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a complete guide to the eva‎luation, selection, and use of sustainable construction materials

by Meg Calkins

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley

c2009

vi, 457 p., [16] p. of plates :ill. (some col.)

Wiley book on sustainable design

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 -- 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

Wiley book on sustainable design

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880

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2009

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