a complete guide to the evaluation, selection, and use of sustainable construction materials Calkins, Meg creator text bibliography nju Hoboken, N.J Wiley c2009 2009 monographic eng spa

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vi, 457 p., [16] p. of plates ill. (some col.) 24 cm. 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. 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. by Meg Calkins. Includes bibliographical references and index. Sustainable buildings Materials Building materials TH880 .C35 2009 691 9780470134559 (cloth) 0470134550 (cloth) 2008002722 DLC 060818 20201023062745.0 297710