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Preface. Acknowledgments. CHAPTER 1 Materials for Sustainable Sites Defined. CHAPTER 2 Background: Inputs, Outputs, and Impacts of Construction Materials. CHAPTER 3 Evaluating the Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Materials. CHAPTER 4 Resource Reuse: Designing with and Specifying Reclaimed, Reprocessed, and Recycled-content Materials. CHAPTER 5 Concrete. CHAPTER 6 Earthen Materials. CHAPTER 7 Brick Masonry. CHAPTER 8 Asphalt Pavement. CHAPTER 9 Aggregates and Stone. CHAPTER 10 Wood and Wood Products. CHAPTER 11 Metals. CHAPTER 12 Plastics and Rubber. CHAPTER 13 Biobased Materials, BY RUTH STAFFORD. Appendix A: Embodied Energy and Embodied Carbon of Construction Materials by Weight. Appendix B: Health and Environmental Impacts of Hazardous Air Pollutants and Metals Related to Construction Materials. Index.
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