Materials for sustainable sites: a complete guide to the evaluation, selection, and use of sustainable construction materials
Hoboken, N.J.
Wiley
c2009
vi, 457 p., ]16[ p. of plates: ill. )some col.(; 24 cm
Wiley book on sustainable design
Includes bibliographical references and index
by Meg Calkins
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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