Concrete and Sustainability

Concrete and Sustainability
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Publisher : CRC Press
Total Pages : 437
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ISBN-10 : 9781466592506
ISBN-13 : 1466592508
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Book Synopsis Concrete and Sustainability by : Per Jahren

Download or read book Concrete and Sustainability written by Per Jahren and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concrete is by far the most common building material- accounting for twice the volume of all other such materials combined. With such a huge global economic impact, the industry has a correspondingly considerable responsibility to use it sustainably. Written by experts who pioneered research into environmental issues and concrete, Concrete and Sust


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