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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782984203321

Autore

Yudelson Jerry

Titolo

The Green building revolution [[electronic resource] /] / Jerry Yudelson ; foreword by S. Richard Fedrizzi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : Island Press, c2008

ISBN

1-59726-763-5

1-4356-9983-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Disciplina

720/.47

Soggetti

Sustainable buildings - Design and construction

Green movement

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-233) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Ch. 1: Green Buildings Today""; ""Ch. 2: What Is a Green Building?""; ""Ch. 3: The Business Case for Green Buildings""; ""Ch. 4: The Costs of Green Buildings""; ""Ch. 5: The Future of Green Buildings""; ""Ch. 6: The International Green Building Revolution""; ""Ch. 7: The Revolution in Commercial Development""; ""Ch. 8: The Revolution in Government and Nonprofit Buildings""; ""Ch. 9: The Revolution in Education""; ""Ch. 10: The Revolution in Housing""

""Ch. 11: The Revolution in Neighborhood Design and Mixed-Use Development""""Ch. 12: The Revolution in Health Care""; ""Ch. 13: The Revolution in Workplace Design""; ""Ch. 14: The Revolution in Property Management""; ""Ch. 15: The Revolution in Building Design and Construction Practice""; ""Ch. 16: Join the Revolution!""; ""Appendix 1: Resources for Revolutionaries""; ""Appendix 2: Green Building Rating Systems""; ""Appendix 2.1: LEED for New Construction""; ""Appendix 2.2: LEED for Commercial Interiors""; ""Appendix 2.3: LEED for Existing Buildings""

""Appendix 2.4: LEED for Core and Shell Buildings""""Appendix 2.5: LEED for Homes Pilot""; ""Appendix 2.6: LEED for Neighborhood Development Pilot""; ""Appendix 2.7: Green Guide for Health Care""; ""Endnotes ""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""