Life Cycle Assessment of Tall Building Structural Systems

The book represents the outcome of "Whole Life Cycle Assessment of the Sustainable Aspects of Structural Systems in Tall Buildings”, a multi-faceted research project to study the life cycles of various tall building structural systems. It represents a full comparison of the life-cycle implications of steel, concrete and composite structural systems in tall buildings. The study also develops a methodology for the assessment of life cycle energy and carbon use in tall building structural systems.