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100 1  Calkins, Meg,|d1965- 
245 10 Materials for sustainable sites :|ba complete guide to the
       evaluation, selection, and use of sustainable construction
       materials /|cMeg Calkins. 
260    Hoboken, N.J. :|bWiley,|c2009 
300    vi, 457 p., [16] p. of plates :|bill. (some col.) ;|c24 
       cm. 
490 00 Wiley book on sustainable design 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Materials for sustainable sites defined -- Background : 
       inputs, outputs and impacts of construction materials -- 
       Evaluating the environmental and human health impacts of 
       materials -- Resource reuse : designing with and 
       specifying reclaimed, reprocessed and recycled-content 
       materials -- Concrete -- Earthen materials -- Brick 
       masonry -- Asphalt pavement -- Aggregates and stone -- 
       Wood and wood products -- Metals -- Plastics and rubber --
       Biobased materials / by Ruth Stafford -- Appendix A: 
       Embodied energy and embodied carbon of construction 
       materials by weight -- Appendix B: Health and 
       environmental impacts of hazardous air pollutants and 
       metals related to construction materials. 
520 0  This title provides current information on construction 
       materials for sustainable sites. Part one introduces tools,
       techniques, ideologies and resources for evaluating, 
       sourcing and specifying sustainable site materials. Part 
       two devotes a chapter each to 16 types of materials - both
       conventional and emerging green materials 
650  0 Sustainable buildings|xMaterials 
650  0 Building materials 
830  0 Wiley book on sustainable design 
856 41 |3Table of contents only|uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/
       enhancements/fy0827/2008002722-t.html 
856 42 |3Publisher description|uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/
       enhancements/fy0827/2008002722-d.html