Building environmental assessment methods: assessing construction practices
Cole, R.
Building environmental assessment methods: assessing construction practices - 2000 - Construction Management and Economics 18(8) December 2000, 949-957(9) .
Identifies ecological loadings, human health impacts and resource use as the key environmental issues associated with building construction and how they are represented in building environmental assessment methods. Concludes that, despite the difficulties of assessing them, management practices should be included in these assessment methods in order to improve the relationship between building design and operation. References.
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
HEALTH
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
Building environmental assessment methods: assessing construction practices - 2000 - Construction Management and Economics 18(8) December 2000, 949-957(9) .
Identifies ecological loadings, human health impacts and resource use as the key environmental issues associated with building construction and how they are represented in building environmental assessment methods. Concludes that, despite the difficulties of assessing them, management practices should be included in these assessment methods in order to improve the relationship between building design and operation. References.
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
HEALTH
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION