Polymers in Construction
Designed to provide a wealth of information on the use of plastics in construction, this handbook gives insight both to newcomers to the industry and to personnel already working in the construction sector.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Polymers in Construction
Web Addresses of Interest
Societies/Agencies/Associations/Institutes
| American Plastics Council | http://www.plastics.org www.AmericanPlasticsCouncil.org http://www.plasticsresource.com |
| US Environmental Protection Agency | www.epa.gov |
| National Paint & Coatings Association | www.paint.org |
| European Pultrusion Technology Association (EPTA) | www.pultruders.com |
| Alliance for Flexible Polyurethane Foam (AFPF) | http://www.AFPF.com |
| Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API) | www.Polyurethane.org |
| Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance | http://www.sprayfoam.org/ |
| Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association | www.pima.org |
| The European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) | www.cefic.be |
| The European Diisocyanate and Polyol Producers Association (ISOPA) | www.isopa.org |
| The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) | www.csinet.org |
| The American Chemical Society (ACS), Division of Polymer Chemistry | www.polyacs.org |
| The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) | www.4spe.org/ |
| The Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) | www.socplas.org |
| Sealant, Waterproofing and Restoration Institute (SWRI) | www.swrionline.org |
| Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) | www.ciria.org.uk |
| Institution of Structural Engineers Study Group on Advanced Composites | www-civ.eng.cam.ac.uk/isegroup/study.htm |
| The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) | www.csinet.org |
| International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) | www.cibworld.nl |
| Japanese Technical Evaluation Centre Panel Report on Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Polymer Composite Structures in Japan | http://itri.loyola.edu/polymers |
| The Vinyl Institute | www.Vinylinfo.org |
| Composites Processing Association, UK | www.composites-proc-assoc.co.uk |
| The Composites Institute of Australia | www.compinst.asn.au |
Safety/Environment
| Plastics and the Environment (American Plastics Council) | www.Plasticsresource.com |
| Plastics and Your Health (American Plastics Council) | www.Plasticsinfo.org |
| Material Safety Data Sheets, Michigan State University | www.orcbs.msu.edu/pat/msdslinkmain.html |
| Phthalate Information... |
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