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Course Description: AEC Daily: Sustainable Materials for the Bath
This presentation provides an overview of sustainable materials for the bath, including production, performance, maintenance, and frameworks for assessment, and focuses on recycled copper, sustainably made concrete, FSC®-certified bamboo, and reclaimed wood.
Discuss the triple bottom line accounting framework as a method of measuring sustainable practices in terms of their economic, environmental, and social impact.
Define sustainable materials in terms of their durable, recycled, recyclable, rapidly renewable, reclaimed, and environmental and energy-efficient production process characteristics.
Name the sustainable aspects of recycled copper, glass, sustainably made concrete, FSC®-certified wood, and reclaimed wood.
Describe the production processes for recycled copper sinks and tubs, spun-glass sinks, sustainably made concrete sinks and tubs, and reclaimed wood bath furniture.
Explain the performance benefits and care of bath fixtures and furniture made of these materials.