Understanding green building materials

Understanding green building materials

Architects, Designers, And Contractors are increasingly familiar with the policies, procedures, and guidelines for achieving sustainable, or "green" building standards. But what about the green building materials themselves? What are they, what are the options, and how shuld you decide wha...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rider, Traci Rose (Author)
Other Authors: Glass, Stacy 1970- Stacy N., McNaughton, Jessica 1970- Stacy N.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York W. W. Norton & Co. 2011
©2011
Subjects:
Building materials > Environmental aspects
Green products > Environmental aspects
Online Access:Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

MARC

LEADER 00000nam a2200000#i 4501
001 wils-423768
005 2020103131925
008 t2011 NYU a## ##001 #deng|D
020 # # |a 9780393733174  |q paperback 
020 # # |a 0393733173  |q paperback 
040 # # |a DLC  |b eng  |d ITMB  |e rda 
041 0 # |a eng 
090 0 0 |a TD196.B85  |b R53 2011 
100 1 # |a Rider, Traci Rose  |e author 
245 1 0 |a Understanding green building materials  |c Traci Rose Rider, Stacy Glass, & Jessica McNaughton ; edited by Karen Levine 
264 # 1 |a New York  |b W. W. Norton & Co.  |c 2011 
264 # 1 |c ©2011 
300 # # |a 189 pages  |b illustrations  |c 23 cm 
336 # # |a text  |2 rdacontent 
337 # # |a unmediated  |2 rdamedia 
338 # # |a volume  |2 rdacarrier 
504 # # |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-171) and index 
520 # # |a Architects, Designers, And Contractors are increasingly familiar with the policies, procedures, and guidelines for achieving sustainable, or "green" building standards. But what about the green building materials themselves? What are they, what are the options, and how shuld you decide what to specify? -- 
520 # # |a A maze of new products, manufacturers, and standards are routinely introduced, leaving professionals to wonder what's best for their projects. This handy primer--the perfect companion to Traci Rider's Understanding Green Building Guidelines--summarizes the materials available, compares their advantages and disadvantages, explains how to use them and explores the considerations for choosing among them. From eco-friendly sheetrock to sustainable paint finishes, it lays out the basics of green building products, helping architecture and design professionals make sense of the fast-paced building movement. --Book Jacket. 
650 # 0 |a Building materials  |x Environmental aspects 
650 # 0 |a Green products  |x Environmental aspects 
700 1 # |a Glass, Stacy  |d 1970-  |q Stacy N. 
700 1 # |a McNaughton, Jessica  |d 1970-  |q Stacy N. 
856 4 0 |z Click Here to View Status and Holdings.  |u https://opac.uitm.edu.my/opac/detailsPage/detailsHome.jsp?tid=423768 
964 # # |c BOK  |d AP 
998 # # |a 00264#1a002.8.2||00264#1b002.8.4||01264#1a002.8.2||01264#1b002.8.4||00300##a003.4.1||00300##b003.6.1||00300##c003.5.1||00520##a007.2||00520##b007.2||01520##a007.2||01520##b007.2|| 

Similar Items