Environmental Sustainability Assessment Methodologies for Steel and Timber Structures

Abstract

The current research investigates the main environmental sustainability assessment methodologies for steel and timber structures in order to determine their potential in terms of effectively displaying the sustainability characteristics of the two construction technologies. The main types of assessment methodologies are cross-checked with a series of key issues such as recycling, reuse, waste, ease, speed and accuracy of construction and the wide variety of projects that can be constructed as steel or timber structures. Conclusions concerning the purpose of application of each type of assessment are drawn.