Sustainability in Engineering Design and Construction - Yates, J K; Castro-Lacouture, Daniel
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This book introduces sustainable development practices and provides insight into the requirements for designing and constructing sustainable structures for all segments of the industry. It addresses sustainability from the perspective of buildings, but it also covers sustainability practices during engineering design and construction for all types of projects, such as heavy and highway construction, industrial construction, the mining and minerals industry, the power industry, and the manufacturing industry, with a focus on addressing sustainability issues during engineering design and construction operations.…mehr

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This book introduces sustainable development practices and provides insight into the requirements for designing and constructing sustainable structures for all segments of the industry. It addresses sustainability from the perspective of buildings, but it also covers sustainability practices during engineering design and construction for all types of projects, such as heavy and highway construction, industrial construction, the mining and minerals industry, the power industry, and the manufacturing industry, with a focus on addressing sustainability issues during engineering design and construction operations.
Autorenporträt
J. K. Yates, PhD, BSCE, is a civil and construction engineering consultant, emeritus professor, and former dean, as well as having been the associate editor of the Project Management Institute's (PMI) Project Management Journal for 10 years. Dr. Yates has extensive hands-on experience working both domestically and globally for companies such as Bechtel, Williams Companies, CH2M Hill, and URS (formerly Morrison-Knudsen). A former member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, PMI, and the American Association of Cost Engineers International, Dr. Yates has written and had published eight books and over 50 refereed journal articles on civil and construction engineering, project management, and international engineering and construction. Daniel Castro-Lacouture, Ph.D, PE, is a professor and chair of the School of Building Construction, in the College of Architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. His overall area of interest consists of defining and deploying evaluation protocols for technology innovations in the built environment, focusing on areas affecting the built environment from both operational and sustainability perspectives. Dr. Castro-Lacouture is a registered professional engineer, associate editor of Automation in Construction, and member of the International Green Builder Certification Board. He was chair of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 2014 Construction Research Congress, and has worked in construction engineering and management in both the public and private sectors.