Green Building Materials
A Guide to Product Selection and Specification2nd
Edition
Ross Spiegel, Shelton, CT and Dru Meadows, Tulsa, OK
WHY TO BUY
The architect's quick reference guide to understanding, selecting and
specifying green building materials, now updated throughout to address
LEED requirements.
Author biography
INFORMATION
Ross Spiegel, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, is Senior Specification Writer with the Connecticut based architectural/engineering firm Fletcher-Thompson, Inc of Shelton, CT. He has been a member of the Construction Specifications Institute since 1978, where he has served in numerous positions on the chapter, region and Institute levels. In 1994, Ross was appointed as CSI's liaison to the U.S. Green Building Council, a position he continues to serve in today. Ross served on the U.S. Green Building Council's Board of Directors and is currently chairing the Steering Committee for the Council's International Green Building Conference & Expo.
Dru Meadows, AIA, CSI, CCS is cofounder of the GreenTeam, a strategic environmental consulting firm, that evaluates and specifies many new and alternative building materials. She is also chair for ASTM International's Committee on Sustainability in Building
ISBN10: 0-471-70089-4
ISBN13: 978-0-471-70089-0
In Store Date: February 3, 2006
Publication Date: February 24, 2006
Price: US$ 80.00 CAN$ 103.99 £ 52.50
Pages: 368 (estimated)
Season: Winter 2006
Trim Size: 7-1/2 x 9-1/4 in.
Format: Cloth
Previous ISBN: 0-471-29133-1
Number of Illustrations: • Photos: B&W: 0 Color:0
• Drawings: B&W: 2 Color:0
Subject: (AR20) Building Design
Field: ARGD00 (Architecture and Design)
Discipline: ARX000 (Architecture)
Subdiscipline: ARX100 (Architecture)
Course: AR0200 (Construction Methods and Materials)
Product Line: (Z1) Architecture/Engineering
Discount Group: (4P) Professional(PL: BFHKRUZ,ISY3)
Bookstore Category: (ARC009000) ARCHITECTURE/Methods & Materials
Editor: (159) Cummins, M.
Marketing Manager: (44) Mayhew, Justin
Publisher: (Z1) Amanda Miller
EAN: 9780471700890
UPC: 723812725496
Market Restrictions: World Rights
Rights: Full Rights: Audio,
Anthology/Condensed, Book Club, All Electronic, Translation, 2nd Serial, Mail Order, 1st Serial, Reprint,
Merchandising, TV/Film;
Sales handles
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Emphasizes process and procedure, thereby offering architects, specifiers and other
design professionals a solid foundation in sustainable design materials and how they can be selected and incorporated into any project.
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Updated throughout to offer information on LEED requirements and how they can be integrated into the specifications process
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Includes new sections on Commissioning and Construction Waste Management •
Authors are national experts on green building materials and methods.
• Avoids relying solely on manufacturer's data for evaluation and recommendations
About the topic/technology
Specifications are contractually required, detailed descriptions of the materials and workmanship required in a building. Green building materials are created using environmentally-conscious methods, and many have recycled content.
Market description
(Please include secondary markets)Primary—Practicing architects, landscape architects, interior designers, specifiers, building contractors.
Secondary—Students of architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, urban planning and design, building construction, as well as planners, city officials and building materials manufacturers
Green Building Materials
A Guide to Product Selection and Specification2nd Edition
Ross Spiegel and Dru Meadows
About the book
When it comes to selecting and specifying green building materials, architects need more than innate design sense. They need real-world advice on how to select and use nontoxic, recycled, and recyclable products, and how to integrate them into the design process to capitalize on the many practical and economic advantages of "going green"-from reducing waste and improving energy efficiency to promoting proper code compliance and safeguarding against liability claims.
This new edition on Green Building Materials 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 adress LEED requirements. Written by two nationally known experts on green building methods and materials, Green Building Materials offers in-depth practical information on the product selection, product specification, and construction process. Organized by CSI MasterFormat(r) category for fast access to specific information.
Previous works by author/editor
(Title; Author; ISBN; Price; Pub Date; Net Sales; Publisher; Comments) Spiegel, Meadows/Green Building Materials, ISBN: 0-471-29133-1, August 1999, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2, cloth, 336 pgs, $75, 2,510 copies sold since pub. date.Related titles
(Add sales information)Mendler/The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design, 0-471-37906-9, 2000, 412 pgs., cloth, $75, 6,101 copies sold since pub. date. Brown/Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies, 0-471-34877-5, 2000, 400 pgs., paper, $65, 7,258 copies sold since pub. date.
Ander/Daylighting, Second Edition, 0-471-26299-4, May 2003, 320 pgs, cloth, $80, 528 copies sold since pub. date.
Rocky Mountain Institute/Green Development: Integrating Ecology and Real Estate, 0-471-18878-6, 1997, 552 pgs, cloth, $85, 5,163 copies sold since pub. date.
McHarg/Design with Nature, 0-471-11460-X, 1995, 208 pgs., paper, $49.95, 12,997 copies sold since pub. date.
Previous Editions
• 0-471-29133-1 — {{Green Building Materials}}/September 17, 1999/US$ 75.00, CAN$ 97.99, £ 42.95/336 pages
Green Building Materials
A Guide to Product Selection and Specification2nd Edition
Ross Spiegel and Dru Meadows
Table of contents
Preface
Acknowledgments to Second Edition Acknowledgments
1.Introduction
2. Why Use Green Building Materials? 3. What Are Green Building Materials?
4. How Does The Product Selection Process Work? 5. How Does The Product Specification Process Work? 6. How Does The Construction Process Work?
7. Green Building Materials and Green Building Programs 8. Conclusion
Appendix A. Sources of Further Information
Appendix B. Summary of Environmental Issues in CSI Masterformat Organization Appendix C. Sample Sections and Forms
APPENDIX D. Sample Contracts Glossary
Index
