01816nam a2200241Ia 450000100070000000500170000700800410002401000170006502000180008204000130010004100080011305000210012108200120014224501470015426000330030130000600033449000370039450400510043150506910048252003320117365000380150565000310154330227120201023062745.0022811s2009    njuaf    b    001 0 eng    a  2008002722  a9780470134559  aPR-PUCPR  aspa00aTH880b.C35 200900a69122200aMaterials for sustainable sitesba complete guide to the evaluation, selection, and use of sustainable construction materialscby Meg Calkins.  aHoboken, N.J.bWileycc2009.  avi, 457 p., [16] p. of platesbill. (some col.)c24 cm.1 aWiley book on sustainable design  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aMaterials 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.8 aThis 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. 0aSustainable buildingsxMaterials. 0aBuilding materials.2Local