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The BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) software brings to your fingertips a powerful technique for balancing the environmental and economic performance of building products. The tool is based on consensus standards and designed to be practical, flexible, and transparent. Version 2.0 of the Windows™-based decision support software, aimed at designers, builders, and product manufacturers, includes actual environmental and economic performance data for 65 building products. The purpose is to support purchasing decisions by providing key science-based information often lacking in ‘green’ product selection. The intended result is a cost-effective reduction in building-related contributions to environmental problems.
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Lippiatt, B.C., Boyles, A.S. Using BEES to select cost-effective green products. Int. J. LCA 6, 76–80 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02977841
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Keywords
- BEES
- building for environmental and economic sustainability (BEES)
- building product performance
- environmentally preferable purchasing
- environmental decision support software
- green buildings
- InLCA
- LCA
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- life-cycle costing
- measuring economic performance
- measuring environmental performance
- multiattribute decision analysis
- software products
- sustainable development