Publisher's Synopsis
The architect′s best natural resource now on CD–ROM!
The Environmental Resource Guide (ERG) on CD–ROM gives you instant access to current information on the environmental aspects of building materials. Based on a life–cycle analysis of materials that spans manufacturing, installation and use in buildings, and reuse, recycling, or disposal, it covers both properties and applications of materials everything you need to make environmentally informed design decisions and product specifications. This edition brings together all of the information from the print version and its supplements in a flexible, user–friendly format that lets you:
- Review environmentally responsive building projects, from concept to construction and performance
- Compare alternative materials for specific building applications
- Examine in–depth environmental profiles of building materials, organized by CSI Masterformat divisions
With an Adobe PDF format for quick access to documents, plus detailed graphics, a listing of useful resource organizations and publications, and more, the ERG on CD–ROM is fast and easy to use the natural choice for today′s informed architects and design professionals.