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Donegan, H A, Dodd, F J and Warren, A (1996) A consensus strategy for post-occupancy assessment in school design. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 1(03), 53–70.

Ke, G, Changbin, L and Fellows, R (1996) Multi level structures and housing accommodation standards for cities in China. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 1(03), 71–82.

Lawson, W R (1996) Life cycle energy analysis of buildings revisited. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 1(03), 83–94.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: sustainability; embodied energy; life cycle assessment
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1366-4387
  • URL: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=1366-4387
  • Abstract:
    Much emphasis has been given to the energy consumption of buildings in use and more recently to embodied energy, the energy consumed in procuring the materials and constructing and maintaining the building. However, an energy efficient building may not necessarily be an environmentally sound building. Energy consumption is only one way in which the environmental impacts of a material or building may be assessed, albeit a relatively easy to measure way. Care should be taken in the assignment of embodied energy values to materials and buildings as they may be subject to wide variations. These may be due to the methodological assumptions underlying the assessment or reflect actual differences in technology and energy consumption. It is necessary to have the boundaries of the system being studied clearly defined to avoid possibly misleading conclusions being drawn. This is not necessarily a problem unless unlike methods or absolute values are sought rather than relative values.

Swaffield, L M and Pasquire, C L (1996) A critique of mechanical and electrical services cost planning: existing methods and published information. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 1(03), 23–42.

Wang, J, Chen, J J and Isaac, D (1996) Financing real estate in China: the development of a real estate investment bond market in Tianjin. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 1(03), 5–22.

Wilkinson, S (1996) The current and potential use of Life Cycle Costing in the New Zealand construction industry. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 1(03), 43–52.