Green construction project management and cost oversight / / Sam Kubba

• Autore: Kubba Sam
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Architectural Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (561 p.)
• Disciplina: 690.068/4
• Soggetto topico: Sustainable construction; Building - Cost control
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Green construction project management and cost oversight
• ISBN: 1-282-54074-2; 9786612540745; 0-08-095704-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911004773203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II