Green Building with Concrete : Sustainable Design and Construction, 2nd Edition

Illustrates the Global Relevance of Sustainability

Applicable to roads, bridges, and other elements of the infrastructure, Green Building with Concrete: Sustainable Design and Construction, Second Edition provides an overview of all available information on the role of concrete in green building. A handbook offering viewpoints from worldwide experts on the global nature of the sustainability movement, it highlights research on economic analysis, in particular the International Organization for Standardization, Environmental Management—Life Cycle Assessment—Principles and Framework application of life cycle costing, to provide a full picture of the economic benefits of concrete in green building.

Outlines the Variety of Ways That Concrete Is Easily and Affordably Reused

With an emphasis on environmental impact and occupational and consumer health and safety, the text clearly outlines how to make the most of concrete in sustainable design. It explores the benefits of thermal mass, increased water supply, and improving water quality; reducing urban heat island effects; reducing construction waste; and the use of supplementary cementitious materials. The authors include an in-depth evaluation of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other emissions associated with the manufacture of cement. They also highlight the attributes that concrete has to offer the green building movement and the effect that emerging life cycle analysis has on concrete’s role in this important revolution in the building industry. Readers gain a better understanding of how concrete can contribute to sustainable construction, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), and the green building movement overall.

Green Building with Concrete: Sustainable Design and Construction, Second Edition presents the most recent information about concrete’s role in the green building movement, state-of-the-art methodologies, and best practices, and provides readers with diverse viewpoints on global sustainability.

• Adds three new chapters (Concrete Waste Management and Sustainability, Application of Recycled Steel Reinforcement in Concrete, and Green Concrete using Post-Consumer/Recycled Materials) and numerous updates throughout
• Provides a full overview of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building and design standards, which are being adopted in several countries
• Examines various life cycle assessment methodologies, including BEES and ATHENA
• Highlights research on economic analysis to demonstrate the economic benefits of concrete in green building
• Contains illustrative case studies at the end of every chapter

Preface

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Sustainability in the Cement Industries and Chemical Admixtures
Chapter 3 : The Principles of Sustainable Building Design
Chapter 4 : Sustainability through Thermal Mass of Concrete
Chapter 5 : Concrete Pavements and Sustainability
Chapter 6 : Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavements
Chapter 7 : Pervious Concrete for Sustainable Development
Chapter 8 : Heat Island Effects
Chapter 9 : Future Sustainable City : The Case of Masdar City
Chapter 10 : Sustainability and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures
Chapter 11 : Global Sustainability and Concrete
Chapter 12 : Sustainable Concrete with Industrial and Postconsumer By-Product Materials
Chapter 13 : Sustainability of Steel Reinforcement
Chapter 14 : Coatings for Creating Green Infrastructure
Chapter 15 : Materials’ Specifications : The Missing Link to Sustainability Planning

Index