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Examining the environmental impacts of materials and buildings
Section 1. Embodied impact. Chapter 1. The embodied impact of existing building stock ; Chapter 2. Building codes don't measure up: a case for urban material performance standards ; Chapter 3. Teardown index: emissions of single-family homes in vancouver -- Section 2. Material topics. Chapter 4. Toxicity in architectural plastics: life-cycle index of human health in building (LCI-HHB) ; Chapter 5. Green charcoal: developing biodegradable construction materials for a circular economy ; Chapter 6. Fluid matters: the water footprint of building materials -- Section 3. Expanded frameworks. Chapter 7. Life-cycle assessment-based environmental performance targets for buildings: what is next? ; Chapter 8. Social life-cycle assessment for building materials ; Chapter 9. Improving the weather: on architectural comforts and climates ; Chapter 10. Post-normal material practice: "building" as inquiry.
Includes bibliographical references and index.