Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification, 3rd Edition

✍ Scribed by Ross Spiegel, Dru Meadows

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 401
• Edition: Third
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The ultimate user's manual to green building materialsTo 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 compliance and safeguarding against liability claims.Written by two nationally known experts on green building methods and materials, Green Building Materials, Third Edition offers in-depth, practical information on the product selection, product specification, and construction process. This new Third Edition is an excellent hands-on guide to today's newest range of green building materials: what they are, where to find them, how to use them effectively, and how to address LEED requirements. Organized by CSI MasterFormat® category for fast access to specific information, it features: A new chapter on eco-labels, green standards, and product certification A new appendix providing reference information for sustainability standards and standards development organizations New sample specifications, including green power requirements, vegetated green roof systems, rainwater harvesting, and water reuse systems Revised and updated review of trends affecting the future of green building materials Updated approach and reference information for the product selection processGreen Building Materials, Third Edition is an essential tool for designing environmentally friendly buildings—ones made from materials that preserve the Earth's natural legacy for future generations.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Title page......Page 2
CONTENTS......Page 4
PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION......Page 6
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 8
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION......Page 10
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION......Page 12
CHAPTER 1. Introduction......Page 14
CHAPTER 2. Why Use Green Building Materials?......Page 22
CHAPTER 3. What Are Green Building Materials?......Page 40
CHAPTER 4. How Does the Product Selection Process Work?......Page 58
CHAPTER 5. Eco-Labeling, Green Standards, and Product Certification......Page 98
CHAPTER 6. How Does the Construction Process Work?......Page 116
CHAPTER 7. Green Building Materials and Green Building Programs......Page 136
CHAPTER 8. Conclusion......Page 156
APPENDIX A - Sources of Further Information......Page 174
APPENDIX B - Summary of Environmental Issues in CSI MasterFormatTM Organization......Page 216
APPENDIX C - Sample Sections and Forms......Page 278
APPENDIX D - Sample Contracts......Page 320
APPENDIX E - Examples of Sector-Specific Initiatives Toward Sustainability......Page 332
GLOSSARY......Page 360
INDEX......Page 398