Materials for sustainable sites:a complete guide to the evaluation, selection, and use of sustainable construction materials

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Calkins Meg 1965-
Published: Wiley,
Publisher Address: Hoboken, N.J.
Publication Dates: c2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Wiley book on sustainable design
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Carrier Form: vi, 457 p., [16] p. of plates: ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780470134559 (cloth)
0470134550 (cloth)
Index Number: TU5
CLC: TU5
TU-023
Call Number: TU-023/C155
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.