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Materials for sustainable sites : a complete guide to the evaluation, selection, and use of sustainable construction materials / by Meg Calkins.

By: Series: Wiley book on sustainable designPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2009.Description: vi, 457 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780470134559 (cloth)
  • 0470134550 (cloth)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 691 22
LOC classification:
  • TH880 .C35 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
Materials for sustainable sites defined -- Background : inputs, outputs and impacts of construction materials -- Evaluating the environmental and human health impacts of materials -- Resource reuse : designing with and specifying reclaimed, reprocessed and recycled-content materials -- Concrete -- Earthen materials -- Brick masonry -- Asphalt pavement -- Aggregates and stone -- Wood and wood products -- Metals -- Plastics and rubber -- Biobased materials / by Ruth Stafford -- Appendix A: Embodied energy and embodied carbon of construction materials by weight -- Appendix B: Health and environmental impacts of hazardous air pollutants and metals related to construction materials.
Summary: This title provides current information on construction materials for sustainable sites. Part one introduces tools, techniques, ideologies and resources for evaluating, sourcing and specifying sustainable site materials. Part two devotes a chapter each to 16 types of materials - both conventional and emerging green materials.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Materials for sustainable sites defined -- Background : inputs, outputs and impacts of construction materials -- Evaluating the environmental and human health impacts of materials -- Resource reuse : designing with and specifying reclaimed, reprocessed and recycled-content materials -- Concrete -- Earthen materials -- Brick masonry -- Asphalt pavement -- Aggregates and stone -- Wood and wood products -- Metals -- Plastics and rubber -- Biobased materials / by Ruth Stafford -- Appendix A: Embodied energy and embodied carbon of construction materials by weight -- Appendix B: Health and environmental impacts of hazardous air pollutants and metals related to construction materials.

This title provides current information on construction materials for sustainable sites. Part one introduces tools, techniques, ideologies and resources for evaluating, sourcing and specifying sustainable site materials. Part two devotes a chapter each to 16 types of materials - both conventional and emerging green materials.

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