Recycling
Construction & Demolition Waste
A LEED-Based
Toolkit
Greg Winkler
A
Complete Reference on Construction Waste Recycling
This GreenSource guide offers
comprehensive information on how to recycle as much as 95 percent of
new construction and demolition waste, reuse existing materials, and
comply with U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED waste
management guidelines.
Recycling Construction & Demolition Waste
provides the strategies and tools you need to develop and implement
a successful jobsite waste management plan.
This practical resource also covers other
programs that promote sustainable construction, such as the
International Code Council's ICC-ES program, the National
Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) Green Building Program,
the Green Building Initiative Green Globes Program, BREEAM,
and more
FIND OUT HOW
TO:
- Manage construction and demolition waste on the jobsite
- Set up an efficient jobsite recycling center
- Recycle new construction waste
- Conduct an on-site audit to assess demolition waste
- Reuse existing materials, including asphalt, brick,
concrete, insulation, structural steel, wood, glass, and
more
- Develop a comprehensive waste management plan
- Comply with LEED standards to earn waste management
credits
- Get details on other green certification and code
programs
- Document waste management compliance
- Include appropriate specifications in construction
documents
- Market your jobsite recycling program
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Contents:
Chapter 1. Recycling Waste: The Fundamentals;
Chapter 2. Recycling Construction and
Demolition Waste: The Basic Tools;
Chapter 3. Recycling New Construction Waste;
Chapter 4. Recycling Demotion Waste;
Chapter 5. Reuse of Existing Materials;
Chapter 6. The Recycling Waste Management
Plan;
Chapter 7. Compliance Connection;
Chapter 8. Other Green Certification and Code
Programs;
Chapter 9. Documenting Compliance;
Chapter 10. Waste Management in the
Construction Documents;
Chapter 11. Marketing Construction Site
Recycling;
Chapter 12. Resources;
Appendix A. Government and Industry Links;
Appendix B. Glossary;
Index
About the Author:
Greg Winkler, AIA, LEED AP, is a principal in Green Lizard
Management, a firm that provides owner representation and project
management services to corporate, developer, and institutional
clients.
An architect with over 25 years of experience, he was a
contributor to The Passive Solar Design Handbook, and the co-author
of Analysis of Passive Solar System Thermal Performance and
Construction Administration for Architects.
Hardcover
256 Pages -
7-3/4 x 9-1/2 in.
Copyright 2010
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