Research Catalog

Title

Construction for a regenerative future / Urban Persson.

Author

Persson, Urban

Publication

London ; New York : Routledge, 2022.

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Details

Description

xx, 234 pages : illustrations (black and white); 25 cm

Summary

This is a book about how to manage the processes involved in a construction project towards a sustainable and regenerative endproduct. It covers key project management concepts and links the construction process to the objectives of UN SDGs and beyond zero carbon emissions throughout the whole project life cycle. This introductory textbook is written from a project manager's perspective including considerations of circular economy throughout the construction process focusing on a regenerative or restorative outcome. The book examines the importance of the type and purpose of a building, circularity and de-construction, the site, the client and its organisation, stakeholder considerations, the project organisation, the procurement of consultants and contractors, project performance during design and construction, project hand-over to the client, and the building's operation and maintenance. It also illustrates how to verify the building using existing environmental certifications, how to calculate carbon emissions, and how to deal with used construction materials from a circular economy perspective. International examples of best practice are included throughout, and the book is structured in a way which students will find engaging and easy to follow. This is an ideal textbook for use on construction, architecture, and engineering programmes where the emphasis must urgently be placed on students fostering regenerative construction solutions in their coming professional life.

Subject

• Construction projects > Management
• Sustainable construction
• Urban renewal
• Construction projects
• Management

Contents

1. Why -- Introduction -- 2. The end? -- cirularity and deconstruction -- 3. Who -- the cllent and the stakeholders -- 4. Where -- the location -- 5. When -- the project organisation -- 6. How -- the project performance -- 7. Verify -- assessment, rating, and certification -- 8. Further on -- construction for a regenerative future -- Index.

Call Number

JQF 24-421

ISBN

• 1032012102
• 9781032012100
• 9781032003658
• 1032003650

OCLC

1333269792

Author

Persson, Urban, author.

Title

Construction for a regenerative future / Urban Persson.

Publisher

London ; New York : Routledge, 2022.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Biography

Urban Persson is a PhD and Lecturer in the Division of Construction Management at Lund University, Sweden. He has 35 years of experience from consultancy in construction and environmental management and as CEO of a real estate company.

Other Form:

ebook version : 9781000807776

Research Call Number

JQF 24-421