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Focusing on green building as it applies to larger commercial, institutional buildings, Sustainable Construction provides a complete introduction to the design and construction of high-performance green buildings. By providing a thorough grounding on the subject, this insightful guide encourages you to realize the ecological and economic benefits of green building.

Author Charles Kibert uses the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) suite of standards to explain the best practices in building procurement and delivery systems. Providing a detailed overview of the entire process of green building, he covers the theory, history, state of the industry, and best practices in green building.

Whether you're an industry professional, building owner, or real estate developer, you'll gain the knowledge you need to test any of the myriad decisions that have to be made in design and construction -- from materials selection to considering the use of natural systems for wastewater processing.

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• Foreword
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Preface to the First Edition
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview.Organization.Rationale for High-Performance Green Buildings
• Defining Sustainable Construction
• Green Building Progress and Obstacles
• Emerging Directions
• Part I Green Building Foundations
• Chapter 2 Background.Ethics and Sustainability
• Basic Concepts and Vocabulary
• Major Environmental and Resource Concerns
• The Green Building Movement
• Chapter 3 Green Building Assessment
• The USGBC LEED Building Assessment Standard
• The LEED Certification Process
• The Green Globes Building Assessment Protocol
• International Building Assessment Systems
• Example of a LEED-NC Platinum Building: The Audubon Center, Debs Park, Los Angeles
• Beyond Today's Building Rating Systems
• Chapter 4 The Green Building Process
• Conventional versus Green Building Delivery Systems
• Executing the Green Building Project
• The Integrated Design Process
• Role of the Charrette in the Design Process
• Green Building Documentation Requirements
• Chapter 5 Ecological Design
• Design versus Ecological Design
• Historical Perspective
• Contemporary Ecological Design
• Future Ecological Design
• An Emerging View: A Shift from Green Design to Regenerative Design
• Part II Green Building Systems
• Chapter 6 Sustainable Sites and Landscaping
• Land and Landscape Approaches for Green Buildings
• Land Use Issues
• Sustainable Landscapes
• Enhancing Ecosystems
• Stormwater Management
• Heat Island Mitigation
• Light Trespass and Pollution Reduction
• Connection to LEED-NC
• Connection to Green Globes v.1
• Chapter 7 Energy and Atmosphere
• Building Energy Issues
• High-Performance Building Energy Design Strategy
• Passive Design Strategy
• Building Envelope
• Internal Load Reduction
• Active Mechanical Systems
• Electrical Power Systems
• Innovative Energy Optimization Strategies
• Smart Buildings and Energy Management Systems
• Ozone-Depleting Chemicals in HVAC&R and Fire Suppression
• Connection to LEED-NC
• Connection to Green Globes v.1
• Chapter 8 The Building Hydrologic System
• Current Building Fixtures and the Energy Policy Act of
• 1992 High-Performance Building Hydrologic Cycle Strategy
• High-Performance Building Water Supply Strategy
• High-Performance Building Wastewater Strategy
• Landscaping Water Efficiency
• Connection to LEED-NC
• Connection to Green Globes v.1
• Chapter 9 Closing Materials Loops
• Issues in Selecting Green Building Materials and Products
• Distinguishing Between Green Building Products and Green Building Materials
• Priorities for Selecting Building Materials and Products
• LCA of Building Materials and Products
• Key and Emerging Construction Materials and Products
• Design for Deconstruction and Disassembly
• Closing Materials Loops in Practice
• Connection to LEED-NC
• Connection to Green Globes v.1
• Chapter 10 Indoor Environmental Quality
• IEQ Issues
• Indoor Environmental Factors
• HVAC Systems
• Building Materials
• Best Practices for IAQ
• Managing IEQ During Construction
• Connection to LEED-NC
• Connection to Green Globes v.1
• Part III Green Building Implementation
• Chapter 11 Construction Operations
• Site Protection Planning
• Health and Safety Planning
• Construction and Demolition Waste Management
• Subcontractor Training
• Reducing the Footprint of Construction Operations

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Charles J. Kibert is a professor at and Director of the Powell Center for Construction and Environment, and immediate past director of M. E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction, University of Florida, Gainesville.