2. Eco-design principles
Eco-design of the built environment is understood as the set of tools and methodologies that minimize the environmental impact inherent in any construction.
While the introduction of this approach is new for the sector, other industrial activities have been practicing it for several decades with some success. The automotive industry, for example, manufactures products with a very high recycling rate, thus minimizing the use of natural resources, just as the design of its engines is more energy-efficient.
This approach has two main features
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Environmental aspect of an object
The aim is to optimize its integration into the environment by reducing, as far as possible, the effects of its interaction...
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Eco-design principles
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Bibliography
Works
- PEUPORTIER (B.) - Éco-conception des bâtiments et des quartiers - Presses de l'École des mines (2008).
- GOBIN (C.) - Réussir une construction en éco-conception - Presses de l'École des Mines (2010).
Publications
Standards and norms
The first sub-group concerns the standards under which eco-design is used. They all focus on LCA protocols for environmental management:
ISO 14040: Principle and framework ;
ISO 14044: Requirements and guidelines ;
(AFNOR) P 01.20.3: Measuring the environmental performance of a building.
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