Author :
Calkins, Meg,1965-
Title :
Materials for sustainable sites: a complete guide to the evaluation, selection, and use of sustainable construction materials
Series :
Wiley book on sustainable design
Notes :
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
Subject :
Sustainable buildings - Materials , Building materials
