architecture and is presented in language and depth appropriate for building industry professionals.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Terrible image quality; keep shoppingBy John H.Many of these pages would require a magnifying glass to color. The images are poorly reproduced and of varying resolutions; lots of them very fuzzy. It looks like someone used Photoshop to put a modge podge of images together. There is nothing Zen about this book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Mary McCormickdaughter loved it.
