Publisher's Synopsis
This volume presents the "rules of thumb" and other guidance for assessing and addressing the environmental consequences of building projects in the UK. The rules have been collected from the building and construction industries come from a number of sources, including organizations, individuals and published material. They cover many of the main issues that are likely to be of concern to those involved in designing, construction, operating and disposing of/recycling buildings. The guide also categorizes the "rules of thumb" into resource issues (energy, water, materials, landscape) and building lifecycle (pre-design, design, construction, occupation, refurbishment and recommissioning, decommissioning, dismantling and disposal).
