The ultimate user’s manual to green building materials
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 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:
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A new chapter on eco-labels, green standards, and product certification
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A new appendix providing reference information for sustainability standards and standards development organizations
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New sample specifications, including green power requirements, vegetated green roof systems, rainwater harvesting, and water reuse systems
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Revised and updated review of trends affecting the future of green building materials
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Updated approach and reference information for the product selection process
Green 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.
THE ULTIMATE USER’S MANUAL
TO GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS
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 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 process
Green 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.
About the Author
Ross Spiegel, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP, NCARB
Senior Specification write, Fletcher-Thompson, Inc., Shelton, CT; Member of the Construction Specifications Institute since 1978, where he is a liaison to the U.S. Green Building Council; Past member of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Board of Directors, past chair of the USGBC Steering Committee for the Green Build Conference & Expo
Dru Meadows, AIA, FCSI, CCS, FASTM
Cofounder of the Green Team, a strategic environmental consulting firm, that evaluates and specifies many new and alternative building materials; Chair for ASTM International’s Committee on Sustainability; Past member of the U.S. Green Building Council Board and past member of USGBC’s LEED Rating System Steering Committee
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