Ecology

Building constructions consume a large amount of energetic and material resources of a country and therefore have a profound impact upon the environment as a result of their manufacture, erection, operation, and final disposal. These factors are part of the building designer’s planning work and are also governed by constructional design issues. Therefore, it is important to quantify the associated consumption of resources as well as the environmental impact produced by any particular construction job. The coding provides appropriate tools and methods for this purpose which are centred mainly upon the life-cycle assessment (LCA).