Contents
Foreword Paul Finch
Chapter 1: Embodied, operational and whole life carbon
Chapter 2: Whole life carbon – practical application
Case study 1: Whole life carbon – structural systems
Case study 2: Whole life carbon – curtain walling
Chapter 3: Recycling, reuse and the circular economy
Case study 3: Carbon benefits of retrofit v new build
Case study 4: Retrofit – EnerPHit v Part L
Case study 5: Circularity in practice – relocating a 3500m2 building
Case study 6: Recycling out-of-town shopping centres
Chapter 4: Low carbon design – macro scale
Case study 7: Grosvenor London estate – carbon strategy
Case study 8: Gatwick carbon management plan
Case study 9: London’s airport options
Case study 10: Transport infrastructure
Chapter 5: Low carbon design – human scale
Case study 11: King’s Cross – individual carbon footprinting
Case study 12: The impact of lifestyle choices
Case study 13: Life cycle analysis (LCA)