Green Guide to Specification

Like its predecessors, Green Guide to Specification 4th Edition provides designers and specifiers with easy-to-use guidance on how to make the best environmental choices when selecting construction materials and components. It is more comprehensive than its predecessors, containing more than 1200 specifications used in six types of building, including commercial, educational, healthcare, retail, residential and industrial.

The principal building elements covered in Green Guide to Specification 4th Edition include floors, roofs, walls, windows, insulation and landscaping.  The performance of each specification is measured against a range of environmental impacts, including climate change; toxicity; fossil fuel and ozone depletion; levels of emissions and pollutants, and mineral and water extraction.

The Green Guide to Specification 4th Edition provides robust information to assist decision-making by translating numerical life-cycle assessment data into a simple A+ to E scale of environmental ratings, enabling specifiers to make meaningful comparisons between materials and components. 

The Green Guide to Specification 4th Edition is an essential tool for architects, surveyors, building managers and property owners seeking to reduce the environmental impact of their buildings by informed and responsible selection of construction materials and components.