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Publication Review
Title: How
To Choose Resource Efficient Building Materials For Your Home
Author: EPA, NCAT
File: Free Guide, PDF 413 KB, 16 pages
Audience: Written for homeowners.
Review
Short guide to choosing residential green building materials. Written
for the EPA's Region 8 (Western States), but applicable for broader area.
Resources for each category are included.
Issues covered include:
- Definition of "green" materials
- Benefits of green materials
- Local materials
- How to find green building materials
- Fly ash concrete
- Insulation
- Agricultural fiber products
- Reused and recycled building materials
- Paint
- Carpet
- Flooring
- Decks, docks and outdoor furnishings
- Certified wood
- Avoiding waste
Detail drawings include:
- Some photos loosely relating to the text
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