Guide to LEED 2009 [[electronic resource] ] : estimating and preconstruction strategies / / Thomas A. Taylor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910139389603321
• Autore: Taylor Thomas A. <1964->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2011
• ISBN: 0-470-90254-X; 1-282-90479-5; 9786612904790; 0-470-90252-3; 1-118-03844-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 p.)
• Disciplina: 720.47; 720/.47
• Soggetti: Sustainable buildings - Design and construction - Estimates; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. LEED 2009 and the contractor -- pt. 3. Case studies.
• Sommario/riassunto: This guide walks the reader step by step through the LEED 2009 for New Construction process, offering advanced techniques for estimating the actual costs, in time and money, for building green. It serves as an essential primer to price-assessment strategies for high-performance commercial and institutional projects, which include office buildings, high-rise residential buildings, government buildings, recreational facilities, manufacturing plants, and laboratories. Written by an author with more than twenty years of green construction experience on more than 80LEED registered or certified proj