ASTM Publishes Sustainability Guide

ASTM International has published the

Standard Guide for the General Principles of Sustainability Relative to Building (E2432). “It is expected that the Guide will be referenced and used by federal, state, and local governments, architects, and others seeking to solidify and/or justify the tripartite—environmental, economic, and social—approach to building siting, design, operations, maintenance, and end-of-life issues,” according to Alison Kinn Bennet, chair of the task group that developed the standard. The six-page standard can be downloaded for $33.00 or ordered in hardcopy for $36.00 at www.astm.org.