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Sustainable Development and Society - GSA

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<strong>Sustainable</strong> <strong>Development</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Society</strong><br />

Contents<br />

Foreword <strong>and</strong> Acknowledgments<br />

By G. Martin Wagner<br />

i<br />

Preface 1<br />

By William McDonough, FAIA<br />

Executive Summary 5<br />

True Life Cycle Costing<br />

The Government <strong>and</strong> Life Cycle Cost Analysis 11<br />

Socio-Economic Impacts in Product <strong>and</strong> Building Life Cycles 15<br />

By Gregory A. Norris<br />

Toxic Data Bias <strong>and</strong> the Challenges of<br />

Using LCA In The Design Community 25<br />

By Tom Lent<br />

Toxics<br />

The Government <strong>and</strong> Toxics 33<br />

What Are Toxic Substances? 37<br />

By Gail Vittori<br />

Pollution Prevention <strong>and</strong> Worker Protection 41<br />

By Karla Armenti<br />

Making Informed Choices<br />

The McDonough Braungart Design Protocol 49<br />

By William McDonough, FAIA<br />

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing: The Progress <strong>and</strong><br />

Remaining Challenges of Multi-Attribute Decision Making 57<br />

By Alison Kinn-Bennett<br />

Creating a More Healthful, Less Toxic Built Environment 65<br />

By Arthur B. Weissman<br />

Observations <strong>and</strong> Recommendations 71<br />

iii

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