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Features
Green Construction
What Is Green Construction? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Distance Materials Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Selecting Tools and Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Life-Cycle Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Life-Cycle Assessment—Metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Sustainable Forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Green Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
The Role of Management in Sustainable Construction . . . . . 238
Reducing Energy Consumption in Earthwork Processes . . . . 297
Insulating Foundations Save Dollars and Energy . . . . . . . . 314
Eliminating Air Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Creating Green Insulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Reducing Water Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
The “Greenest” HVAC System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Insulation and Sustainability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 463
Reducing VOCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
Using Landscaping to Reduce Energy Costs . . . . . . . . . . . 488
Staying Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509
Improving Green Status through Remodeling . . . . . . . . . . 519
LEED Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574
Urbanization Impacts Construction Careers . . . . . . . . . . . 600
Emerging Green Construction Materials and Products . . . . . 614
STEM Connections
Science
Environmental Impact Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Hydration Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Screw Pitch = Incline Plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Biology: Growth and Structure of Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Properties of Structural Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Compression and Tension Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Geology, Soil Mechanics, and Excavation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Geology, Soil Mechanics, and Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
What Causes Knots in Boards? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
How Does a Truss Work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Water Pressure from a Water Tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Btu and Ton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Measuring Electricity: Amps, Volts, Ohms, and Watts. . . . . . 431
Electron Theory and Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447
Low and High R-Value Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
Fertilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491
Environmental Impact of Dam Construction . . . . . . . . . . . 532
How Suspension Bridges Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545