{"product_id":"whole-life-sustainability-ian-ellingham-9781859464502","title":"Whole Life Sustainability","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhole Life Costing (WLC) needs to become a tool in the design process: that is the argument of this new title by Ian Ellingham and William Fawcett.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor too long WLC has been misunderstood, considered too complicated for designers to undertake on a readily practical basis. But techniques are changing, and Whole Life Sustainability presents a selection of simple analytical tools that architects can use to arm themselves with confident and qualitative justifications for making sustainable decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncreasing numbers of clients are demanding that environmental design is balanced with financial and long-term cost issues, and WLC is a way of finding common currency for making decisions. \u003cem\u003eWhole Life Sustainability\u003c\/em\u003e shows a number of approaches for doing so, steering clear of number-crunching, and instead using simple 'back-of-the-envelope' techniques, and easy self-assessment tools for the architect to evaluate and understand the whole life of their building. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhole Life Sustainability\u003c\/em\u003e is a simple route to more insightful, better-quality analysis in the design process\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Ellingham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1859464505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781859464502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riba Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Ian Ellingham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447998361855,"sku":"9781859464502","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f9a460b7-8ef7-4ef2-a5c3-e9a072f9679c.jpg?v=1777236215","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/whole-life-sustainability-ian-ellingham-9781859464502","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}