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Materials for sustainable sites : a complete guide to the evaluation, selection, and use of sustainable construction materials / by Meg Calkins.

By: Series: Wiley book on sustainable designPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2009.Description: vi, 457 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780470134559 (hbk.)
Other title:
  • Complete guide to the evaluation, selection, and use of sustainable construction materials
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 691 CAL
Contents:
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.
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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.