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Packed with conceptual sketches and photos, real world case studies and green construction details, Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction provides a wealth of practical guidelines and essential insights that will facilitate the design of green buildings. Written in an easy to understand style, the Handbook draws on over 35 years of personal experience across the world, offering vital information and penetrating insights into two major building rating systems such as LEED and BREEAM both used extensively in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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| Foreword | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Introduction: The Green Movement-Myths, History, and Overview | |
| Green Building: Myths and Realities | p. 2 |
| Green Building and the Green Movement: its History | p. 7 |
| Green Building: An Overview | p. 13 |
| The U.S. Built Environment | p. 17 |
| Green Concepts and Vocabulary | |
| The Green Building Movement Today | p. 21 |
| Green Basics-What Makes a Building Green? | p. 26 |
| Going Green: Incentives, Barriers, and Benefits | p. 30 |
| Establishing Measurable Green Criteria | p. 39 |
| Emerging Directions | p. 47 |
| Components of Sustainable Design and Construction | |
| Introduction | p. 61 |
| Green Building Evaluation Systems | p. 67 |
| USGBC's LEED Certification and Rating System | p. 68 |
| The Green Globes Rating System | p. 76 |
| Green Rating Standards Used Worldwide | p. 91 |
| Green Design and the Construction Process | |
| Introduction | p. 105 |
| Green Building Principles and Components | p. 109 |
| High-Performance Design Strategies | p. 123 |
| Design Process for High-Performance Buildings | p. 130 |
| Green Project Delivery Systems | p. 133 |
| Traditional Green Design-Bid-Build Project Delivery | p. 135 |
| Green Construction Management | p. 137 |
| Green Design-Build Project Delivery | p. 139 |
| Green Project Cost Monitoring and Closeout | |
| Introduction | p. 145 |
| Front-End Analysis | p. 147 |
| Requisition Format | p. 149 |
| Site Visits and Observations | p. 154 |
| Loan Disbursements-Draw Application Reviews | p. 165 |
| Preparing the Project Status Report | p. 176 |
| Final Certification and Project Closeout | p. 186 |
| Quality Control and Quality Assurance | p. 199 |
| Building Information Modeling | |
| Brief History and Overview | p. 201 |
| Basic Benefits, Challenges, and Risks of Using BIM | p. 205 |
| Integrated Project Delivery-Sharing Intelligent Data for Sustainable Solutions | p. 212 |
| Building Form with BIM | p. 214 |
| Building Systems with BIM | p. 218 |
| The Future of BIM and Its Use Worldwide | p. 220 |
| Green Building Materials and Products | |
| Introduction | p. 227 |
| Low-Emitting Materials | p. 231 |
| Building and Material Reuse | p. 278 |
| Construction Waste Management | p. 281 |
| Recycled Materials | p. 284 |
| Regional Materials | p. 288 |
| Rapidly Renewable Materials | p. 290 |
| Green Office Equipment | p. 301 |
| Forestry Certification and Certified Wood | p. 303 |
| Life-Cycle Assessment and Cost Analysis of Building Materials and Products | p. 306 |
| Third-Party Certification | p. 309 |
| Indoor Environmental Quality | |
| Introduction | p. 313 |
| Factors That Affect Indoor Environmental Quality | p. 318 |
| Ventilation and Filtration | p. 349 |
| Building Materials and Finishes: Emittance Levels | p. 354 |
| Indoor Environmental Quality Best Practices | p. 357 |
| Water Efficiency and Sanitary Waste | |
| Introduction | p. 361 |
| Wastewater Strategy and Water Reuse/Recycling | p. 362 |
| Water Fixtures and Water Use Reduction Strategies | p. 371 |
| Retention and Detention Ponds, Bioswales, and Other Systems | p. 381 |
| Impact of Energy and Atmosphere | |
| Introduction | p. 385 |
| The Building Envelope | p. 390 |
| Intelligent Energy Management Systems | p. 398 |
| Mechanical Systems: Air Conditioning, Heating, and Ventilation | p. 406 |
| Electrical Power and Lighting Systems | p. 439 |
| Solar Energy Systems | p. 456 |
| Federal Tax Credits Energy Efficiency | p. 466 |
| Fire Suppression and Protection Systems | p. 467 |
| Green Design and Building Economics | |
| Introduction | p. 493 |
| Costs and Benefits of Green Design | p. 497 |
| Life-Cycle Costing | p. 513 |
| Tax Benefits and Incentives | p. 516 |
| Other Green Building Costs | p. 519 |
| Economic Analysis Tools and Methods | p. 523 |
| Green Project Commissioning | |
| Introduction | p. 529 |
| Fundamental Commissioning Basics: What is Commissioning? | p. 532 |
| Building Commissioning Objectives, Benefits, and Costs | p. 533 |
| Planning the Commissioning Process | p. 539 |
| Commissioning Authority (Commissioning Service Provider) | p. 542 |
| The Commissioning Process | p. 548 |
| Project Cost Analysis | |
| Introduction | p. 561 |
| Budget Development and Requirements | p. 564 |
| Project Buyout and Bid Shopping | p. 571 |
| General Conditions and Supplemental Conditions | p. 577 |
| Contingencies and Allowances | p. 582 |
| Green Project Cost Management | p. 588 |
| Green Specifications and Documentation | |
| Introduction | p. 595 |
| Do We Need Specifications? | p. 597 |
| Specification Types and Categories | p. 599 |
| Developing the Project Manual | p. 602 |
| Organization and Format of Specifications | p. 612 |
| Greening Specifications | p. 621 |
| Computerized Specification-Writing Systems | p. 623 |
| Liability Issues | p. 627 |
| Types of Building Contract Agreements | |
| Introduction | p. 633 |
| Bidding Process and Building Contract Types | p. 634 |
| Bid Solicitation and Types of Building Contracts | p. 637 |
| American Institute of Architects Contract Documents | p. 646 |
| ConsensusDOCS Contract Documents | p. 667 |
| Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee Contract Documents | p. 675 |
| Green Business Development | |
| Introduction | p. 677 |
| The Office: Home-Based versus Bricks and Mortar | p. 678 |
| Creating a Successful Business Plan | p. 680 |
| Startup Basics | p. 682 |
| Creating an Image and Marketing a New Business | p. 688 |
| Tracking and Identifying Sources for Leads | p. 691 |
| The Importance of Selling Yourself | p. 691 |
| Forms, Licenses and Permits, Insurance, and Banking | p. 699 |
| Taxes, Strategies, and Incentives | p. 705 |
| The Internet and Online Marketing | p. 707 |
| Building Green Litigation and Liability Issues | |
| Introduction | p. 719 |
| Liability Issues | p. 723 |
| Failure, Negligence, and Standard of Care | p. 727 |
| Alternative Dispute Resolution versus Traditional Litigation | p. 734 |
| Insurance Programs and Requirements | p. 743 |
| Appendices | |
| Acronyms and Abbreviations | p. 757 |
| Glossary | p. 769 |
| Bibliography | p. 797 |
| Index | p. 803 |
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ISBN: 9780123851284
ISBN-10: 0123851289
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 832
Published: 30th July 2012
Publisher: BUTTERWORTH-HEINEMANN
Dimensions (cm): 23.7 x 16.2
x 5.0
Weight (kg): 1.119
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