What makes building materials sustainable? How to reduce the amount of embodied energy in
building constructions? And how does a Life Cycle Analysis work? These are questions which are
becoming increasingly more common in the context of sustainable construction. The DETAIL Green
Book Sustainable Construction Techniques offers a thorough guide to ecological building design
and sustainable construction methods which will be particularly valuable for architects. The
authors provide an overview of the most relevant databases and certification standards for
building products and illustrate how a Life Cycle Analysis is conducted. They also identify key
ways of optimising the planning process in line with ecological criteria while offering advice
for the selection of building materials and elements. Detailed documentation from five
buildings constructed in Europe and North America serve to illustrate the associated assessment
processes in this book.
