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ISBN10: 0071546014 | ISBN13: 9780071546010

Green Building Through Integrated Design (GreenSource Books), 1st Edition

ISBN10: 0071546014
ISBN13: 9780071546010
By Jerry Yudelson

© 2009 Published September 24, 2008

ISBN10: 0071546014 | ISBN13: 9780071546010

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ISBN10: 0071546014 | ISBN13: 9780071546010

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Design and Construct High-Performance Buildings on Standard Budgets

This comprehensive, well-illustrated guide covers the entire process of building a certified green building. It offers expert insight into tackling various projects, from concept and design, to unifying members of the team, to constructing high-performance buildings on time and within budget.

Written by one of the building industry's foremost experts in this area, Green Building Through Integrated Design includes case studies of a number of projects in North America. The book features interviews with key players to illuminate the integrated design process, including relevant issues, difficult challenges, and problem-solving techniques. Green Building Through Integrated Design is the most complete overview of green building project delivery methods available, and is a thorough blueprint that every member of the project team will find invaluable.

Includes:

  • Key questions to ask at each stage of the green building process
  • Profiles of 30 projects in the U.S. and Canada
  • Detailed interviews with numerous designers and builders
  • Useful checklists, tables, and charts, and numerous project photos
  • Key tips on how to iimplement the LEED design and certification process
  • Information on how to use green building project management software

Green Building Through Integrated Design covers:

  • Project costs
  • Business case benefits
  • Green technologies
  • Rating and certification systems
  • Integrated design process
  • Design
  • Construction
  • Certification process
  • Operations
  • Case studies

    Foreword
    Preface
    Acknowledgments
    Chapter 1. The Recipe for Success in High-Performance Projects
    Chapter 2. Green Buildings Today
    Chapter 3. The Practice of Integrated Design
    Chapter 4. The Eco-Charrette
    Chapter 5. Barriers to High-Performance Buildings: Why Some Projects Succeed and Others Fail
    Chapter 6. The Business Case for Green Buildings
    Chapter 7. Costs of Green Buildings
    Chapter 8. Integrated Project Management--Cost/Benefit Analysis of Green Buildings
    Chapter 9. Getting Started--Predesign Considerations
    Chapter 10. Conceptual and Schematic Design
    Chapter 11. Design Development
    Chapter 12. Construction Documents Phase
    Chapter 13. Construction and Operations
    Chapter 14. Looking Ahead--Designing Living Buildings
    Appendix A: Integrated Design Resources
    Index

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