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.
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Key questions to ask at each stage of the green building process
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Profiles of 30 projects in the U.S. and Canada
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Detailed interviews with numerous designers and builders
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Useful checklists, tables, and charts, and numerous project photos
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Key tips on how to iimplement the LEED design and certification process
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Information on how to use green building project management software
Green Building Through Integrated Design covers:
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Project costs
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Business case benefits
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Green technologies
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Rating and certification systems
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Integrated design process
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Design
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Construction
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Certification process
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Operations
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Case studies
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Table of Contents |
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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