Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification - Hardcover

Spiegel, Ross; Meadows, Dru

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047053804X ISBN 13: 9780470538043

Publisher: Wiley, 2010

Synopsis

To properly select and specify green building materials, architects need 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 their many practical and economic advantages. This fully updated new edition is a reliable, up-to-date resource for professionals and students alike.

Written by two nationally known experts on green building methods and materials, Green Building Materials, Third Edition offers in-depth, practical information on the product selection, product specification, and construction process. This new Third 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® categories for fast access to specific information.

About this title

About the Author

Ross Spiegel, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP, NCARB
Senior Specification write, Fletcher-Thompson, Inc., Shelton, CT; Member of the Construction Specifications Institute since 1978, where he is a liaison to the U.S. Green Building Council; Past member of the U.S. Green Building Council's Board of Directors, past chair of the USGBC Steering Committee for the Green Build Conference & Expo

Dru Meadows, AIA, FCSI, CCS, FASTM
Cofounder of the Green Team, a strategic environmental consulting firm, that evaluates and specifies many new and alternative building materials; Chair for ASTM International's Committee on Sustainability; Past member of the U.S. Green Building Council Board and past member of USGBC's LEED Rating System Steering Committee

From the Back Cover

<p>THE ULTIMATE USER&#8217;S MANUAL<BR>TO GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS <p>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 &#8220;going green.&#8221; <i>Green Building Materials, Third Edition</i> is the most reliable, up-to-date resource to meet today&#8217;s green building challenges&#8212;from reducing waste and improving energy efficiency to promoting proper code compliance and safeguarding against liability claims. <p>Written by two nationally known experts on green building methods and materials, <i>Green Building Materials, Third Edition</i> offers in-depth, practical information on the product selection, product specification, and construction process. This new <i>Third Edition</i> is an excellent hands-on guide to today&#8217;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^&#174; category for fast access to specific information, it features: <ul><li><i>A new chapter on eco-labels, green standards, and product certification</i></li> <li><i>A new appendix providing reference information for sustainability standards and standards development organizations</i></li> <li><i>New sample specifications, including green power requirements, vegetated green roof systems, rainwater harvesting, and water reuse systems</i></li> <li><i>Revised and updated review of trends affecting the future of green building materials</i></li> <li><i>Updated approach and reference information for the product selection process</i></li></ul> <p><i>Green Building Materials, Third Edition</i> is an essential tool for designing environmentally friendly buildings&#8212;ones made from materials that preserve the Earth&#8217;s natural legacy for future generations.

From the Inside Flap

The ultimate user's manual to green building materials

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

• A new chapter on eco-labels, green standards, and product certification

• A new appendix providing reference information for sustainability standards and standards development organizations

• New sample specifications, including green power requirements, vegetated green roof systems, rainwater harvesting, and water reuse systems

• Revised and updated review of trends affecting the future of green building materials

• Updated approach and reference information for the product selection process

Green Building Materials, Third Edition is an essential tool for designing environmentally friendly buildings—ones made from materials that preserve the Earth's natural legacy for future generations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047053804X
• ISBN 13: 9780470538043
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 400