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

Name: Environmental Indicators for Building Design: Development and Application on Mexican Dwellings
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ISBN: 9781586038946

ISBN-10: 158603894X

ISBN-13: 9781586038946

Edition: 2008

Authors: O. Guerra

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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."--BOOK JACKET.

Book details

List price: $73.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Ios Pr Inc
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 132
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



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