Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Eco-labeling and Case Studies (Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and ... (LCA), Eco-Labelling and Case Studies: 49 - Hardcover

Fernando Pacheco Torgal; Luisa F. Cabeza; Joao Labrincha

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0857097679 ISBN 13: 9780857097675

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

Eco-efficient construction and building materials reviews ways of assessing the environmental impact of construction and building materials. Part one discusses the application of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to building materials as well as eco-labelling. 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. Part three includes case studies applying LCA methodology to particular structures and components.

About this title

About the Author

Fernando Pacheco-Torgal is an investigator in the C-TAC Research Unit at the University of Minho, Portugal, and is the author or co-author of more than 200 publications, including the edition of seven international books. Luisa F. Cabeza is Professor at the University of Lleida (Spain) where she leads the GREA research group. She has coauthor over 100 journal papers and several book chapters. Joao Labrincha is Associate Professor in the Materials and Ceramics Engineering Department of the University of Aveiro, Portugal, and member of the CICECO research unit. He has registered 22 patent applications, and has published over 170 SCI papers. Aldo Giuntini de Magalhaes is a Professor in the Department of Materials Engineering and Construction at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and coordinates government research projects related to area of Sustainable Buildings.

Edition details

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857097679
• ISBN 13: 9780857097675
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 624