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Life Cycle Analysis addresses the dynamic and dialectic of building and ecology, presenting the key theories and techniques surrounding life cycle analysis for holistic ecological building. Architects and construction professionals must assume a larger responsibility in helping building owners to understand the implications of making material, manufacturing and assemblage decisions and therefore design to accommodate more ecological building. This book presents need to know information in the field of lifecycle studies in building, demonstrating the fundamental theory and practice and how this information is applied to making design decisions regarding materials and lifecycle of buildings. This book is a guide for architects, engineers, and builders concerning the principles and art of determining goals and objectives, and performing lifecycle impact assessments of materials and whole buildings. This will be done by conveying need to know information on life cycle analysis technique. As part of the PocketArchitecture Series the book includes two parts: Fundamentals and Applications. The book is primarily focused on arming the design and construction professional with the tools necessary to make design decisions regarding lifecycle, reuse, and sustainability. As such, the book is a practical text on the concepts and applications of lifecycle technique in architecture.