Sustainability and Construction: The Global Context And the New Zealand Perspective

Sustainability and Construction: The Global Context and the New Zealand Perspective explores various facets of construction, from inception, through operationalization, and end-of-life management from the perspective of practice-driven sustainability. After an introductory chapter laying the foundations for the sustainability concept and another one relating sustainability to the corporate environment, the volume then delves into the various phases of a construction project to examine related sustainability issues with exemplifying case studies that illustrate the state-of-the-art worldwide.The authors' unique treatment of the overarching themes impacting sustainability in the global construction industry and how these intersect in their local context (i.e., New Zealand) ultimately allows them to offer a well-balanced and thorough reference that proves to be a value-added, highly visual resource for professional engineers, students and researchers, policymakers, and various industry stakeholders. Correlates sustainability with the phases of a typical construction project as well as sustainability in a construction project as a wholeSpotlights the need for interdisciplinary expertise within the construction sectorIncludes chapters that end with potential research directions and a rich bibliography, thus providing an expandable framework for further studies on themes related to sustainability INDICE: 1. Sustainability and the Construction Context2. Corporate Sustainability and Governance3. Planning for Construction4. Design and Design Management5. The Construction Process6. Construction Project Delivery7. Supply Chain and Logistics8. Operation, Maintenance, and End of Life9. Waste and Waste Management10. Sustainability Reporting, Benchmarking, and Assessment11. The Living Building12. Technology as a Sustainability Enabler13. Regulation and Rating/Assessment Systems14. The Stakeholder Context of Sustainability in Construction Conclusion - Sustainable Construction in New Zealand - A 'Wicked' Problem

• ISBN: 978-0-443-23758-4
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 900
• Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2024
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés