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Environmental Indicators for Building Design: Development and Application on Mexican Dwellings
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Environmental Indicators for Building Design: Development and Application on Mexican Dwellings

Guerra, O.
ISBN-10: 158603894X
ISBN-13: 9781586038946

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"The author developed a series of indicators based on a Three Step Strategy to assess the design of dwellings in relation to their potential for a sustainable life cycle. The book aims to provide designers with indicators needed to assess housing design with an eye on improvement. The indicators are applied to a case study in the central region of Mexico in order to provide possible improvements to the environmental performance of Mexican dwellings.
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Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
The approach
The Three Step Strategy approach
Choosing the right materials
Indicators for environmental assessment
Building and construction phase
Use phase
Demolition phase
Relation between indicators and Three Step Strategy
Choice of indicator
Relation within the indicators
Reference dwellings
Introduction
Housing situation in Mexico
Housing market
Overview of housing policy
Water and energy in Mexico
Selection of reference houses
Location
The approach for selection of Mexican dwellings
Mexican reference houses
Traditional dwelling
Modern medium level dwelling
Social dwelling
Technical review of Mexican housing
International reference houses
Peruvian dwelling
Dutch dwelling
Analysis of Mexican, Peruvian and Dutch housing
Building and construction phase
Use phase
Demolition phase
Conclusions
Improving Mexican housing
Introduction
Strategies for decreasing material consumption in medium level Mexican housing
Strategies to improve sustainable housing
Improvement scenarios
Building and construction phase
Use phase
Demolition phase
Conclusions
Recommendations for new housing in Mexico
Conclusions and discussion
Conclusions
Discussion
What further research is needed?
Indicators
Categories of building materials
Values of all indicators
References

List price: $73.00
Edition: 2008
Publisher: Ios Pr Inc
Binding: Trade Paper
Pages: 132
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.55 lbs.
Language: English

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