The Routledge handbook of embodied carbon in the built environment
The Routledge handbook of embodied carbon in the built environment [electronic resource] /
Handbook of embodied carbon in the built environment Embodied carbon in the built environment
edited by Rahman Azari, Alice Moncaster.
- 1 online resource (440 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
SECTION 1: Introduction: The embodied carbon questions and debates 1. Introduction to this handbook - the question of embodied carbon 2. Minimising embodied carbon: A question of politics, not percentages 3. Climate-neutral and circular built environment - right here, right now - 4. Net zero in buildings and construction: Use and misuse of carbon offsets 5. Characterization of links between embodied carbon and thermal mass SECTION 2: Embodied decarbonization, approaches and policies 6. Introduction to Section 2: National and international approaches to and policies for decarbonisation 7. Embodied decarbonization in North America: A paradigm shift 8. Embodied carbon in building regulation - development and implementation in Finland, Sweden and Denmark 9. Global carbon budgets for the built environment: How far are we to achieve a 1.5C limit in global warming? A Swiss example 10. The Levels framework and the Life Levels project: Developing common and national approaches to embodied carbon in European countries 11. Embodied emissions - knowledge building for industry SECTION 3: Urban scale perspectives 12. Introduction to Section 3: Embodied carbon and urban scale perspectives 13. Approaches and system boundaries for urban carbon accounts 14. Quantifying the sunk carbon costs of cities: A case-study of 50 years of construction in Odense, Denmark 15. Embodied GHG in transportation infrastructure SECTION 4: Building Scale Perspectives 16. Introduction to Section 4: Embodied carbon and building scale perspectives 17. Life cycle assessment applied to the eco-design of urban projects in France 18. Climate and resource footprint assessment in building information modelling: A method and indicators 19. Achieving social justice and environmental justice in safe affordable housing through a materials-centered, multi-level, transdisciplinary approach 20. Embodied carbon and building retrofit; a heritage example SECTION 5: Material scale perspectives 21. Introduction to Section 5: Embodied carbon and material scale perspectives 22. Real and apparent variations in embodied carbon impacts provided in EPD for construction products 23. Three windows: Accounting for embodied resources and cultural value 24. Embodied carbon in biogenic and earth materials: Accounting for the work of the biogeosphere in construction materials 25. Farm to building: Catalyzing the use of natural, net-zero, and healthier building materials
This handbook explores embodied carbon across the built environment.
9781003820031 (PDF ebook) : 42.99
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
EBOOK
EMBODIED CARBON
NET ZERO
SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
URBAN PLANNING
TH880 / .R6 2023
720.47
SECTION 1: Introduction: The embodied carbon questions and debates 1. Introduction to this handbook - the question of embodied carbon 2. Minimising embodied carbon: A question of politics, not percentages 3. Climate-neutral and circular built environment - right here, right now - 4. Net zero in buildings and construction: Use and misuse of carbon offsets 5. Characterization of links between embodied carbon and thermal mass SECTION 2: Embodied decarbonization, approaches and policies 6. Introduction to Section 2: National and international approaches to and policies for decarbonisation 7. Embodied decarbonization in North America: A paradigm shift 8. Embodied carbon in building regulation - development and implementation in Finland, Sweden and Denmark 9. Global carbon budgets for the built environment: How far are we to achieve a 1.5C limit in global warming? A Swiss example 10. The Levels framework and the Life Levels project: Developing common and national approaches to embodied carbon in European countries 11. Embodied emissions - knowledge building for industry SECTION 3: Urban scale perspectives 12. Introduction to Section 3: Embodied carbon and urban scale perspectives 13. Approaches and system boundaries for urban carbon accounts 14. Quantifying the sunk carbon costs of cities: A case-study of 50 years of construction in Odense, Denmark 15. Embodied GHG in transportation infrastructure SECTION 4: Building Scale Perspectives 16. Introduction to Section 4: Embodied carbon and building scale perspectives 17. Life cycle assessment applied to the eco-design of urban projects in France 18. Climate and resource footprint assessment in building information modelling: A method and indicators 19. Achieving social justice and environmental justice in safe affordable housing through a materials-centered, multi-level, transdisciplinary approach 20. Embodied carbon and building retrofit; a heritage example SECTION 5: Material scale perspectives 21. Introduction to Section 5: Embodied carbon and material scale perspectives 22. Real and apparent variations in embodied carbon impacts provided in EPD for construction products 23. Three windows: Accounting for embodied resources and cultural value 24. Embodied carbon in biogenic and earth materials: Accounting for the work of the biogeosphere in construction materials 25. Farm to building: Catalyzing the use of natural, net-zero, and healthier building materials
This handbook explores embodied carbon across the built environment.
9781003820031 (PDF ebook) : 42.99
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
EBOOK
EMBODIED CARBON
NET ZERO
SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
URBAN PLANNING
TH880 / .R6 2023
720.47