The Green Guide to Specification

Jane Anderson, David Shiers, Mike Sinclair

98 pages, parution le 08/01/2002 (3^eme édition)

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Résumé

How can you tell if the materials and components you are specifying have a low environmental impact? A full life-cycle assessment is a complex, time-consuming and expensive process; the environmental ratings summarised in this Guide provide a quick and easy way for designers and specifiers to assess their options.

The relative environmental performance of over 250 materials and components have been assessed in this guide, using carefully researched, quantitative data derived from the BRE Environmental Database. A wide range of alternative specifications are provided for:

walls
floor systems
floor finishes
roofs
windows
doors
ceilings
paints
insulation
landscaping

The performance of each specification is measured against a range of environmental impacts including:

climate change
toxicity
fossil fuel and ozone depletion
levels of emissions and pollutants
mineral and water extraction.

Environmental performance is indicated by a simple to use A-B-C rating system. To further aid specifiers, guidance on capital coasts, typical replacement intervals and information on recycling is also provided for each material and component.

An important part of BREEAM, the BRE's widely accepted scheme to improve the environmental performance of buildings, The Green Guide to Specification is an essential tool for architects, surveyors, building managers and property owners seeking to reduce the environmental impacts of building materials through informed choice.

L'auteur - Jane Anderson

Building Research Establishment Ltd

L'auteur - David Shiers

DAVID SHIERS, Senior Lecturer, Department of Real Estate and Construction Management, Oxford Brookes University

L'auteur - Mike Sinclair

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Introduction
How use the Green Guide to Specification
Green Guide ratings
Appendices

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Blackwell
Auteur(s)	Jane Anderson, David Shiers, Mike Sinclair
Parution	08/01/2002
Édition	3^eme édition
Nb. de pages	98
Format	21,5 x 30,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	629g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780632059614
ISBN13	978-0-632-05961-4