Green building materials - Ross Spiegel

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, Second 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, Second Edition offers in–depth, practical information on the product selection, product specification, and construction process. This new Second 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:

• New sections on commissioning and construction of waste management
• Important guidance on how to evaluate the "greenness" of building materials, including a section–by–section specification summary of environmental issues
• Helpful sample forms to aid in selecting and specifying green materials
• A brief history of relevant environmental legislation and the evolution of environmentally conscious design
• An appendix listing useful sources of additional information