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Green Building With Concrete sustainable design and construction / edited by Gajanan, M. Sabnis.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Boca Raton : CRC Press 2015.Edition: Second EditionDescription: xvii, 441 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781498704106
  • 1498704107
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TA681 .G65 2015
Contents:
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editor; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Sustainability in the Cement Industries and Chemical Admixtures; Chapter 3: Principles of Sustainable Building Design; Chapter 4: Sustainability through Thermal Mass of Concrete; Chapter 5: Concrete Pavements and Sustainability; Chapter 6: Roller-Compacted Concrete : A Sustainable Alternative; Chapter 7: Pervious Concrete for Sustainable Development; Chapter 8: Heat Island Effects; Chapter 9: Future Sustainable City : The Case of Masdar City
Chapter 10: Sustainability and Rehabilitation of Concrete StructuresChapter 11: Global Sustainability and Concrete; Chapter 12: Sustainable Concrete with Industrial and Postconsumer By-Product Materials; Chapter 13: Sustainability of Steel Reinforcement; Chapter 14: Coatings for Creating Green Infrastructure; Chapter 15: Materials' Specifications : The Missing Link to Sustainability Planning; Back Cover
Summary: Illustrates the Global Relevance of SustainabilityApplicable to roads, bridges, and other elements of the infrastructure, Green Building with Concrete: Sustainable Design and Construction, Second Edition provides an overview of all available information on the role of concrete in green building. A handbook offering viewpoints from worldwide experts on the global nature of the sustainability movement, it highlights research on economic analysis, in particular the International Organization for Standardization, Environmental Management-Life Cycle Assessment-Principles and Framework application o.
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Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Non-fiction Main Collection TA 681 .G65 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5157689

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editor; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Sustainability in the Cement Industries and Chemical Admixtures; Chapter 3: Principles of Sustainable Building Design; Chapter 4: Sustainability through Thermal Mass of Concrete; Chapter 5: Concrete Pavements and Sustainability; Chapter 6: Roller-Compacted Concrete : A Sustainable Alternative; Chapter 7: Pervious Concrete for Sustainable Development; Chapter 8: Heat Island Effects; Chapter 9: Future Sustainable City : The Case of Masdar City

Chapter 10: Sustainability and Rehabilitation of Concrete StructuresChapter 11: Global Sustainability and Concrete; Chapter 12: Sustainable Concrete with Industrial and Postconsumer By-Product Materials; Chapter 13: Sustainability of Steel Reinforcement; Chapter 14: Coatings for Creating Green Infrastructure; Chapter 15: Materials' Specifications : The Missing Link to Sustainability Planning; Back Cover

Illustrates the Global Relevance of SustainabilityApplicable to roads, bridges, and other elements of the infrastructure, Green Building with Concrete: Sustainable Design and Construction, Second Edition provides an overview of all available information on the role of concrete in green building. A handbook offering viewpoints from worldwide experts on the global nature of the sustainability movement, it highlights research on economic analysis, in particular the International Organization for Standardization, Environmental Management-Life Cycle Assessment-Principles and Framework application o.

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