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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828611303321

Autore

Wells Walker <1966->

Titolo

Blueprint for greening affordable housing / / Walker Wells and Kimberly Vermeer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : Island Press, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-64283-039-9

Edizione

[Revised edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 pages)

Disciplina

728.1047

Soggetti

Housing

Ecological houses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Sommario/riassunto

"The Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing is the most comprehensive resource on how green building principles can be incorporated into affordable housing design, construction, and operation. In this fully revised edition, Walker Wells and Kimberly Vermeer capture the rapid evolution of green building practices and make a compelling case for integrating green building in affordable housing. The Blueprint offers guidance on innovative practices, green building certifications for affordable housing, and the latest financing strategies. The completely new case studies share detailed insights into how the many elements of a green building are incorporated into different housing types and locations. Every affordable housing project can achieve the fundamentals of good green building design. The Blueprint gives project teams what they need to push for excellence"--