LEADER 03976oam 2200649I 450 001 9910811970303321 005 20230725031334.0 010 $a1-135-23913-4 010 $a1-283-12680-X 010 $a1-135-23914-2 010 $a9786613126801 010 $a0-203-86680-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203866801 035 $a(CKB)2670000000088429 035 $a(EBL)684046 035 $a(OCoLC)729166505 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000537279 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12205768 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537279 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10554204 035 $a(PQKB)10081389 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC684046 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL684046 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10477454 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL312680 035 $a(OCoLC)732078185 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000088429 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aGreen buildings and the law /$fedited by Julie Adshead 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cSpon Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 225 0 $aCIB 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-55926-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPlanning and policies for sustainable development in California and the San Diego region -- Potential harmful environmental impacts as a consequence of material and system specifications, installation and operations in current U.S. green building practices -- Covenants and building regulations : a twin track approach to improving the energy performance of Dutch buildings -- The quest for sustainable buildings : getting it right at the planning stage -- Green buildings : a critical analysis of the Turkish legislation -- Surveying the sustainable and environmental legal and market challenges for real estate -- Sustainable development and the South African constitution : implications for built environment legislation -- Energy efficiency in buildings and building control regulations in South Africa -- The extended Australian urban dwelling : key issues relating to private open space in expanding residential surburbia -- China building control on green buildings -- Green buildings and the law in Taiwan -- Climate change and the construction industry : sustainability challenges for Singapore. 330 $a"In countries such as the UK, the energy used in constructing, occupying and operating buildings represents approximately 50% of greenhouse gas emissions. Pressure to improve the environmental performance of buildings during both construction and occupancy, particularly to reduce carbon emissions from buildings, has become intense.Understandably, legislation and regulation are driving green development and compliance. And this is happening in a wide variety of ways. This review of the law in key jurisdictions for the research community, lawyers, the construction industry and government examines some of the mechanisms in place from the more traditional building regulation controls to green leases and the law relating to buildings and their natural environment. Members of the CIB TG69 research group on green uildings and the Law review aspects of the law relating to green development in a range of jurisdictions"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aSustainable buildings$xLaw and legislation 606 $aSustainable buildings$xDesign and construction 615 0$aSustainable buildings$xLaw and legislation. 615 0$aSustainable buildings$xDesign and construction. 676 $a343/.07872047 686 $aLAW019000$aTEC005000$aTEC009020$2bisacsh 701 $aAdshead$b Julie$01600829 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811970303321 996 $aGreen buildings and the law$93924154 997 $aUNINA