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