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BEES measures the environmental performance of building products by using the life-cycle assessment approach specified in the ISO 14040 series of standards. All stages in the life of a product are analyzed: raw material acquisition, manufacture, transportation, installation, use, and recycling and waste management.

Building Issues is a programme which studies problems within construction and urban development in developing countries. Reports include "Climatic Design of Buildings using Passive Techniques"; "Woodless Construction"; Health Hazards of Building Materials"; "Termites and Construction" and "Moisture and Mould in Dwellings in a Tropical Coastal Climate".

[Resource list] Index of Papers from the First International Conference on Ecological Building Structure.

This digital version is based on THE GOOD-WOOD AND PAPER GUIDE (9th Victorian Edition) ISBN: 0 909313 385 is a publication of Friends of the Earth - Fitzroy PO Box 222 Fitzroy 3065

Section I of this report contains background information on LCA tools and the purpose of the LCA Forum. Section II explains how the forum was designed to elicit input from the meeting’s participants and provides information on each of the tools highlighted during the event. Section III contains primary feedback obtained from participants during each of the facilitated discussions and recommendations regarding how to make the tools more applicable to the residential home building industry.

This report presents results from research conducted under the Phase 1 research plan. This research develops a database and modeling capability to adequately describe the environmental performance of building materials and their uses. The research analyzes key wood materials such as lumber, plywood, composite panels and other structural wood derived products, and provides environmental and economic data on all Life Cycle stages from planting and growing the renewable raw material, manufacture of product, design and construction of buildings, occupation and use through final demolition. The collection of all input and output data is referred to as the Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) for the activity. The data and subsequent analysis follows consistent definitions and collection procedures for the development of LCI profiles for each product and region and to facilitate the integration of results across the full life cycle of material processing and use in order to address environmental performance questions. The ultimate use of LCI information is to analyze it for risk implications on human or ecological health and how the risk can be lowered. This assessment process is referred to as Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

WWF is partnering in the United States with the American Forest \& Paper Association (AF\&PA) and Conservation International (CI) to send responsibly-sourced timber to Aceh.

The quality of accommodation for tsunami survivors and environmental protection are two issues of growing concern as the pace of reconstruction accelerates across Sri Lanka.

Literature review, terminology explained, annotated bibliography.

In his address, the [Federal Minister for Environment] underlined the government’s resolve to mainstream environmental issues in the reconstruction and rehabilitation process in the affected areas. He mentioned that no wood cutting will be allowed in the forests and only the timber already lying at the depots will be permitted for use.

The carbon cycle of wood products; Carbon sinks and carbon stores; Recycling and energy recovery; European Union policy

Since 1997 EIA has worked in partnership with an Indonesian organisation called Telapak. Together, we have exposed rampant illegal logging in National Parks, worked with other organisations and communities throughout Indonesia and promoted ideas and information to improve forest policy in Indonesia and throughout the world.

This study will discuss the assessment of the need for imported timber in each district/municipality in the Province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD), covering: (a) construction of accommodation barracks, (b) construction of low-cost healthy housing, (c) construction of schools, (d) construction of public facilities such as hospitals, public health clinics, and houses of worship, and (e) the supply of fishing fleets, including the specification required for imported timber for Aceh. The study will highlight on the potential threats to Aceh’s forests affected by the timber requirements for Aceh’s reconstruction. It will also discuss the facilities and any import dispensations that the Indonesian Government may grant to support the aid timber import that will assist in Aceh’s reconstruction.

Chain of custody is, in its simplest terms, the tracking of forest products originating from a registered defined forest area (DFA) through all phases of ownership, transportation, and transformation from the DFA of origin to the end consumer. This special publication outlines the minimum requirements for a chain of custody that recognizes forest products derived from a DFA registered to CSA Standard CAN/CSA-Z809

Wood products help slow Global Warming; The choice of materials; How much CO2 can we save?; European Government policies