Toxicity of Building Materials

• Author : Fernando Pacheco-Torgal,S Jalali,Aleksandra Fucic
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 13 August 2012

From long-standing worries regarding the use of lead and asbestos to recent research into carcinogenic issues related to the use of plastics in construction, there is growing concern regarding the potential toxic effects of building materials on health. Toxicity of building materials provides an essential guide to this important problem and its solutions. Beginning with an overview of the material types and potential health hazards presented by building materials, the book goes on to consider key plastic materials. Materials responsible

• Author : Fernando Pacheco-Torgal,Joseph O. Falkinham,Jerzy Galaj
• Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
• Release : 05 March 2022

Advances in the Toxicity of Construction and Building Materials presents the potential and toxic effects of building materials on human health, along with tactics on how to minimize exposure. Chapters are divided into four sections covering the toxicity of indoor environments, fire toxicity, radioactive materials, and toxicity from plastics, metals, asbestos, nanoparticles and construction wastes. Key chapters focus on the reduction of chemical emissions in houses with eco-labelled building materials and potential risks posed by indoor pollutants that may include

• Author : Fernando Pacheco Torgal,Said Jalali
• Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
• Release : 31 July 2011

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

• Author : Ross Spiegel,Dru Meadows
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 09 November 2010

GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS THE ULTIMATE USER’S MANUAL TO GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS To properly select and specify green building materials, successful architects need authoritative, real-world advice on how to select and use nontoxic, recycled, and recyclable products, and how to integrate these products into the design process in order to capitalize on the many practical and economic advantages of “going green.” Green Building Materials, Third Edition is the most reliable, up-to-date resource to meet today’s green building challenges—from

• Author : Peter Y. Flynn,Feldmann, Maurice J.,Massachusetts. General Court. Science Resource Office
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 23 March 1986

• Author : Candida Vilarinho,Fernando Castro,Mário Russo
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 04 September 2015

This volume presents a selection of papers from the WASTES 2015 conference, a platform for scientists and industries from the waste management and recycling sectors from around the world, who shared experiences and knowledge at the meeting. Covering discussions regarding the balance between economic, environmental and social outcomes, the developme

• Author : Emina K. Petrovic,Brenda Vale,Maibritt Pedersen Zari
• Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
• Release : 23 March 2017

Principles for Evaluating Building Materials in Sustainable Construction: Healthy and Sustainable Materials for the Built Environment provides a comprehensive overview of the issues associated with the selection of materials for sustainable construction, proposing a holistic and integrated approach. The book evaluates the issues involved in choosing materials from an ecosystem services perspective, from the design stage to the impact of materials on the health of building users. The three main sections of the book discuss building materials in relation to

• Author : Junaid Ahmad Malik,Shriram Marathe
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 07 August 2021

This book deals with the present adverse effects of using precarious building materials on the ecology and human health. Also, the detailed discussions on the novel and greener construction materials and their utilization as an alternative to the conventional harmful existing methods and materials are also presented in the subsequent chapters. This book helps to fill the research gaps in the existing prior-art knowledge in the field of sustainable construction and green building materials and methods giving due importance to

• Author : Kathleen Hess-Kosa
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 07 April 2017

The construction industry is bombarded with ever-changing building materials—components of which are more and more difficult, if not impossible, to identify. Building material emissions have been implicated as a major source of indoor air pollution, and toxic gases, often unidentified, are generated in building fires. Building Materials: Product Emission and Combustion Health Hazards undertakes the task of identifying building materials emission and combustion health hazards. This practical guide introduces the complex world of polymers commonly used in building materials

• Author : Emina K. Petrovic,Morten Gjerde,Fabricio Chicca,Guy Marriage
• Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
• Release : 01 June 2023

With the increasing emphasis on sustainable construction, it has become important to better understand the impacts of common materials. While many building and furnishing materials are safe to use, in recent decades some have had to be redesigned due to recognition that they contained problem chemicals like formaldehyde. Unfortunately, there is still limited understanding of the toxic impacts of many synthetic chemicals which means that the risks in this area are not well recognized. With increasing interest in using limited

• Author : Hannah Rae Roth,Meghan Lewis,Liane Hancock
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 25 March 2021

Evaluating building materials for environmental sustainability is a complex prospect. How do governmental agencies and the design industry actually measure sustainable initiatives and environmental impacts? This book breaks down the technical vocabulary and principles that define environmentally sustainable choices across interior and exterior architectural products to help the reader understand: Material ingredient selection Energy and water use Emissions, including greenhouse gases Human health and toxicity Social accountability assessment This guide explains the structure of green certifications, standards and ecolabels, life

• Author : A A Stec,T R Hull
• Publisher : Elsevier
• Release : 12 March 2010

Toxic fire effluents are responsible for the majority of fire deaths, and an increasing large majority of fire injuries, driven by the widespread and increasing use of synthetic polymers. Fire safety has focused on preventing ignition and reducing flame spread through reducing the rate of heat release, while neglecting the important issue of fire toxicity. This is the first reference work on fire toxicity and the only scientific publication on the subject in the last 15 years. Assessment of toxic effects

• Author : Anna Walsh
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 23 March 2023

• Author : The American Institute of Architects,Charles George Ramsey,American Institute of Architects
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 30 March 2007

Since 1932, the ten editions of Architectural Graphic Standards have been referred to as the "architect's bible." From site excavation to structures to roofs, this book is the first place to look when an architect is confronted with a question about building design. With more than 8,000 architectural illustrations, including both reference drawings and constructible architectural details, this book provides an easily accessible graphic reference for highly visual professionals. To celebrate seventy-five years as the cornerstone of an industry, this commemorative Eleventh

• Author : Janus Welton Aia Bbei Architect,Janus Welton
• Publisher : iUniverse
• Release : 14 June 2007

Based on 15 years of wide ranging study, THE LIVING ELEMENTS OF HEALTHY BUILDING DESIGN is the first in a series of guidebooks that accompany workshops of the same name to educate and clarify the impact of current building practices and materials on the indoor environment and human health in a form accessible to laypersons and professionals alike-from homeowner to non technical designer. To simplify and substantiate this wealth of information, the author organizes the material through the lens of the