2nd Edition

Hazardous Building Materials A Guide to the Selection of Environmentally Responsible Alternatives

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

This new edition provides a detailed reference source of the use in residential buildings of materials known or suspected to harm health and the environment. Alternative materials are evaluated using unique data sheets which compare environmental impact, cost, health, safety and technical performance providing building and construction professionals and other practitioners with the facts they need... Read more
Introduction  1. Health Issues from Materials used in Residential Buildings  2. Hazards to the General Environment from the Manufacture, Use and Disposal of Buildings, Building Materials and Components  3. Whole Building Performance Issues - Design, Construction, Use and Disassembly  4. How to Use the Application Sheets  5. Application Sheets  6. Hazardous Materials in Existing Buildings.  Appendix.  Useful Addresses.  Index

Biography

Curwell, Steve; Fox, Bob; Greenberg, Morris; March, Chris