Sustainable design in construction sector

Luis Bragança; R. Mateus; Heli Koukkari

Sustainable design in construction sector

Luis Bragança, R. Mateus, Heli Koukkari

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

VTT (former employee or external)

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Abstract

Evaluation of the sustainable development - and on the other hand the effects of human activities on the future of the nature and mankind - is made on the basis of various indicators. The choice of indicators, the use of indicators and the evaluation procedure comprise both objective and subjective issues. The results of a sustainability evaluation procedure will be better interpretative and understandable when decision-making theories are applied. This concerns especially the valuation and use of weighting-factors that link the measurable and objective parameters of indicators. When the most important indicators are generally agreed, the differences between cases, countries or technological branches can be handled through weighting-factors. Further, dealing with the performance criteria of the built environment in relation to the sustainability can be advanced by application of decision-making methods.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Improvement of building structural quality by new technologies
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the Final Conference of COST Action C12
Editors	Christian Schauer, Federico Mazzolani, Gianfranco de Matteis, Heiko Trumpf, Heli Koukkari, Jean-Pierre Jaspart, Luis Bragança
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Pages	495-502
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-429-22460-7
ISBN (Print)	978-04-1536-609-0
Publication status	Published - 2005
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	Final Conference of COST Action C12: Improvement of Buildings' Structural Quality by New Technologies - Innsbruck, Austria Duration: 20 Jan 2005 → 22 Jan 2005

Conference

Conference	Final Conference of COST Action C12: Improvement of Buildings' Structural Quality by New Technologies
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Innsbruck
Period	20/01/05 → 22/01/05

Keywords

sustainable design
sustainable building
indicator
LCA

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Bragança, Luis ; Mateus, R. ; Koukkari, Heli. / Sustainable design in construction sector. Improvement of building structural quality by new technologies: Proceedings of the Final Conference of COST Action C12. editor / Christian Schauer ; Federico Mazzolani ; Gianfranco de Matteis ; Heiko Trumpf ; Heli Koukkari ; Jean-Pierre Jaspart ; Luis Bragança. London : Taylor & Francis, 2005. pp. 495-502

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Bragança, L, Mateus, R & Koukkari, H 2005, Sustainable design in construction sector. in C Schauer, F Mazzolani, G de Matteis, H Trumpf, H Koukkari, J-P Jaspart & L Bragança (eds), Improvement of building structural quality by new technologies: Proceedings of the Final Conference of COST Action C12. Taylor & Francis, London, pp. 495-502, Final Conference of COST Action C12: Improvement of Buildings' Structural Quality by New Technologies, Innsbruck, Austria, 20/01/05.

Sustainable design in construction sector. / Bragança, Luis; Mateus, R.; Koukkari, Heli.
Improvement of building structural quality by new technologies: Proceedings of the Final Conference of COST Action C12. ed. / Christian Schauer; Federico Mazzolani; Gianfranco de Matteis; Heiko Trumpf; Heli Koukkari; Jean-Pierre Jaspart; Luis Bragança. London: Taylor & Francis, 2005. p. 495-502.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review

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Sustainable design in construction sector

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Keywords

UN SDGs

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