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Aye, L, Bamford, N, Charters, B and Robinson, J (2000) Environmentally sustainable development: a life-cycle costing approach for a commercial office building in Melbourne, Australia. Construction Management and Economics, 18(08), 927-34.

Boonstra, C and Knapen, M (2000) Knowledge infrastructure for sustainable building in The Netherlands. Construction Management and Economics, 18(08), 885-91.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: building code; construction products; demolition; dismantling
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190010001193
  • Abstract:

    The article describes the development and expected future direction of knowledge infrastructure pertaining to sustainable building in The Netherlands with particular reference to two computer programs based on lifecycle analyses: Eco-Quantum Residential and Eco-Quantum Research. The first is a tool for architects to identify the environmental consequences of different options, while Eco-Quantum Research allows for in-depth analyses and therefore can be used for developing innovative designs. The programs were made commercially available in November 1999 after testing by practitioners and municipalities in The Netherlands. An example of the design of an office building guided by Eco-Quantum is also given.

Chau, C K, Lee, W L, Yik, F W H and Burnett, J (2000) Towards a successful voluntary building environmental assessment scheme. Construction Management and Economics, 18(08), 959-68.

Cole, R J (2000) Building environmental assessment methods: assessing construction practices. Construction Management and Economics, 18(08), 949-57.

Graham, P (2000) Building education for the next industrial revolution: teaching and learning environmental literacy for the building professions. Construction Management and Economics, 18(08), 917-25.

Kibert, C J, Sendzimir, J and Guy, B (2000) Construction ecology and metabolism: natural system analogues for a sustainable built environment. Construction Management and Economics, 18(08), 903-16.

Lavers, A P and Shiers, D E (2000) Construction law and environmental harm: the liability interface. Construction Management and Economics, 18(08), 893-902.

Ofori, G, Briffett, C, Gang, G and Ranasinghe, M (2000) Impact of ISO 14000 on construction enterprises in Singapore. Construction Management and Economics, 18(08), 935-47.