Materials : an environmental primer / editors Hattie Hartman, Joe Jack Williams.

Title & Author:

Materials : an environmental primer / editors Hattie Hartman, Joe Jack Williams.

Publication:

London : RIBA Publishing, 2024

Description:

vi, 298 pages : illustrations (color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Materials A-Z -- Aluminium -- Bamboo -- Brick -- Concrete -- Copper -- Cork -- Earth -- Glass -- Hepcrete -- Insulation -- Mycelium -- Plastics -- Steel -- Stone -- Straw -- Timber -- Zince -- Future improvements and trends.

Summary:

Helps designers understand the environmental repercussions of their material choices. Each chapter will be devoted to a single material and written by a subject expert.

ISBN:

9781915722218 (hardback)
1915722217 (hardback)
(electronic book)
9781040040040478

Subject:

Architecture Environmental aspects.
Building materials Environmental aspects.
Sustainable architecture.
Architecture Aspect de l'environnement.
Architecture durable.

Added entries:

Hartman, Hattie, editor.
Williams, Joe Jack, editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 320231
Call No.: 320231
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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