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UNINA9911004773203321 |
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Kubba Sam |
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Titolo |
Green construction project management and cost oversight / / Sam Kubba |
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Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Architectural Press, c2010 |
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1-282-54074-2 |
9786612540745 |
0-08-095704-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (561 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Sustainable construction |
Building - Cost control |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front Cover; Green Construction Project Management and Cost Oversight; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 ""GREEN"" AND ""SUSTAINABILITY"" DEFINED; 1.1 General-Overview of the Green Building Movement; 1.2 What is Green Design? Basic Green Concepts; 1.3 Establishing Measurable Green Criteria; 1.4 Benefits of Going Green-Incentives and Barriers; 1.5 Emerging Directions-A Recent Upsurge in Green Building; CHAPTER 2 ELEMENTS OF GREEN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; 2.1 General; 2.2 Green Rating Standards Used Worldwide; 2.3 LEEDTM Certification and Rating System |
2.4 The Green GlobesTM Rating SystemCHAPTER 3 GREEN PROJECT REQUIREMENTS AND STRATEGIES; 3.1 General; 3.2 Green Building Principals and Components; 3.3 Identifying Green Project Requirements and Strategies; 3.4 Design Process for High Performance Buildings; 3.5 Green Project Delivery Systems; 3.6 Traditional Green Design-Bid-Build Project Delivery; 3.7 Green Construction Management; 3.8 Green Design-Build Project Delivery; CHAPTER 4 GREEN CONSTRUCTION COST MONITORING; 4.1 General; 4.2 Front-end Analysis; 4.3 Requisition Format; 4.4 Site Visits and Observations |
4.5 Loan Disbursements-Draw Application Reviews4.6 Preparing the Progress Status Report (PSR); 4.7 Final Certification and Project |
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Closeout; 4.8 Quality Control/Quality Assurance; CHAPTER 5 HOW THE CONSULTANT FUNCTIONS IN THE REQUISITION PROCESS; 5.1 General; 5.2 Areas of Concern to the Lender and Borrower; 5.3 Owner Needs and Expectations; 5.4 Confidentiality of Reports and Documents; 5.5 Typical Sequence of Events Upon Being Awarded a Project Assignment; 5.6 The Consultant's Responsibilities and Qualifications; 5.7 Avoiding Conflicts of Interest; 5.8 Typical Agreements |
Section 1: Consultant ServicesSection 2: General; CHAPTER 6 CHOOSING MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS; 6.1 General; 6.2 Low Emitting Materials; 6.3 Building and Material Reuse and Recyclable Materials; 6.4 Construction Waste Management; 6.5 Regional Materials; 6.6 Certified Forestry Products and Rapidly Renewable Materials; 6.7 Green Office Equipment; 6.8 Life-Cycle Assessment of Building Materials and Products; CHAPTER 7 PROJECT COST BREAKDOWN; 7.1 General; 7.2 Budget Development-An Analysis; 7.3 Buyouts; 7.4 General Conditions and Supplemental Conditions; 7.5 Contingencies and Allowances |
7.6 Project Cost ManagementCHAPTER 8 GREEN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS; 8.1 General; 8.2 The Economics of Green Design-Costs and Benefits; 8.3 Life Cycle Costing (LCC); 8.4 Tax Benefits; 8.5 Miscellaneous other Green Building Costs; 8.6 Design and Analysis Tools and Methods; CHAPTER 9 UNDERSTANDING SPECIFICATIONS; 9.1 General Overview; 9.2 The Need for Specifications; 9.3 Specifications Categories; 9.4 The Project Manual; 9.5 Specification Formation and Organization; 9.6 Computerized Specification Writing Systems; 9.7 Liability Concerns; CHAPTER 10 LITIGATION AND LIABILITY ISSUES |
10.1 General Overview |
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Green Construction is a specialized and skilled profession, and the author has extensive experience in this field. With this in mind, the reference is designed to provide practical guidelines and essential insights in preparing competent and professional looking ?Project Analysis Reports? and ?Project Status Reports?. The book also provides numerous tips on how to phrase the language of reports in a manner that is articulate and clearly understood by Real Estate Lenders and investors, as well as being an indispensable companion for both information and stimulus. Written in a conversa |
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UNINA9910954549303321 |
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A government guide to grants / / Nathan E. Legaspi, editor |
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New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (116 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Grants-in-aid - United States |
Research grants - United States |
Proposal writing for grants - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Intro -- A GOVERNMENT GUIDE TO GRANTS -- A GOVERNMENT GUIDE TO GRANTS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 BLOCK GRANTS: PERSPECTIVES AND CONTROVERSIES -- SUMMARY -- GRANT DEFINITIONS -- THE NUMBER OF BLOCK GRANTS -- BLOCK GRANTS: COMPETING PERSPECTIVES -- WHEN SHOULD BLOCK GRANTS BE CONSIDERED? -- CONTEMPORARY CONTROVERSIES: PART SCORES -- CONTEMPORARY CONTROVERSIES: FUNDING -- APPENDIX. BRIEF HISTORY OF BLOCK GRANTS -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 GRANTS WORK IN A CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- ORGANIZING OFFICE GRANTS OPERATIONS -- Managing Grants Requests -- Office Grants Manual -- File Systems and Logs -- Agency Files -- Constituent Files by County -- Tracking Requests -- Communicating with Staff -- ASSESSING CONSTITUENT REQUESTS -- PROVIDING INFORMATION TO CONSTITUENTS -- PROPOSAL WRITING ASSISTANCE AND SOURCES -- WRITING LETTERS FOR GRANT SEEKERS -- ANNOUNCING GRANTS AWARDS -- FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AND SOURCES -- Federal Grants and the Appropriations Process -- Types of Federal Assistance -- Grants -- Loans -- Insurance -- Goods and Properties -- Services, Information, Training, and Employment -- CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE -- GRANTS.GOV -- AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) -- DEVELOPING FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS CONTACTS -- ROLE OF STATE |
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ADMINISTERING AGENCIES (SAAS) AND CONTACTS -- FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATE GRANTS -- USEFUL SOURCES OF GRANTS INFORMATION -- CRS Grants Web Pages -- Additional Federal Sources -- Other Resources -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 HOW TO DEVELOP AND WRITE A GRANT -- SUMMARY -- DEVELOPING A GRANT PROPOSAL -- Preparation -- Developing Ideas for the Proposal -- Community Support -- Identifying Funding Resources -- Getting Organized to Write the Proposal -- WRITING AN EFFECTIVE GRANT PROPOSAL -- Overall Considerations -- Basic Components of a Proposal -- Cover Letter. |
Proposal Summary: Outline of Project Goals -- Introduction: Presenting a Credible Applicant -- Problem Statement or Needs Assessment -- Project Objectives: Goals and Desired Outcome -- Program Methods and Program Design: A Plan of Action -- Evaluation: Product and Process Analysis -- Future Funding -- Budget Development and Requirements -- Proposal Appendix -- ADDITIONAL PROPOSAL WRITING WEBSITES -- Chapter 4 RESOURCES FOR GRANT SEEKERS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR A GOVERNMENT GRANT? -- KEY FEDERAL SOURCES -- FEDERAL CONTACTS IN STATES AND STATE ADMINISTERING AGENCIES (SAAS) -- State Administering Agencies -- RELATED FEDERAL SOURCES -- PRIVATE, CORPORATE, AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES -- GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING WEBSITES -- End Notes -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX. |
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This work provides an overview of the six grant types, provides criteria for defining a block grant and uses that criteria to provide a list of current block grants, examines competing perspectives concerning the use of block grants versus other grant mechanisms to achieve national goals, and much more. |
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