Book Description

This book provides detailed current information on construction materials for sustainable sites. Part I of the book introduces tools, techniques, ideologies and resources for evaluating, sourcing and specifying sustainable site materials. Part II devotes a chapter each to sixteen types of materials - both conventional and emerging green materials. Each chapter discusses environmental and human health impacts of the material, and presents detailed strategies to minimize these impacts.  Economic, aesthetic and performance issues are discussed as well. Case studies of exemplary sustainable material use from projects around the world are included in each chapter. These stories of real project experiences will contain valuable cost and performance information, and lessons learned.

Pages: 464

Contents:
Preface. Acknowledgments. CHAPTER 1 Materials for Sustainable Sites Defined. CHAPTER 2 Background: Inputs, Outputs, and Impacts of Construction Materials. CHAPTER 3 Evaluating the Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Materials. CHAPTER 4 Resource Reuse: Designing with and Specifying Reclaimed, Reprocessed, and Recycled-content Materials. CHAPTER 5 Concrete. CHAPTER 6 Earthen Materials. CHAPTER 7 Brick Masonry. CHAPTER 8 Asphalt Pavement. CHAPTER 9 Aggregates and Stone. CHAPTER 10 Wood and Wood Products. CHAPTER 11 Metals. CHAPTER 12 Plastics and Rubber. CHAPTER 13 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. Index.