Description

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. This handbook considers the environmental issues which relate to the production, use and disposal of key building products and materials.

Contents include: Part 1 How to set about green building, Examples of green building. Part 2 Product analysis and materials specification, Energy, Insulation materials, masonry, timber, composite boards, timber preservatives, window frames, paints and stains for joinery, roofing materials, rainwater goods, toilets and sewage disposal, carpets and floorcoverings. Useful organisations and The organisations behind the Green Building Digest.