| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 457 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sustainable buildings -- Materials
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Building materials.
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Construction Materials
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building materials.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Construction -- General.
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Building materials.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781601196958 |
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1601196954 |
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9780470418925 |
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0470418923 |
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0470134550 |
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9780470134559 |
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1281837024 |
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9781281837028 |
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