Materials Selection for Sustainability in the Built Environment: Environmental, Social and Economic Aspects presents the current state-of-the-art when it comes to the decision-making process for choosing construction materials to deliver sustainable construction projects. Aspects covered include the science of enhanced decision-making via operational research and machine learning techniques and how this can be implemented in various disciplines such as architecture, engineering and construction. To this end, the book discusses environmental, economic and social aspects in assessing construction materials and presents different tools and methods that can benefit and facilitate this process.
Finally, the book reviews previous publications on construction material selection and presents essential discussions on the role professionals, researchers, contractors and governments play in making more sustainable decisions on the built environment.
1. 1 : Introduction - p. Page xi 2. 2 : Life cycle thinking and its application to the built environment - p. Page 10 3. 3 : Importance of material selection to achieve sustainable construction - p. Page 37 4. 4 : Importance of decision-making in building materials selection - p. Page 68 5. 5 : Employing circular economy principles to enhance sustainability in the built environment - p. Page 81 6. 6 : Standards and legal regulations regarding sustainable construction - p. Page 109 7. 7 : Introductory overview - p. Page 127 8. 8 : Assessment of concrete and cementitious materials - p. Page 135 9. 9 : Assessment of wood - p. Page 151 10. 10 : Assessment of glass - p. Page 197 11. 11 : Concluding overview: advancements in building materials technology - p. Page 220 12. 12 : Life cycle sustainability assessment applied in the built environment - p. Page 235 13. 13 : Simulation tools to assist material choice - p. Page 260 14. 14 : Multicriteria decision-making methods - p. Page 294 15. 15 : Machine learning decision-making tools - eco friendly materials - p. Page 315 16. 16 : Case study I: Development of laminated wood products from Eucalyptus nitens in the Chilean context - p. Page 335 17. 17 : Case study II: Application of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in BIM in early design stages for the selection of the structural system of a residential building in Spain - p. Page 375 18. 18 : Case study III: Designing sustainable timber–concrete composite floor system - p. Page 402 19. 19 : Case study IV: thermal and environmental performance assessment of opaque facade systems in the early design stage: an integrated approach - p. Page 417 20. 20 : Case study V: Mollusk shells to replace conventional aggregates in concrete - p. Page 437 21. 21 : Case study VI: Insulation materials choice in building retrofitting: the influence of social determinants in the Spanish context - p. Page 459 22. 22 : Sustainable material choice in construction projects via mathematical programming - p. Page 483 23. 23 : Concluding remarks: future directions and emerging trends in sustainable material selection for the built environment - p. Page 499 24. Index - p. Page 511
Materials Selection for Sustainability in the Built Environment: Environmental, Social and Economic Aspects presents the current state-of-the-art when it comes to the decision-making process for choosing construction materials to deliver sustainable construction projects. Aspects covered include the science of enhanced decision-making via operational research and machine learning techniques and how this can be implemented in various disciplines such as architecture, engineering and construction. To this end, the book discusses environmental, economic and social aspects in assessing construction materials and presents different tools and methods that can benefit and facilitate this process.
Finally, the book reviews previous publications on construction material selection and presents essential discussions on the role professionals, researchers, contractors and governments play in making more sustainable decisions on the built environment.
1. 1 : Introduction - p. Page xi 2. 2 : Life cycle thinking and its application to the built environment - p. Page 10 3. 3 : Importance of material selection to achieve sustainable construction - p. Page 37 4. 4 : Importance of decision-making in building materials selection - p. Page 68 5. 5 : Employing circular economy principles to enhance sustainability in the built environment - p. Page 81 6. 6 : Standards and legal regulations regarding sustainable construction - p. Page 109 7. 7 : Introductory overview - p. Page 127 8. 8 : Assessment of concrete and cementitious materials - p. Page 135 9. 9 : Assessment of wood - p. Page 151 10. 10 : Assessment of glass - p. Page 197 11. 11 : Concluding overview: advancements in building materials technology - p. Page 220 12. 12 : Life cycle sustainability assessment applied in the built environment - p. Page 235 13. 13 : Simulation tools to assist material choice - p. Page 260 14. 14 : Multicriteria decision-making methods - p. Page 294 15. 15 : Machine learning decision-making tools - eco friendly materials - p. Page 315 16. 16 : Case study I: Development of laminated wood products from Eucalyptus nitens in the Chilean context - p. Page 335 17. 17 : Case study II: Application of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment in BIM in early design stages for the selection of the structural system of a residential building in Spain - p. Page 375 18. 18 : Case study III: Designing sustainable timber–concrete composite floor system - p. Page 402 19. 19 : Case study IV: thermal and environmental performance assessment of opaque facade systems in the early design stage: an integrated approach - p. Page 417 20. 20 : Case study V: Mollusk shells to replace conventional aggregates in concrete - p. Page 437 21. 21 : Case study VI: Insulation materials choice in building retrofitting: the influence of social determinants in the Spanish context - p. Page 459 22. 22 : Sustainable material choice in construction projects via mathematical programming - p. Page 483 23. 23 : Concluding remarks: future directions and emerging trends in sustainable material selection for the built environment - p. Page 499 24. Index - p. Page 511
