Materials and technologies for green construction /

The need of today is to have energy efficient buildings materials andconstruction technologies that cater to this rising need. Hence, selectingconstruction and finishing materials that have low embodied energy and haveless operational and maintenance cost is the most powerful tool for thearchitects,...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Kamal, Mohammad Arif (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Switzerland : TTP, 2015
Series:Key engineering materials ; v. 632.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:The need of today is to have energy efficient buildings materials andconstruction technologies that cater to this rising need. Hence, selectingconstruction and finishing materials that have low embodied energy and haveless operational and maintenance cost is the most powerful tool for thearchitects, designers and the constructors to achieve high energy efficiencyin buildings. This special volume on 'Materials and Technologies for GreenConstruction' contains Ten chapters which address a wide range of issuespertaining to building materials and technologies with reference to energyefficiency. Thi.
Item Description:Special topic volume with invited peer reviewed papers only.
Physical Description:1 online resource (148 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783038267133
3038267139
ISSN:1013-9826 ;
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 1, 2014).