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Upgrade the Energy and Environmental Performance of Existing Buildings

This GreenSource guide explains how to transform existing buildings into more energy-efficient, resource-conserving green buildings. The book provides a clear process that guides you, step-by-step, through each phase of moving building operations and maintenance toward the goal of a green-certified building.

Greening Existing Buildings features proven technologies and operating methods, and shows building owners and facility managers how to green buildings in a cost-effective way. This practical and insightful resource highlights the ten best practices for greening existing buildings, and includes more than 25 case studies of successful implementations and 35 insightful interviews with industry experts and building owners and managers.

Greening Existing Buildings covers :

Economic drivers and market dynamics Getting the U.S. EPA's ENERGY STAR rating U.S. Green Building Council's LEED for Existing Buildings rating Making the business case for greening existing buildings Cost of greening and setting realistic project budgets Energy-efficient building upgrades Sustainable site management and water conservation retrofits Crafting purchasing and waste management policies Upgrading indoor environmental quality Managing a LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (EBOM) certification project, from beginning to end

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Foreword(p. xi)
• Preface(p. xv)
• Acknowledgments(p. xix)
• Chapter 1 The Sustainability Revolution(p. 1)
• The Sustainability Revolution(p. 1)
• The Global Carbon Problem(p. 7)
• Case Study: Upgrading and Updating the Empire State Building(p. 11)
• Summary(p. 16)
• Chapter 2 The Challenge of Greening Existing Buildings(p. 17)
• Growth of the LEED Rating System(p. 18)
• Drivers to Growth of the Existing Buildings Market(p. 21)
• Case Study: Greening the Chicago Merchandise Mart(p. 24)
• Barriers to Greening Existing Buildings(p. 28)
• Project Profile: PepsiCo Corporate Plaza, Chicago(p. 30)
• First Blue, Then Green(p. 32)
• Summary(p. 34)
• Chapter 3 Markets for Greening Existing Buildings(p. 35)
• Commercial Benefits of Green Buildings(p. 35)
• Market Trends(p. 38)
• Marketing Benefits of Greening Existing Office Buildings(p. 40)
• Greening the Hotel Industry(p. 42)
• Greening Existing Retail Buildings(p. 46)
• Summary(p. 48)
• Chapter 4 Understanding Green Building Rating Systems(p. 49)
• Global Warming and Climate Change Concerns Spur Existing Building Upgrades(p. 50)
• The Universe of Green Building Rating and Certification Programs(p. 54)
• The ENERGY STAR Label(p. 55)
• BOMA Canada BESt Program(p. 57)
• LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (LEED-EBOM)(p. 57)
• Rating Systems in Other Countries(p. 64)
• Summary(p. 67)
• Chapter 5 The Business Case for Greening Existing Buildings(p. 69)
• Major Commercial Developers(p. 69)
• Benefits to Government Agency Owners(p. 72)
• The Multifold Dimensions of the Business Case(p. 76)
• Benefits Directly to the Building Owner(p. 77)
• Benefits to Both the Building Owners and Tenants(p. 82)
• Branding and Positioning a Commercial Property(p. 84)
• Benefits to Future Financial Performance(p. 86)
• Barriers to Realizing Green Building Benefits(p. 87)
• The Business Case for Greening the Retail Sector(p. 90)
• How to Implement LEED-EBOM(p. 91)
• Summary(p. 95)
• Chapter 6 Costs Of Greening Existing Buildings(p. 97)
• Case Study: University of California Office of the President, Oakland(p. 98)
• Cost Drivers for Greening Existing Buildings(p. 100)
• Project Profile: 717 Texas, Houston(p. 104)
• Controlling Costs in LEED Projects(p. 106)
• Project Profile: Cal Poly Faculty Offices East, San Luis Obispo, California(p. 107)
• Summary of LEED-EB Project Cost Influences(p. 109)
