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    green building materials

    Green building materials are composed of renewable, rather than nonrenewable resources. Green materials are environmentally responsible because impacts are considered over the life of the product. (Spiegel and Meadows, 1999) Depending upon project-specific goals, an assessment of green materials may involve an evaluation of one or more of the criteria listed below. Resource efficiency; Indoor air quality; Energy efficiency; Water conservation



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    Affordability (By This link was checked on Dec. 2006http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/GreenBuilding/Materials/)

    This link was broken when checked on Dec. 2006Materials



    Web Links (14): Notes
      This link was checked on Dec. 2006Building Green
      "a loosely defined collection of land-use, building design, and construction strategies that reduces these environmental impacts."

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006Building Group,CANMET Energy Technology Centre (CETC).
      "deliver Energy-efficient building design and retrofit software, Technology brokerage services and technical assistance, Linkage to a global network of contacts, Marketing support for eco-efficient building technology and tools, and Seamless integration with your organizational structure " to develop and deploy building technologies and innovations that will help reduce energy consumption and lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with marked economic, environmental and social benefits.

      This link has not been checked.Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
      "is an independent federal body, accountable to Parliament through the Minister of the Environment. The Agency works to provide Canadians with high-quality environmental assessments that contribute to informed decision making, in support of sustainable development."

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006CSIRO Built Environment
      Built Environment Sector of Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation(CSIRO) provides leadership through innovations delivering major research, technologies, products and services in Building, Construction and Engineering: Sustainable Materials Engineering, Thermal & Fluids Engineering, and Infrastructure Systems Engineering

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006EcoSmart, concrete to reduce greenhouse gas
      "to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the production of Portland cement for use in concrete construction."

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development
      excellent site. covers nine areas: The Earth , Principles of Sustainable Development , The Environment, Natural Resources , Society , The Economy , Indicators of Sustainable Development , Action for Sustainable Development , Doing Our Bit for Sustainable Development,

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006Green Building Materials-A WATgreen / ERS 285 study
      "a cursory assessment of the need and feasibility for the integration of green building materials into current and future on-campus construction projects, specifically the residence building for which construction is scheduled to begin later this year"

      This link has not been checked.Green Building Resource Guide
      "a database of over 600 green building materials and products selected specifically for their usefulness to the design and building professions, rather than merely their green material content"

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006GreenClips
      "a summary of news on sustainable building design and related government and business issues published every two weeks by email"

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006IISBE - International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment
      "To provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations."

      This link was broken when checked on Dec. 2006PAN - Prarie Adaptation Network, Canada
      Excellent publication list for Clearinghouse for climatic impact, adaptation and mitigation information, on Reports, journal articles, literature reviews & bibliographies (not updated frequently)

      This link has not been checked.SBIS - Sustainable Building Information System
      "designed to provide users with non-commercial information about sustainable building around the world, and to point or link the user to more detailed sources of information elsewhere."

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006USGBC - United States Green Building Council

      This link was checked on Dec. 2006WorldGBC
      ".. formed in 1999 with the goal of coordinating and advancing the work of national green building organizations, supporting the development of standards, technologies, products and projects."

    Related References (6)
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    A stochastic framework for embodied greenhouse gas emissions modelling of construction materials, by Shipworth, D., 2001
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    BEEs 2.0, building for environmental and economic sustainability-technical manual and user guide, by Lippiatt, B.C, 2002
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    Energy and CO2 advantages of wood for sustainable buildings, by Buchanan, A. H., 2007
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    Green building materials residence, a WATgreen / ERS 285 study, by Davison, M., J. Persmann, and J. Reid, 0
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    Greenhouse gas balances in building construction: wood versus concrete from life-cycle and forest land-use perspectives, by B?rjesson, P. and Gustavsson, L., 2000
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    Natural capitalism: creating the next industrial revolution, by Hawken, P., Lovins, A., and Lovins, H.L, 1999


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