Whole building life cycle assessment : reference building structure and strategies

• Other Authors: Yang, Frances (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Reston, Virginia : American Society of Civil Engineers, [2018]
• Subjects: Sustainable construction.; Structural engineering.; Building materials > Service life.; Ecological risk assessment.; Service life (Engineering); Example.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780784481448; 078448144X; 9781523120147; 1523120142; 9780784415054; 0784415056
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 80 pages)

This report serves as a guide for the project team to define and model the structural system within the reference building design as required by green building standards and rating systems--

Table of Contents:

• General considerations
• Reference building options
• Structural material quantity reduction
• Structure as finish
• Nonstructural material quantity reduction
• Performance-based design for material damage reduction
• Impact reductions achieved by using alternate structural systems
• Impact reduction of functionally equivalent materials
• Incorporating salvaged materials
• Design for deconstruction
• Participating in operational energy savings