Cover Image

A short guide to embodied carbon in building structures /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Institution of Structural Engineers (Great Britain), Knovel (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Institution of Structural Engineers, 2011.
Subjects:
Sustainable buildings > Design and construction.
Structural design > Environmental aspects.
Sustainable design.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Aim and scope
  • 2. Introduction
  • 3. What is embodied carbon and embodied energy?
  • Data for embodied carbon and energy - life cycle inventories (LCIs)
  • 5. Quantifying embodied carbon
  • 6. Sources of data
  • 7. Critical assessment of data
  • 8. Some practical uses
  • 9. Conclusions.