BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability): Balancing Environmental and Economic Performance.
BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic
Sustainability): Balancing Environmental and Economic
Performance.
(3381 K)
Lippiatt, B. C.
Construction Specifier, 35-42, April 1998.
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For more information about BEES visit the BEES Web Page:
http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/software/bees.html
Keywords:
life cycle assessment; life cycle costing; environmental
performance; economic performance; overall performance
Abstract:
Identifying environmentally and economically balanced
building products is no easy task. The National
Institute of Standards and Technology Green Buildings
Program began the Building for Environmental and
Economic Sustainability (BEES) project in 1995 to
facilitate the identification process. BEES is a
systematic methodology implemented in decision support
software for selecting building products that achieve
the most appropriate balance between environmental and
economic performance.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899