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The ecological footprint of building construction

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Conference object , Other literature type , Part of book or chapter of book 28 Jun 2006 Germany, Italy Publisher:WIT PressJournal:WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, Vol 93, volume 1, pages 345-356 (issn: 1746-448X, eissn: 1743-3541,

Authors: BASTIANONI, S.; GALLI, A.; NICCOLUCCI, V.; PULSELLI, R. M.;

doi: 10.2495/sc060331

handle: 11365/12983 , 2158/1249425

The ecological footprint of building construction

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Abstract

This paper evaluates the environmental pressure that is generated by the construction of two types of building, through the application of ecological footprint analysis. The appraisal of the impact of human settlement on the environment is of great concern and environmentally-friendly buildings are actually required. By considering the embodied energy of building materials and the “land area” required to sustain their assembly line, a comparison between the ecological footprint of two typical buildings in the context of Italy is presented. Finally, it is shown that the ecological footprint of building construction can be reduced by using environmentally-inexpensive materials, renewable energy resources and by optimizing bio-productive land use through the construction of multi-story buildings.

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Germany, Italy

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Keywords

ecological footprint; embodied energy; sustainable urban planning; sustainable building construction, embodied energy, sustainable building construction, ecological footprint, sustainable urban planning

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