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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 Calkins, Meg, 1965-

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Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2009.

Sustainable buildings -- Materials.

Building materials.

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2008002722-d.html

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2008002722-t.html

Wiley book on sustainable design

vi, 457 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

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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