D7762 on self-cementing fly ash
Committee D07 on Wood also have an
support or resist fungal growth under
guides the use of coal fly ash in the
important stake in the development of
high humidity.
stabilization of soils to limit the settle-
materials use in green construction.
Subcommittee
C09.24
on
ment of fills below buildings. Similar
These include D5456 on structural
Supplementary
C ementitious
goals are being achieved with D7765
composite lumber products and
Materials, part of ASTM Committee
on foundry sand, which covers meth-
E1333 on air and emission rates from
C09 on Concrete and Concrete
ods and recommendations on the
wood products, both of which are
Aggregates, offers standards such as
reuse of green foundry sands --
referenced in the IgCC. E1333 helps
C618 on coal fly ash to enable the
discarded by the foundry industry -- in
test for the emission of formaldehyde,
reuse of industrial materials in
embankment and structural fill appli-
a colorless, pungent chemical used in
concrete. Similar goals are being
cations.
the manufacture of building materials,
achieved by Subcommittee C09.27 on
Another group impacting the develop-
protecting building occupants from the
Ground Slag through C989 on slag
ment of green building materials is
potentially detrimental health effects
cement, which specifies reusing
Subcommittee D20.20 on Plastic
of overexposure to this gas.
ground granulated blast-furnace slag
Lumber, part of ASTM Committee D20
Standards from ASTM International
in concrete and mortars.
on Plastics. This subcommittee's
Committee C16 on Thermal Insulation
Better Stormwater Management
efforts are helping advance the utility
also assist in the development of prod-
through ASTM Standards
of plastic lumber products in sustain-
ucts and systems that make buildings
Another important consideration in
able construction. As an alternative for
more energy efficient, reduce utility
sustainable construction is the proper
treated lumber, plastic lumber prod-
costs and increase occupant comfort.
management
of
stormwater.
ucts resist insects, rot, moisture and
An important green building material
Impervious surfaces typically found in
many chemicals. These products take
addressed by C16 standards is cellu-
residential driveways, sidewalks and
the form of composites, such as wood
lose insulation, an efficient, nontoxic
urban parking lots are susceptible to
products made from a mix of plastics
and affordable thermal solution made
large amounts of stormwater runoff,
and natural fibers, and wood-like prod-
from post-consumer recycled news-
which can have harmful environmen-
ucts made solely from plastics. Many
print, paper and cardboard. Cellulose
tal impacts: increased pollution and
of these products benefit the environ-
has numerous attributes for use in
frequent flooding, stream channel
ment by using recycled plastics,
green construction projects owing to
instability, concentration of flow on
thereby reducing the amount of waste
its airtightness, which enables greater
adjacent properties, and damage to
generation throughout municipalities.
heating and cooling efficiency, as well
transportation and utility infrastruc-
Several D20.20 standards, such as
as its ability to resist mold and retard
ture.
D6108 on compressive properties of
fire.
plastic lumber and D6109 on flexural
Helping manufacturers to deliver the
properties of plastic lumber, provide
highest quality cellulose insulation
stakeholders with methods for testing
products is C739 on cellulosic fiber
how products will perform in condi-
thermal insulation. C739 covers the
tions similar to the targeted construc-
composition and physical require-
tion setting, aiding quality control and
ments of chemically treated, recycled
material selection. Another notable
cellulosic fiber loose-fill type thermal
D20.20 performance standard is
insulation for installation in attics or
D6662 on polyolefin-based plastic
enclosed spaces in housing and other
lumber, which covers products made
buildings. Insulation product manufac-
from recycled polyolefin plastics for
turers also benefit from the use of
use as exterior residential decking
C1338 on fungi resistance of insula-
boards.
tion materials and facings, used to
Standards from ASTM International
determine the ability of an insulation to
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