Description
| Product ID: | 9781447161325 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials |
| Authors: | Author: Fernando Pacheco Torgal, Said Jalali |
| Page Count: | 247 |
| Subjects: | Sustainability, Sustainability, Materials science, Energy technology and engineering, Building construction and materials, Materials science, Energy technology & engineering, Building construction & materials |
| Description: | This book book describes the latest in environmentally-friendly building materials, covering toxicity, embodied energy, construction and demolition wastes, materials reinforced with vegetable fibres, earth construction, durability and nanotechnology. Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials provides essential reading about materials for the construction industry in the twenty-first century. It covers the latest findings in the field, especially the toxicity aspects, embodied energy, construction and demolition wastes, the use of wastes in concrete, masonry units, materials reinforced with vegetable fibres, earth construction, the durability aspects, and also the importance of nanotechnology to the development of more environmentally-friendly materials. Based on more than nine hundred references, Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials is of fundamental importance to academics, engineers and architects who are dedicated to the creation of a greener and more holistic construction industry. |
| Imprint Name: | Springer London Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Springer London Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2014-08-31 |
