Environmental assessment tools

Ding, GKC

Environmental assessment tools

Ding, GKC

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Citation:: Handbook of Sustainability Management, 2012, pp. 441 - 471
Issue Date:: 2012-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ding, GKC https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2697-9395	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Handbook of Sustainability Management, 2012, pp. 441 - 471	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9814354813	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9789814354813	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/31593
dc.description.abstract	© 2012 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. Environmental assessment tools are important tools in achieving the goal of sustainable construction and have been used to determine sustainability of the design, construction, and operation of buildings around the world. Since the introduction of the BREEAM in 1990 as the first comprehensive building environmental assessment tool and similar types of environmental assessment tools have been developed in every country as an essential approach in the construction industry to achieve the goal of sustainable development. This chapter discusses the concept and role of sustainability in the construction industry. This chapter also presents an overview of environmental assessment tools, roles, and limitations of the tools in ascertaining building sustainability used in different countries. Finally, the chapter examines the development of the tools in the international context.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Handbook of Sustainability Management	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1142/9789814354820_0021	en_US
dc.title	Environmental assessment tools	en_US
dc.type	Chapter
utslib.for	050204 Environmental Impact Assessment	en_US
utslib.for	050205 Environmental Management	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CBI - Centre for Built Infrastructure
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

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© 2012 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. Environmental assessment tools are important tools in achieving the goal of sustainable construction and have been used to determine sustainability of the design, construction, and operation of buildings around the world. Since the introduction of the BREEAM in 1990 as the first comprehensive building environmental assessment tool and similar types of environmental assessment tools have been developed in every country as an essential approach in the construction industry to achieve the goal of sustainable development. This chapter discusses the concept and role of sustainability in the construction industry. This chapter also presents an overview of environmental assessment tools, roles, and limitations of the tools in ascertaining building sustainability used in different countries. Finally, the chapter examines the development of the tools in the international context.

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