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The "green building revolution'' is happening right now. This book is its chronicle and its manifesto. Written by industry insider Jerry Yudelson, The Green Building Revolution introduces readers to the basics of green building and to the projects and people that are advancing this movement. With interviews and case studies, it does more than simply report on the revolution; it shows readers why and how to start thinking about designing, building, and operating high performance, environmentally aware (LEED-certified) buildings on conventional budgets.



Evolving quietly for more than a decade, the green building movement has found its voice. Its principles of human-centered, environmentally sensitive development have reached a critical mass of architects, engineers, builders, developers, professionals in government, and consumers. Green buildings are showing us how we can have healthier indoor environments that use far less energy and water than conventional buildings do. The federal government, eighteen states, and nearly fifty U.S. cities already require new public buildings to meet "green" standards. According to Yudelson, this is just the beginning.



The Green Building Revolution describes the many "revolutions" that are taking place today: in commercial buildings, schools, universities, public buildings, health care institutions, housing, property management, and neighborhood design. In a clear, highly readable style, Yudelson outlines the broader "journey to sustainability" influenced by the green building revolution and provides a solid business case for accelerating this trend.



Illustrated with more than 50 photos, tables, and charts, and filled with timely information, The Green Building Revolution is the definitive description of a major movement that's poised to transform our world.

