Green Building Handbook: Volume 1: A Guide to Building Products and their Impact on the Environment - Softcover

Woolley, Tom; Kimmins, Sam; Harrison, Rob; Harrison, Paul

 
9780419226901: Green Building Handbook: Volume 1: A Guide to Building Products and their Impact on the Environment
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0419226907 ISBN 13: 9780419226901
Publisher: Routledge, 1997

Synopsis

Environmentally responsible building involves resolving many conflicting issues and requirements. Each stage in the design process from the fundamental decisions about what, where and even whether to build has implications for the environment.
Evolving out of the success of Green Building Digest, a publication described by Building Design as well-researched, authoritative and exhaustive, this practical new handbook considers the environmental issues which relate to the production, use and disposal of key building products and materials. It is designed to help specifiers and purchasers gain awareness of the potential environmental impact of their decisions.
Chapter by chapter Green Building Handbook looks at a different sector of the trade from flooring to roofing, comparing the environmental effects of commonly available products with less well known green alternatives. A Best Buy section then ranks these products from lowest to highest impact.

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About the Author

Woolley, Tom; Kimmins, Sam; Harrison, Rob; Harrison, Paul

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0419226907
ISBN 13 
9780419226901
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
224