• Green Building Cost Studies(p. 111)
• Presenting Costs and Benefits: "Payback" versus "return on Investment"(p. 113)
• Summary(p. 114)
• Chapter 7 Meeting the Energy Retrofit Challenge(p. 115)
• LEED-EBOM Energy and Atmosphere Credits(p. 115)
• Building Commissioning(p. 117)
• Case Study: Caterpillar Financial Headquarters, Nashville, Tennessee(p. 120)
• Economic Benefits of Retrocommissioning(p. 124)
• Technical Issues in Retro-Cx(p. 126)
• Energy-Efficiency Measures for Existing Buildings(p. 127)
• The Energy-Efficiency Market(p. 128)
• Importance of Controlling Lighting Energy Use(p. 131)
• Emerging Energy Retrofit Technologies(p. 133)
• Case Study: Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Headquarters, Chicago(p. 137)
• Solar and Renewable Energy(p. 143)
• Summary(p. 149)
• Chapter 8 Greening Site Management and Reducing Water Use(p. 151)
• Reducing Commuting by Building Occupants(p. 151)
• Reducing Urban Heat Island Effect with Green and Reflective Roofs(p. 154)
• Green Roofs(p. 155)
• Creating and Maintaining Green Sites(p. 156)
• Water Efficiency(p. 160)
• LEED Credit Requirements(p. 161)
• Metering and Submetering(p. 162)
• Summary(p. 166)
• Chapter 9 Greening the Inside of the Building(p. 169)
• Materials and Resources Credits(p. 169)
• Indoor Environmental Quality Credits(p. 178)
• Summary(p. 186)
• Chapter 10 LEED Certification Challenges and Approaches(p. 187)
• Keys to a Successful Project(p. 187)
• The Project Team(p. 189)
• The Building Audit-Getting the Information Together(p. 193)
• Organizing the Project(p. 194)
• Case Study: SMUD Customer Service Center, Sacramento, California(p. 195)
• The Gap Analysis(p. 196)
• Managing the Certification Process(p. 197)
• Managing the Process from Beginning to End(p. 198)
• Project Profile: Owens Coming World Headquarters, Toledo, Ohio(p. 201)
• Innovation in Operations(p. 202)
• Summary(p. 204)
• Lessons Learned-Ten Best Practices for Greening Existing Buildings(p. 205)
• GE's Treasure Hunt(p. 205)
• The Ten-Point Program(p. 210)
• Summary(p. 222)
• Chapter 12 Greening the Future(p. 223)
• Emerging Trends(p. 223)
• Planet Wedges(p. 228)
• Net-Zero Energy (Zero-Carbon) Buildings(p. 231)
• The Living Building Challenge(p. 235)
• Planning for Larger Scale Developments(p. 237)
• Summary(p. 240)
• Chapter 13 Case Studies(p. 241)
• LEED-EB Certified Project Analysis(p. 241)
• Case Studies(p. 245)
• Sebesta Blomberg Headquarters, Roseville, Minnesota(p. 246)
• The Crestwood Building, Atlanta Metro Area, Georgia(p. 248)
• Alliance for a Sustainable Colorado, Denver, Colorado(p. 250)
• Byron G. Rogers U.S. Courthouse, Denver, Colorado(p. 252)
• City Hall, San Jose, California(p. 254)
• Bell Trinity Square, Toronto, Ontario(p. 256)
• One Potomac Yard, Arlington, Virginia(p. 258)
• 17th Street Plaza, Denver, Colorado(p. 260)
• Appendix I Certified LEED-EB Projects (All Versions) (List current as of May 28, 2009)(p. 263)
• Appendix II Energy Star and the EU's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive(p. 271)
• The Energy Star Rating System(p. 271)
• European Union Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)(p. 273)
• Appendix III Interviewees(p. 277)
• Appendix IV Rating Systems for Greening Existing Buildings(p. 279)
• Australia(p. 279)
• Canada(p. 281)
• United Kingdom(p. 282)
• United States(p. 284)
• Appendix V Resources for Further Information(p. 293)
• Books(p. 293)
• Research Articles(p. 294)
• Periodicals(p. 295)
• Web Sites and Organizations(p. 297)
• Index(p. 301)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Jerry Yudelson, P.E., M.S., M.B.A, LEED AP, is Principal, Yudelson Associates, a leading green building consulting firm. He has been a leading speaker at green building and real estate conferences in the U.S., Canada, the UK, Germany, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates, and has authored several books on sustainability.