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Building Materials and the Environment
Author: Joanne Denison and Chris Halligan | Size: 5.9 MB | Format: PDF | Publisher: Stephen George & Partners LLP | Year: 2010 | pages: 143
This guide is intended to be a practical aid to help designers consider the environmental implications of commonly (and occasionally not-so-commonly) specified building materials. It comprises three main sections:
Part 1 is a short overview of sustainable construction;
Part 2 is a an extensive summary of materials used in construction products providing an insight into the environmental impact of their production, use and eventual disposal;
Part 3 contains a range of data sheets for materials and elements with guidance on their advantages and disadvantages, practical considerations and sustainable alternatives.
The guide also contains a useful bibliography and is fully interactive with many useful links to external sources of further information.
Part 1 is a short overview of sustainable construction;
Part 2 is a an extensive summary of materials used in construction products providing an insight into the environmental impact of their production, use and eventual disposal;
Part 3 contains a range of data sheets for materials and elements with guidance on their advantages and disadvantages, practical considerations and sustainable alternatives.
The guide also contains a useful bibliography and is fully interactive with many useful links to external sources of further information.
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