Energy-efficiency standards and green building certification systems : used by the Department of Defense for military construction and major renovations / / Committee to Evaluate Energy-Efficiency and Sustainability Standards used by the Department of Defense for military construction and repair, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820759803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• ISBN: 0-309-27044-8; 0-309-27040-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.7
• Soggetti: Sustainable development - Law and legislation - United States; Sustainable buildings; Buildings - Environmental aspects
• 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.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The DOD Operating Environment, Building Standards, and Green Building Certification Systems""; ""3 The Committee's Evaluation of the DOD Consultant's Report""; ""4 Benefits and Costs Associated with High-Performance or Green Buildings: Summary of the Literature Review""; ""5 Findings and Recommended Approaches for DOD's Consideration""; ""6 References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Biosketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix B: Committee Meetings, Briefings, and Public Comment""; ""Appendix C: Consultant's Report: Cost Effectiveness Study of Various Sustainable Building Standards in Response to NDAA 2012 Section 2830 Requirements""""Appendix D: Literature Review""; ""Appendix E: Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High-Performance and Sustainable Buildings""; ""Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations""