Materials for a Healthy, Ecological and Sustainable Built Environment - Principles for Evaluation (Hardcover)

Principles for Evaluating Building Materials in Sustainable Construction: Healthy and Sustainable Materials for the Built Environment provides a comprehensive overview of the issues associated with the selection of materials for sustainable construction, proposing a holistic and integrated approach. The book evaluates the issues involved in choosing materials from an ecosystem services perspective, from the design stage to the impact of materials on the health of building users. The three main sections of the book discuss building materials in relation to ecosystem services, the implications of materials choice at the design stage, and the impact of materials on building users and their health. The final section focuses on specific case studies that illustrate the richness of solutions that existed before the rise of contemporary construction and that are consistent with a sustainable approach to creating built environments. These are followed by modern examples which apply some, if not all, of the principles discussed in the first three sections of the book.

General

Imprint:	Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Emina Petrovic • Brenda Vale • Maibritt Pedersen Zari
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-0-08-100707-5
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Materials science > General Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Building construction & materials > General
LSN:	0-08-100707-8
Barcode:	9780081007075

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