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• List of Tables(p. xiii)
• Foreword(p. xv)
• Preface(p. xxi)
• 1 Green Buildings Today(p. 1)
• The Origins of the Revolution(p. 2)
• The Present Market for Green Buildings(p. 7)
• The Policy Case for Green Buildings(p. 7)
• Government Leadership and Private Initiative(p. 8)
• Drivers for Green Buildings(p. 10)
• 2 What Is a Green Building?(p. 13)
• The LEED Rating Systems(p. 13)
• LEED for New Construction(p. 16)
• LEED for Core and Shell Buildings(p. 19)
• LEED for Commercial Interiors(p. 20)
• LEED for Existing Buildings(p. 22)
• Typical Green Building Measures(p. 24)
• Other Green Building Rating Systems(p. 25)
• 3 The Business Case for Green Buildings(p. 27)
• Incentives and Barriers to Green Development(p. 27)
• Overcoming Barriers to Green Buildings(p. 28)
• Benefits That Build a Business Case(p. 30)
• Economic Benefits(p. 30)
• Productivity Benefits(p. 33)
• Risk-Management Benefits(p. 35)
• Health Benefits(p. 36)
• Public Relations and Marketing Benefits(p. 37)
• Recruitment and Retention Benefits(p. 39)
• Financing Green Projects(p. 40)
• 4 The Costs of Green Buildings(p. 43)
• Cost Drivers for Green Buildings(p. 43)
• The 2003 Cost Study for the State of California(p. 45)
• High Performance on a Budget(p. 45)
• The Davis Langdon Cost Studies(p. 47)
• The 2004 GSA Cost Study(p. 49)
• Integrated Design Reduces Costs(p. 50)
• 5 The Future of Green Buildings(p. 54)
• Green Building Growth Rates by Market Sector(p. 54)
• Green Building Market Drivers(p. 55)
• More Commercial and Institutional Green Projects(p. 55)
• Tax Incentives(p. 57)
• Higher Oil and Natural Gas Prices(p. 57)
• Movement Back into the Cities(p. 58)
• More Green Homes on the Market(p. 59)
• Local Government Incentives(p. 60)
• Growing Awareness of Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Global Warming(p. 60)
• Pressure on Companies to Conduct Sustainable Operations(p. 61)
• The Competitive Advantage of Green Homes(p. 61)
• The Larger Picture(p. 62)
• Barriers to Green Buildings and Green Development(p. 63)
• Triggers for Green Building(p. 64)
• Beyond LEED(p. 65)
• 6 The International Green Building Revolution(p. 67)
• Global Green Building Status(p. 68)
• The World Green Building Council(p. 68)
• Canada(p. 69)
• China(p. 71)
• India(p. 73)
• Australia(p. 75)
• Spain(p. 76)
• 7 The Revolution in Commercial Development(p. 79)
• Commercial Market Size(p. 80)
• Which Sector Builds the Most Green Buildings?(p. 80)
• The Business Case for Green Commercial Development(p. 85)
• The Business Case for Brown Development(p. 85)
• LEED for Core and Shell Helps Developers(p. 87)
• The Revolution Comes to Corporate Real Estate(p. 88)
• Industrial Buildings(p. 90)
• Socially Responsible Property Investing(p. 91)
• 8 The Revolution in Government and Nonprofit Buildings(p. 94)
• The Government Buildings Market(p. 94)
• Green Building Drivers(p. 94)
• Integrated Design for Public Projects(p. 96)
• LEED Use by Government Agencies(p. 97)
• Exemplary Government and Nonprofit Projects(p. 98)
• 9 The Revolution in Education(p. 105)
• Green Buildings in Higher Education(p. 105)
• Greening Secondary Education(p. 115)
• Benefits of Green Schools(p. 118)
• The Green Schools Report(p. 119)
• 10 The Revolution in Housing(p. 122)
• Energy Star Homes(p. 124)
• Homebuilders' Association Guidelines(p. 124)
• LEED for Homes(p. 125)
• Multifamily Homes(p. 126)
• Affordable Green Housing(p. 129)
• Modular Green Homes(p. 130)
• The Green Home Revolution(p. 131)
• 11 The Revolution in Neighborhood Design and Mixed-Use Development(p. 135)
• The New World of Mixed-Use Development(p. 136)
• Examples of Green Mixed-Use Projects(p. 136)
• LEED for Neighborhood Development(p. 139)
• Green Retail and Hospitality Design(p. 140)
• 12 The Revolution in Health Care(p. 143)
• Green Guide for Health Care(p. 143)
• Early Green Health Care Facilities(p. 144)
• The Business Case for Green Buildings in Health Care(p. 147)
• Accelerating the Revolution in Health Care Design(p. 148)
• Barriers to Green Buildings in Health Care(p. 149)
• 13 The Revolution in Workplace Design(p. 151)
• What Is a Healthy and Productive Workplace?(p. 151)
• Green Workplace Design(p. 153)
• LEED for Commercial Interiors(p. 154)
• 14 The Revolution in Property Management(p. 159)
• LEED for Existing Buildings(p. 161)
• Successful LEED-EB Projects(p. 163)
• Barriers and Incentives to Greener Building Operations(p. 166)
• 15 The Revolution in Building Design and Construction Practice(p. 168)
• The Challenge of Integrated Design(p. 168)
• The "Slow Building" Revolution(p. 171)
• The Business of Sustainable Design(p. 174)
• Revolutionizing a Design Firm(p. 175)
• Revolutionizing Sustainability: Restorative Design(p. 177)
• 16 Join the Revolution!(p. 180)
• What You Can Do at Home(p. 180)
• What You Can Do at Work(p. 181)
• Greening Your Local Government(p. 183)
• Investing in the Revolution(p. 185)
• Appendix 1 Resources for Revolutionaries(p. 189)
• Conferences(p. 189)
• Books(p. 189)
• Periodicals(p. 191)
• Web Sites(p. 192)
• Appendix 2 Green Building Rating Systems(p. 194)
• LEED for New Construction(p. 195)
• LEED for Commercial Interiors(p. 197)
• LEED for Existing Buildings(p. 200)
• LEED for Core and Shell Buildings(p. 203)
• LEED for Homes Pilot(p. 206)
• LEED for Neighborhood Development Pilot(p. 210)
• Green Guide for Health Care(p. 212)
• Endnotes(p. 217)
• Index(p. 000)
• About the Author(p. 000)

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Jerry Yudelson is president of Yudelson Associates in Tucson, Arizona, and is an expert on green building practices. A registered professional engineer, he is a former member of the national board of the U.S. Green Building Council. He has authored several books, including Developing Green: Strategies for Success .