Green building with concrete : sustainable design and construction / edited by Gajanan M. Sabnis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sabnis, Gajanan M.

Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Concrete construction.

Sustainable construction.

Concrete--Recycling.

Concrete.

Physical Description:

xv, 320 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2012]

Summary:

"Packed with case studies highlighting construction companies that regularly recycle between 70% and 95% of concrete from their waste streams, this book presents practical, up-to-date information about concrete's history in the green building movement, state of the art methodologies, and current best practices. Using the USGBC LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building assessment standard, the book covers site, energy, water, materials, indoor environmental quality, construction, and demolition waste protocols and provides information on tracking the LEED requirements to assure timely building certification. It also addresses non-LEED issues, such as flood and fire protection benefits"-- Provided by publisher.

"Providing the most recent information about concrete's history in the green building movement, state-of-the-art methodologies and best practices, this book may be considered a textbook for university courses and industry education; a handbook to help building owners obtain green certification; a reference for industry professionals seeking an overview of the subject of concrete and green buildings; and as a guide to professionals in the building materials/products industries. The concept of green buildings is in the process of emerging from a decade long effort to define itself, and this book offers an overview of all of the available information"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction / Gajanan M. Sabnis Sabnis, Gajanan M. 1

Chapter 2 Sustainability in the Cement Industries and Chemical Admixtures / Thomas B. Carter Carter, Thomas B. 19

Chapter 3 The Principles of Sustainable Building Design / N. Subramanian Subramanian, N. 37

Chapter 4 Sustainability through Thermal Mass of Concrete / William Juhl Juhl, William 89

Chapter 5 Concrete Pavements and Sustainability / Thomas J. Van Dam Dam, Thomas J. Van, Peter Taylor Taylor, Peter 109

Chapter 6 Roller Compacted Concrete Pavements: A Sustainable Alternative / Chetan Hazaree Hazaree, Chetan 129

Chapter 7 Pervious Concrete for Sustainable Development / Karthik H. Obla Obla, Karthik H., Gajanan Sabnis Sabnis, Gajanan 151

Chapter 8 Heat Island Effects / Pushpa Devanathan Devanathan, Pushpa, Kolialum Devanathan Devanathan, Kolialum 175

Chapter 9 Future Sustainable City: The Case of Masdar City / Gajanan M. Sabnis Sabnis, Gajanan M. 227

Chapter 10 Sustainability and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures / Gopal Rai Rai, Gopal 241

Chapter 11 Global Sustainability and Concrete / Edward J. Martin Martin, Edward J. 275.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

ISBN:

1439812969

OCLC:

430057087

Publisher Number:

99947766364