Sustainable construction : green building design and delivery /
By: Kibert, Charles J.
Series: Wiley book on sustainable design.Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2008Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xx, 407 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780470114216 (cloth); 9780470114216:; 0470114215 (cloth).Subject(s): Dwellings -- Energy conservation | Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction | Sustainable architecture | Construction industry -- Management | Ecological houses | Green building designDDC classification: 720.47Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. Introduction and overview -- Pt. I. Green building foundations -- ch. 2. Background -- ch. 3. Green building assessment -- ch. 4. The green building process -- ch. 5. Ecological design -- Pt. II. Green building systems -- ch. 6. Sustainable sites and landscaping -- ch. 7. Energy and atmosphere -- ch. 8. The building hydrologic system -- ch. 9. Closing material loops -- ch. 10. Indoor environmental quality -- Pt. III. Green building implementation -- ch. 11. Construction operations -- ch. 12. Building commissioning -- ch. 13. Economic analysis of green buildings -- ch. 14. The cutting edge and beyond -- Appendix A. Overview of LEED for new construction version 2.2 (LEED-NC 2.2) -- Appendix B. Overview of LEED for existing buildings version 2.0 (LEED-EB 2.0) -- Appendix C. Overview of LEED for core and shell version 2.0 (LEED-CS 2.0) -- Appendix D. Overview of LEED for commercial interiors version 2.0 (LEED-CI) -- Appendix E. Green Globes v.1.
'Sustainable Construction' uses the latest US Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standard to explain the best practices in building procurement and delivery systems.