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Record ID marc_loc_updates/v39.i34.records.utf8:5450350:2256
Source Library of Congress
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LEADER: 02256cam a2200313 a 4500
001 2008002722
003 DLC
005 20110816143616.0
008 080118s2009 njuaf b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008002722
020 $a9780470134559 (cloth)
020 $a0470134550 (cloth)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn191024146
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBTCTA$dBAKER$dC#P$dYDXCP$dBWX$dCDX$dIXA$dGK8$dEZU$dU5D$dDLC
050 00 $aTH880$b.C35 2009
082 00 $a691$222
100 1 $aCalkins, Meg,$d1965-
245 10 $aMaterials for sustainable sites :$ba complete guide to the evaluation, selection, and use of sustainable construction materials /$cby Meg Calkins.
260 $aHoboken, N.J. :$bWiley,$cc2009.
300 $avi, 457 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. (some col.) ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aWiley book on sustainable design
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aMaterials 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.
520 8 $aThis title provides current information on construction materials for sustainable sites. Part one introduces tools, techniques, ideologies and resources for evaluating, sourcing and specifying sustainable site materials. Part two devotes a chapter each to 16 types of materials - both conventional and emerging green materials.
650 0 $aSustainable buildings$xMaterials.
650 0 $aBuilding materials.
830 0 $aWiley book on sustainable design.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2008002722-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2008002722-t.html