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245 0 0 _aMaterials for sustainable sites
_ba complete guide to the evaluation, selection, and use of sustainable construction materials
_cby Meg Calkins.
260 _aHoboken, N.J.
_bWiley
_cc2009.
300 _avi, 457 p., [16] p. of plates
_bill. (some col.)
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aWiley book on sustainable design
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 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.
520 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.
650 0 _aSustainable buildings
_xMaterials.
_9281780
650 0 _aBuilding materials.
_966565
_2Local
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_hTH880.C35