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Evaluación del ciclo de vida (Simonen)

Un manual para arquitectos y profesionales de la industria de la construcción con información técnica y explicación de la metodología de evaluación del ciclo de vida, datos y aplicaciones para la práctica de la construcción.

Evaluación del ciclo de vida aborda la dinámica y dialéctica de la construcción y la ecología, presentando las teorías y técnicas clave que rodean el uso de datos y métodos de evaluación del ciclo de vida.

Los arquitectos y los profesionales de la construcción deben asumir una mayor responsabilidad a la hora de ayudar a los propietarios de edificios a comprender las implicaciones de tomar decisiones de materiales, fabricación y montaje y, por lo tanto, diseñar para acomodar una construcción más ecológica. La Evaluación del ciclo de vida es una guía para arquitectos, ingenieros y constructores, que presenta los principios y el arte de realizar evaluaciones de impacto del ciclo de vida de materiales y edificios completos, incluida la necesidad de definir metas y objetivos significativos y evaluar críticamente los supuestos de análisis.

El libro incluye temas tanto fundamentales como avanzados. El libro se centra principalmente en dotar al profesional del diseño y la construcción de las herramientas necesarias para tomar decisiones de diseño con respecto al ciclo de vida, la reutilización y la sostenibilidad. Como tal, el libro es un texto práctico sobre los conceptos y aplicaciones de las técnicas del ciclo de vida y la evaluación del impacto ambiental en la arquitectura y se presenta en un lenguaje y profundidad apropiados para los profesionales de la industria de la construcción.

Citación

Simonen, K. (2014) Evaluación del ciclo de vida, Londres, Reino Unido: Routledge.

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