Understanding green building materials A maze of new products manufacturers and standards are routinely introduced leaving professionals to wonder whats best for their projects. This handy primer the perfect companion to Traci Riders Understanding Green Building Guidelines summarizes the materials available compares their advantages and disadvantages explains how to use them and explores the considerations for choosing among them. From eco friendly sheetrock to sustainable paint finishes it lays out the basics of green building products helping architecture and design professionals make sense of the fast paced building movement. Book Jacket Architects Designers And Contractors are increasingly familiar with the policies procedures and guidelines for achieving sustainable or green building standards. But what about the green building materials themselves What are they what are the options and how shuld you decide what to specify