Examining the environmental impacts of materials and buildings This book explores the environmental impact of building design construction maintenance demolition and related activities Cement production : pollution and abatement Sylvain Tome Victor Shikuku Rodrigue Kaze The green charcoal : developing biodegradable construction materials for a circular economy Shreyas More Meenal Sutaria Material and ecological resonance : ecological approaches to the future of building materials Peter Raab Toxicity in architectural plastics : life cycle index of human health in building (LCI HHB) Franca Trubiano Eco labeling energy flow in built environment Sarmada Kone Fluid matters: water footprint of building materials Aletheia Ida Building codes dont measure up : a case for urban material performance standards Jeana Ripple Social life cycle assessment for building materials Liz Kutschke Impact of heavy metals on aquatic environment Junaid Malik The embodied impact of the existing building stock Ming Hu Teardown index : emissions of single family homes in Vancouver Joseph Dahmen Jens von Bergmann Misha Das The role of materials toxicity assessment in building circularity Sara Tepfer.