The Green building revolution / / Jerry Yudelson ; foreword by S. Richard Fedrizzi
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| Autore: |
Yudelson Jerry
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| Titolo: |
The Green building revolution / / Jerry Yudelson ; foreword by S. Richard Fedrizzi
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, : Island Press, c2008 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 720/.47 |
| Soggetto topico: | Sustainable buildings - Design and construction |
| Green movement | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Green building revolution |
| ISBN: | 9781597267632 |
| 1597267635 | |
| 9781435699830 | |
| 1435699831 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910954814403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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