The Green building revolution / / Jerry Yudelson ; foreword by S. Richard Fedrizzi

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910954814403321
• Autore: Yudelson Jerry
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, : Island Press, c2008
• ISBN: 9781597267632; 1597267635; 9781435699830; 1435699831
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• 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""
• Sommario/riassunto: In a clear, highly readable style, Jerry Yudelson outlines the broader "journey to sustainability" influenced by the green building revolution and provides a solid business case for accelerating this trend. Illustrated with more than 50 photos, tables and charts, and filled with timely information, The Green Building Revolution is the definitive description of a major movement that's poised to transform our world.