Description
Book SynopsisA guide for the project team to define and model the structural system within the reference building design as required by green building standards. The book sets out terms of reference including definitions, reference building options, and general considerations, and describes specific strategies to reduce life cycle impacts on a project.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I: Terms of Reference
- Glossary
- General Considerations
- Existing WBLCA Standards and Guidelines
- Object of Assessment
- System Boundary
- Reference Study Period
- Impact Indicators
- Functional Equivalence
- Team Members
- Stages of Design
- Data to Generate a Complete Building Design
- LCA Tools
- Missing Data
- Advanced LCA
- Reference Building Options
- Option Descriptions
- Combining Options, Filling Gaps, and Making Functionally Equivalent
- Documentation
- Options Matrix
- Part II: Strategies
- Structural Material Quantity Reduction
- Scope
- Bill of Materials
- Limitations
- Special Considerations
- Structure as Finish
- Scope
- Bill of Materials
- Limitations
- Special Considerations
- Nonstructural Material Quantity Reduction
- Scope
- Bill of Materials
- Special Considerations
- Performance-Based Design for Material Damage Reduction
- Scope
- Bill of Materials
- Limitations
- Special Considerations
- Impact Reductions Achieved by Using Alternate Structural Systems
- Scope
- Key Considerations for Establishing the Reference Building
- Bill of Materials Adjustments
- Limits on Deviations
- Impact Reduction of Functionally Equivalent Materials
- Scope
- Key Considerations for Establishing the Reference Building
- Bill of Materials Adjustments
- Material-Specific Strategies
- Limits on Deviations
- Incorporating Salvaged Materials
- Scope
- Bill of Materials Adjustments
- Limitations
- Special Considerations
- Material-Specific Strategies
- Design for Deconstruction
- Scope
- Bill of Materials
- Limitations
- Special Considerations
- Participating in Operational Energy Savings
- Scope
- Bill of Materials
- Limitations
- Special Considerations
- Appendix A: Discounting Methodologies
- Appendix B: LCA Tools
- Appendix C: Additional Resources and Case Studies
