Green building materials: a guide to product selection and specification

To properly select and specify green building materials, successful architects need authoritative, real-world advice on how to select and use nontoxic, recycled, and recyclable products, and how to integrate these products into the design process in order to capitalize on the many practical and economic advantages of "going green." Green Building Materials, Third Edition is the most reliable, up-to-date resource to meet today's green building challenges—from reducing waste and improving energy efficiency to promoting proper code complianceand safeguarding against liability claims INDICE: Preface to the Third Edition. Acknowledgments to the Third Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the First Edition. CHAPTER 1 Introduction. Endnotes. CHAPTER 2 Why Use Green Building Materials? Liability Issues. Economic Benefits. Consumer Demand and New Markets. Regulatory Requirements. Altruism and Professional Responsibility. Green Building Materials: An Ounceof Prevention. Endnotes. CHAPTER 3 What Are Green Building Materials? What Does Green Look Like? Does Green Work? Isnt Green Expensive? Perceptions. Shadesof Green. Resource Management, Toxicity/IEQ, and Performance. When Are Green Building Materials Not Green? Overcoming Entropy. Endnotes. CHAPTER 4 How Doesthe Product Selection Process Work? Step 1: Identify Material Categories. Step 2: Identify (Green) Building Material Performance Criteria. Step 3: Identify(Green) Building Material Options. Step 4: Gather Technical Information. Step5: Review Submitted Information for Completeness. Step 6: Evaluate (Green) Materials. Step 7: Select and Document Choice. Endnotes. CHAPTER 5 Eco-Labeling,Green Standards, and Product Certification. Standards Development Organizations. Trade and Professional Organizations. Government. Labeling. Certification.Future Developments. Endnotes. CHAPTER 6 How Does the Construction Process Work? Design and Construction Relationships. The Bidding Phase. The ConstructionPhase. Certification Activities. The Construction Phase as the Successful Endto the Project. Risk Management for Green Building Materials. Endnotes. CHAPTER 7 Green Building Materials and Green Building Programs. Local Programs. State Programs. U.S. Governmental Agency Programs. National (U.S.) Programs. National Programs (Other Countries). International Programs. Endnotes. CHAPTER Conclusion. History of Green Building Materials. The Future of Green Building Materials. Final Thoughts. Endnotes. Appendix A Sources of Further Information. APPENDIX B Summary of Environmental Issues in CSI MasterFormat Organization. APPENDIX C Sample Sections. Appendix D Sample Contracts. APPENDIX E Examples of Sector-Specific InitiativesTowards Sustainability. GLOSSARY.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-53804-3
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 24/11/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés