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Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials
F. Pacheco Torgal
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Description for Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials
Paperback. This book book describes the latest in environmentally-friendly building materials, covering toxicity, embodied energy, construction and demolition wastes, materials reinforced with vegetable fibres, earth construction, durability and nanotechnology. Num Pages: 247 pages, 69 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNU; TGM; TH; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 397.
Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials provides essential reading about materials for the construction industry in the twenty-first century. It covers the latest findings in the field, especially the toxicity aspects, embodied energy, construction and demolition wastes, the use of wastes in concrete, masonry units, materials reinforced with vegetable fibres, earth construction, the durability aspects, and also the importance of nanotechnology to the development of more environmentally-friendly materials. Based on more than nine hundred references, Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials is of fundamental importance to academics, engineers and architects who are dedicated to the creation of a greener ... Read more
Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials provides essential reading about materials for the construction industry in the twenty-first century. It covers the latest findings in the field, especially the toxicity aspects, embodied energy, construction and demolition wastes, the use of wastes in concrete, masonry units, materials reinforced with vegetable fibres, earth construction, the durability aspects, and also the importance of nanotechnology to the development of more environmentally-friendly materials. Based on more than nine hundred references, Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials is of fundamental importance to academics, engineers and architects who are dedicated to the creation of a greener ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer London Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
247
Place of Publication
England, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447161325
SKU
V9781447161325
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials
From the reviews: This is a very well-researched and well-written summary of hundreds of research reports, papers and books on current problems concerning the planet and the construction industry's contributions to global warming and depletion of non-renewable resources. ... a small, concise summary for those interested in construction and making the process more `green'. For any ... Read more