Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
Title | What does ‘sustainable construction’ mean? An overview |
Publication Type | Chapters/ Papers in International Books |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Fischer D., Hauke B., Bragança, L., Andrade J. B., and Mateus, R. |
Abstract Text | Sustainable construction is a relatively new subject with which many of those involved in planning and construction are not familiar. It has been covered in numerous technical papers, but few of them present specific measures for implementing sustainability in the building and construction industry. This publication aims to improve the information available to those working in the construction sector using examples and guidance on steel construction in particular. The background and basic principles of how to achieve sustainable construction are presented and dealt with in a clearly structured manner. This publication also aims to convey a comprehensive understanding of sustainability and identifies the opportunities and essentials that can result from sensible implementation of sustainable steel construction strategies. The latest developments in steel construction provide a means to measure the success of the building and construction industry. |
Book Title | Sustainable Steel Buildings - A Practical Guide for Structures and Envelopes |
Edition | 2016 |
Chapter | 1 |
Pagination | 1-12 |
Date Published | 2016-11-11 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
ISBN | 978-1-118-74111-5 |
URL | https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Sustainable+Steel+Buildings%3A+A+Practical+Guide+for+Structures+and+Envelopes-p-9781118741115 |
Keywords | steel buildings, steel structures, Sustainable Construction |
Citation | Fischer, D. Hauke, B., Bragança, L., Andrade, J., Mateus, R. (2016). CHAPTER 1 - What does ‘sustainable construction’ mean? An overview. In Bernhard Hauke, Markus Kuhnhenne, Mark Lawson and Milan Veljkovic (eds). Sustainable Steel Buildings: A Practical Guide for Structures and Envelopes. John Wiley & Sons Inc. ISBN: 978-1-118-74111-5. |
Rights | restrictedAccess |
Peer reviewed | yes |
Status | published |
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 24 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt