Eco-Efficient Construction and Building Materials

Informationen zum Autor Dr. F. Pacheco-Torgal is a principal investigator at the University of Minho, in Portugal. He currently holds the title of Counsellor from the Portuguese Engineers Association and has authored more than 300 publications. He is a member of the editorial boards for 9 international journals. He has acted as a foreign expert in the evaluation of 30 PhD theses. In the last 10 years he has been a Member of the Scientific Committee for almost 60 conferences most of them in Asian countries. He is also a grant assessor for several scientific institutions in 15 countries including the UK, US, Netherlands, China, France, Australia, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Spain, Czech Republic, Chile, Saudi Arabia, UA. Emirates, Croatia, Poland, and the EU Commission. He has also been an invited reviewer for 125 international journals and has reviewed almost 1200 papers and has been the lead editor of 27 books. Luisa F. Cabeza is Professor at the University of Lleida (Spain) where she leads the GREA research group. She has co-authored over 100 journal papers and several book chapters. Luisa F. Cabeza received her PhD in Industrial Engineering in 1996 from the University Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain. She also holds degrees in Chemical Engineering (1992) and in Industrial Engineering (1993), as well as an MBA (1995) from the same University. Her interests include the different TES technologies (sensible, latent and thermochemical), applications (buildings, industry, refrigeration, CSP, etc.), and social aspects. She also acts as subject editor of the journals Renewable Energy, and Solar Energy. João 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 papers. Aldo Giuntini de Magalhães 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 the area of Sustainable Buildings. Klappentext 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-labeling. 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributor contact details Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering 1: Introduction to the environmental impact of construction and building materialsAbstract1.1 Introduction1.2 Environmental impact assessment1.3 The European Construction Products Regulation (CPR)1.4 Outline of the book Part I: Life cycle assessment (LCA), eco-labelling and procurement2: Mineral resource depletion assessmentAbstract2.1 Introduction2.2 Definition and classification of mineral resources2.3 Trends in mineral use and depletion2.4 Dynamic analysis of mineral resource use and depletion: the Hubbert peak model2.5 From grave to cradle: A new approach to assess and account for mineral depletion2.6 Conclusions3: Life cycle assessment (LCA) of sustainable building materials: an overviewAbstract3.1 Introduction3.2 The environmental impact of building materials3.3 Life cycle assessment (LCA) and sustainable building materials3.4 Conclusions4: Life cycle assessment (LCA) of the building sector: strengths and weaknessesAbstract4.1 Introduction4.2 The overall strengths and limitations of life cycle assessment (LCA)4.3 Strengths and weaknesses within LCA methodology4.4 Conclusions5: Using life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to devel...

Autorentext

Fernando Pacheco Torgal is a Principal Investigator at C-TAC, University of Minho. He holds the title of Counsellor (Top 0.5%) from the Portuguese Engineers Association and has been consistently recognized as a Scopus Highly Cited Scientist in the global rankings by Stanford University. With over 300 publications to his name, he has carried out in-depth peer reviews of more than one thousand scientific papers and assessed nearly one hundred research grant proposals across 15 countries. He serves on the editorial boards of nine international journals and has been involved in editorial decisions for several hundred manuscripts. In addition, he has edited 33 international books, many of which are available in the libraries of prestigious institutions such as Harvard, MIT, and Stanford.

Klappentext

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-labeling. 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.

Inhalt

Contributor contact details Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering 1: Introduction to the environmental impact of construction and building materials

• Abstract
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Environmental impact assessment
• 1.3 The European Construction Products Regulation (CPR)

• 1.4 Outline of the book Part I: Life cycle assessment (LCA), eco-labelling and procurement2: Mineral resource depletion assessment

• Abstract
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Definition and classification of mineral resources
• 2.3 Trends in mineral use and depletion
• 2.4 Dynamic analysis of mineral resource use and depletion: the Hubbert peak model
• 2.5 From grave to cradle: A new approach to assess and account for mineral depletion

• 2.6 Conclusions3: Life cycle assessment (LCA) of sustainable building materials: an overview

• Abstract
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 The environmental impact of building materials
• 3.3 Life cycle assessment (LCA) and sustainable building materials

• 3.4 Conclusions4: Life cycle assessment (LCA) of the building sector: strengths and weaknesses

• Abstract
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 The overall strengths and limitations of life cycle assessment (LCA)
• 4.3 Strengths and weaknesses within LCA methodology

• 4.4 Conclusions5: Using life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to develop eco-labels for construction and building materials

• Abstract
• 5.1 Introduction: life cycle thinking and eco-labels
• 5.2 Life cycle assessment (LCA)
• 5.3 Types of eco-labels and their relation to LCA
• 5.4 Environmental certification programmes for buildings
• 5.5 Future trends

• 5.6 Sources of further information and advice6: The EU Ecolabel scheme and its application to construction and building materials

• Abstract
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 The EU Ecolabel and the European Commission policy for sustainability
• 6.3 History and goals of the EU Ecolabel scheme
• 6.4 EU Ecolabel establishment procedures and criteria
• 6.5 EU Ecolabel and green public procurement (GPP)
• 6.6 EU Ecolabel and national ecolabelling schemes
• 6.7 EU Ecolabel for eco-efficient construction and building materials
• 6.8 Future trends
• 6.9 Sources of further information and advice

• 6.11 Appendix: abbreviations7: Environmental product declaration (EPD) labelling of construction and building materials

• Abstract
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Regulatory framework
• 7.3 Objectives and general principles
• 7.4 Environmental product declaration (EPD) methodology
• 7.5 EPD programmes around the world
• 7.6 Product category rules (PCR) for construction…