Building Design for safety and sustainability

摘要: The issue of sustainability in the building industry is prominent, as this causes large impacts on environment but also it contributes greatly a socioeconomic perspective growth. In line with purpose report twofold: to provide comprehensive description current state-of-the-art assessment methods and contribute towards design optimisation through introduction approach. first part role environmental footprint schemes ascertaining examined, deeper analysis Footprint introduced by European Commission. an product-level However, better described process than product, while taking into account interactions involved life-cycle seems insufficient consider components isolation. Current evaluate buildings over their at later stage indication performance. sole aspect performance cannot comparable solutions, information be effectively used general process. A more effective way achieving issues early stage, where principles durability, probabilistic reliability safety structures are involved. Since these parameters parts same whole they need addressed together. To move sustainability, new integrated-design approach deemed essential that allows multi-performance perspective. second part, Sustainable Structural Design (SSD) methodology presented based structural Emphasis put integrating results performance, which treated manner simplified PerformanceBased Assessment method. global parameter result expressed costs repair downtime losses obtained, different stakeholder categories make decisions multi-dimensional final devoted further research insights. Both EU framework resource efficiency communication opportunities sector discussed.