Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials reviews ways of assessing the environmental impact of construction and building materials. Part one discusses the application of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to building materials as well as eco-labeling. Part two includes case studies showing the application of LCA methodology to different types of building material, from cement and concrete to wood and adhesives used in building. Part three includes case studies applying LCA methodology to particular structures and components. - Reviews ways of assessing the environmental impact of construction and building materials - Provides a thorough overview, including strengths and shortcomings, of the life cycle assessment (LCA) and eco-labeling of eco-efficient construction and building materials - Includes case studies showing the application of LCA methodology to different types of building material, from cement and concrete to wood and adhesives used in building

F.Pacheco Torgal is a Principal Investigator at C-TAC Research Centre, University of Minho. He holds the Counsellor title of the Portuguese Engineers Association. Authored almost 350 publications some that were cited by Highly Cited authors (SCI h-index>60) and in high impact factor journals like Nature Reviews Mat. (IF=52), Nature Energy (IF=47), Progress in Mater. Science (I.F=24), Physics Reports (IF=20) and Nature Climate Change (I.F=19). Citations received in ISI WoS journals-2819 (h-index=29), citations received in Scopus journals- 3580 (h-index=31). Citations prediction for the year 2029 (around 5.500 citations on WoS, 7.500 on Scopus (already has 7000 MR, h=45) and 16.000 citations on scholar google). Member of the editorial board of 9 international journals, 4 referenced on the Web of Science and three referenced on Scopus. Grant assessor for several scientific institutions in 14 countries, UK, US, Netherlands, China, France, Australia, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Spain, Czech Republic, Saudi Arabia, UA.Emirates, Poland and also the EU Commission. Invited reviewer for 133 international journals for which he reviewed so far almost 900 papers. Lead Editor of 19 international books (9 being on the Master Book List of Web of Science).

Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials reviews ways of assessing the environmental impact of construction and building materials. Part one discusses the application of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to building materials as well as eco-labeling. Part two includes case studies showing the application of LCA methodology to different types of building material, from cement and concrete to wood and adhesives used in building. Part three includes case studies applying LCA methodology to particular structures and components.

• Reviews ways of assessing the environmental impact of construction and building materials
• Provides a thorough overview, including strengths and shortcomings, of the life cycle assessment (LCA) and eco-labeling of eco-efficient construction and building materials
• Includes case studies showing the application of LCA methodology to different types of building material, from cement and concrete to wood and adhesives used in building

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• Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
• 1: Introduction to the environmental impact of construction and building materials
  • Abstract
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Environmental impact assessment
  • 1.3 The European Construction Products Regulation (CPR)
  • 1.4 Outline of the book
• Part I: Life cycle assessment (LCA), eco-labelling and procurement
  • 2: Mineral resource depletion assessment
    • Abstract
    • 2.1 Introduction
    • 2.2 Definition and classification of mineral resources
    • 2.3 Trends in mineral use and depletion
    • 2.4 Dynamic analysis of mineral resource use and depletion: the Hubbert peak model
    • 2.5 From grave to cradle: A new approach to assess and account for mineral depletion
    • 2.6 Conclusions
  • 3: Life cycle assessment (LCA) of sustainable building materials: an overview
    • Abstract
    • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.2 The environmental impact of building materials
    • 3.3 Life cycle assessment (LCA) and sustainable building materials
    • 3.4 Conclusions
  • 4: Life cycle assessment (LCA) of the building sector: strengths and weaknesses
    • Abstract
    • 4.1 Introduction
    • 4.2 The overall strengths and limitations of life cycle assessment (LCA)
    • 4.3 Strengths and weaknesses within LCA methodology
    • 4.4 Conclusions
  • 5: Using life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to develop eco-labels for construction and building materials
    • Abstract
    • 5.1 Introduction: life cycle thinking and eco-labels
    • 5.2 Life cycle assessment (LCA)
    • 5.3 Types of eco-labels and their relation to LCA
    • 5.4 Environmental certification programmes for buildings
    • 5.5 Future trends
    • 5.6 Sources of further information and advice
  • 6: The EU Ecolabel scheme and its application to construction and building materials
    • Abstract
    • 6.1 Introduction
    • 6.2 The EU Ecolabel and the European Commission policy for sustainability
    • 6.3 History and goals of the EU Ecolabel scheme
    • 6.4 EU Ecolabel establishment procedures and criteria
    • 6.5 EU Ecolabel and green public procurement (GPP)
    • 6.6 EU Ecolabel and national ecolabelling schemes
    • 6.7 EU Ecolabel for eco-efficient construction and building materials
    • 6.8 Future trends
    • 6.9 Sources of further information and advice
    • 6.11 Appendix: abbreviations
  • 7: Environmental product declaration (EPD) labelling of construction and building materials
    • Abstract
    • 7.1 Introduction
    • 7.2 Regulatory framework
    • 7.3 Objectives and general principles
    • 7.4 Environmental product declaration (EPD) methodology
    • 7.5 EPD programmes around the world
    • 7.6 Product category rules (PCR) for construction and building materials
    • 7.7 Case studies: EPD for construction and building materials
    • 7.8 Conclusions
  • 8: Shortcomings of eco-labelling of construction and building materials
    • Abstract
    • 8.1 Introduction
    • 8.2 Typical shortcomings of eco-labels
    • 8.3 Building materials
    • 8.4 Eco-labelling of buildings
    • 8.5 Conclusions
  • 9: Green public procurement (GPP) of construction and building materials
    • Abstract
    • 9.1 Introduction
    • 9.2 Green public procurement (GPP) and sustainable public procurement (SPP) as policy instruments
    • 9.3 Policy context in the EU
    • 9.4 Policy context in selected countries
    • 9.5 The need for a paradigm shift
    • 9.6 Implementing GPP/SPP in the construction sector
    • 9.7 Key concerns for progress towards SPP
  • Part II: Assessing the environmental impact of construction and building materials
    • 10: Assessing the environmental impact of conventional and 'green' cement production
      • Abstract
      • 10.1 Introduction
      • 10.2 Environmental impact of ordinary Portland cement
      • 10.3 Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs)
      • 10.4 Alternative binders
      • 10.5 Balancing function and environmental impact
      • 10.6 Conclusions and future trends
    • 11: Life cycle assessment (LCA) of concrete made using recycled concrete or natural aggregates
      • Abstract
      • 11.1 Introduction
      • 11.2 Life cycle assessment (LCA) of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC)
      • 11.3 Influence of different phases in the production process for natural and recycled concrete