Green Building Through Integrated Design (Greensource Books)

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-07-154601-0
Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC

Buch, Englisch, 261 Seiten, Format (B × H): 195 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 684 g

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Design and Construct High-Performance Buildings on Standard BudgetsThis comprehensive, well-illustrated guide covers the entire process of building a certified green building. It offers expert insight into tackling various projects, from concept and design, to unifying members of the team, to constructing high-performance buildings on time and within budget. Written by one of the building industry's foremost experts in this area, Green Building Through Integrated Design includes case studies of a number of projects in North America. The book features interviews with key players to illuminate the integrated design process, including relevant issues, difficult challenges, and problem-solving techniques. Green Building Through Integrated Design is the most complete overview of green building project delivery methods available, and is a thorough blueprint that every member of the project team will find invaluable.Includes: - Key questions to ask at each stage of the green building process
- Profiles of 30 projects in the U.S. and Canada

- Detailed interviews with numerous designers and builders

- Useful checklists, tables, and charts, and numerous project photos

- Key tips on how to iimplement the LEED design and certification process
- Information on how to use green building project management software
Green Building Through Integrated Design covers: - Project costs

- Business case benefits
- Green technologies
- Rating and certification systems
- Integrated design process
- Design
- Construction
- Certification process
- Operations
- Case studies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yudelson, Jerry

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. The Recipe for Success in High-Performance Projects
Chapter 2. Green Buildings Today
Chapter 3. The Practice of Integrated Design
Chapter 4. The Eco-Charrette
Chapter 5. Barriers to High-Performance Buildings: Why Some Projects Succeed and Others Fail
Chapter 6. The Business Case for Green Buildings
Chapter 7. Costs of Green Buildings
Chapter 8. Integrated Project Management--Cost/Benefit Analysis of Green Buildings
Chapter 9. Getting Started--Predesign Considerations
Chapter 10. Conceptual and Schematic Design
Chapter 11. Design Development
Chapter 12. Construction Documents Phase
Chapter 13. Construction and Operations
Chapter 14. Looking Ahead--Designing Living Buildings
Appendix A: Integrated Design Resources
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jerry Yudelson, PE, MS, MBA, LEED AP, is founder and principal of Yudelson Associates, Tucson, Arizona, a consulting firm specializing in certifying green building projects, marketing green developments, and creating sustainability programs for corporate clients