Minerals Handbook 1992–93
Minerals Handbook 1992–93

Author: Phillip Crowson

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1992-06-18

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1349125644

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The statistics in this book cover 48 minerals and provide information on world reserves, world mine production, reserve/production ratios, world smelter production, world capacity, consumption by country/region, end use patterns, substitutes, technical possibilities, prices, marketing arrangements.

Green Building Handbook: Volume 1
Green Building Handbook: Volume 1

Author: Tom Woolley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-11

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 1135811601

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Green Building Handbook provides a detailed reference for environmentally concerned purchasers of building products, with at-a-glance tables for buyers and specifiers.

Ecology of Building Materials
Ecology of Building Materials

Author: Bjørn Berge

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-08-22

Total Pages: 475

ISBN-13: 1136409130

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As both a practising architect and a researcher, Berge introduces us authoritatively to issues such as using raw materials from renewable sources, and the possibilities of designing and manufacturing reusable building materials. The alternatives to modern building materials are outlined and discussed from an ecological perspective. In a time when environmental labelling is becoming increasingly popular and the producers of building materials are urged to be more environmentally aware, it is obviously important that we are acquainted with these alternatives. Important issues discussed in this book include: Can raw materials from non-renewable sources be replaced with raw materials from widely available or non-depletable sources? Can environmentally friendly chemicals replace environmentally damaging ones? Can the make-up of building materials be altered so that individual components can be re-used? A clear interpretation of complicated Life Cycle Analysis issues and vital guidance are given to specifiers confronted with a plethora of manufacturers' environmental claims.