The report considers the following aspects: Safety and Sustainability—the Structural Engineer’s Role, Integration Concept of Sustainable Engineering, A Sustainable Approach to Structural Design, Sustainability and Cultural Heritage Buildings, Measuring Sustainability and Life-Cycle Assessment, Asset Management, Sustainability and Bridges, Sustainability through Disaster Risk Reduction, Green Materials for Concrete Production.
A wide gamut of sustainability aspects are dealt with over the ten chapters covering:
1. Environmental impact, accountability and regulations;
2. Planning, reduction in energy consumption;
3. Designing sustainably with structural efficiency, aesthetics, adaptability;
4. Conservation of cultural heritage by rehabilitation, social, environmental and economic impacts;
5. Life-cycle assessment and comparison studies, green design rating systems;
6. Asset management and whole-life costing;
7. Sustainability of bridges and some example projects;
8. Structure reassessment for extending life of bridge including model calibration; structural health monitoring and use of sensors;
9. Disaster limit state and achievement of greater sustainability to minimise rebuild and retrofit after disaster; and
10. How to make concrete more sustainable and recycling possibilities.
This Report is freely available to IABSE members as a download in pdf format and is available for non-members for 20 Swiss Francs as pdf download and 70 Swiss Francs as hard copy.