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Introduction 3
Introduction 5
PART 1
MATERIALS
Part 1Materials 7
Chapter 1Water
Sustainable attributes
Part 1Materials 9
Definitions
Part 1Materials 11
Part 1Materials 13
Human factors and living/working environment
Part 1Materials 15
ENERGY STAR cement manufacturing focus
World Business Council for Sustainable
Development (WBCSD) Cement Sustainability
Initiative (CSI)
Concrete Sustainability Hub
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Part 1Materials 17
Carbon footprint
Longevity and life cycle
Part 1Materials 19
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Four Seasons Hotel and Tower (Miami, FL)
Compatibility with other innovative
sustainability strategies
Case studies
Hanford Site (Hanford, WA)
Part 1Materials 21
Part 1Materials 23
Part 1Materials 25
Human factors and living/working environment
Security and safety
Part 1Materials 27
Economic impact
Part 1Materials 29
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Part 1Materials 31
Longevity and life cycle
Part 1Materials 33
Part 1Materials 35
Part 1Materials 37
Part 1Materials 39
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Part 1Materials 41
PART 2
CONSTRUCTION
Part 2Construction 43
Chapter 8Construction team
Subcontractors
Part 2Construction 45
Part 2Construction 47
Mixture proportions
Part 2Construction 49
Transportation Resources
Green-Star Concrete Plant Certification Program
Formwork
Community presence
Part 2Construction 51
Part 2Construction 53
due to
light weight of forms special equipment for lifting
and moving are not required
Part 2Construction 55
Installation (placement/finishing/curing)
Part 2Construction 57
Water
Concrete finishing
Excess concrete
Waste stream
Part 2Construction 59
Building commissioning
Part 3Applications 63
Chapter 12Architectural precast
Sustainable attributes
Carbon footprint
Materials
Part 3Applications 65
Thermal mass and operational energy
Quality control
Longevity and life cycle
Maintenance
Part 3Applications 67
Blast resistance
Part 3Applications 69
Compatibility with other innovative strategies
Part 3Applications 71
Case studies
University of North Florida Social Sciences
Building, Jacksonville, FL
Part 3Applications 73
Part 3Applications 75
Part 3Applications 77
Chapter 14 Cast stone
Sustainable attributes
Part 3Applications 79
Part 3Applications 81
Associations and resources
Storm-water management
Part 3Applications 83
Interlocking Concrete Pavements Top Human factors and living/working environment
Sustainability Benefits Heat-island effect
Aesthetics
Case studies
Whitemarsh Park, MDFirst Eastern Shore
community to choose pervious concrete
Part 3Applications 85
Part 3Applications 87
Marine Way Market (Burnaby, BC, Canada)
Do something beautiful
Part 3Applications 89
Part 3Applications 91
Chapter 17Insulated forms
Sustainable attributes
Carbon footprint
Insulated Forms Top Sustainability Benefits
Thermal transmission ( -values)
Thermal mass
Longevity and economy
Part 3Applications 93
Part 3Applications 95
Chapter 18Masonry Thermal mass and operational energy
Sustainable attributes
Carbon footprint
Masonry Top Sustainability Benefits
Part 3Applications 97
Part 3Applications 99
Human factors and living/working environment
Case study
Port of San Diego floating dock
Lift stations
Manholes
Retaining walls
Site furnishings
Case studies
Melrose Commons, Site 5, Bronx, NY
915 Walnut Parking Structure, Kansas City, MO
Intensive Management Unit, Monroe Correctional
Complex, Monroe, WA
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Appendix AACI Manual of
Concrete Practice
Appendixes 159
Appendixes 161
Appendixes 163
Appendix BTechnical contacts
Appendixes 165
References 169
References 171
Index 175
Index 177
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