Intended to provide practical instruction for engineers tasked with adopting sustainable practices in structural design, this volume provides a selection of articles in five major areas of structural engineering. Essays are grouped into broad sections covering sustainable construction concepts and standards, strategies for sustainable building, properties of specific building materials, and green infrastructure projects. The work concludes with an examination of ten case studies highlighting key sustainability, green building and design concepts. Articles are authored by a variety of professional engineers and the work is published under the auspices of the Sustainability Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Annotation ⓒ2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)