{"product_id":"whole-life-sustainability-9781859464502","title":"Whole Life Sustainability","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ian Ellingham\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Riba Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45236260110487,"sku":"9781859464502","price":3072.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781859464502.webp?v=1769212424","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/whole-life-sustainability-9781859464502","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}