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RECORD NUMBER: 266 OF 333Main Title | Sustainable construction : green building design and delivery / | ||||||||||||||||
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Author | Kibert, Charles J. | ||||||||||||||||
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, | ||||||||||||||||
Year Published | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 154713467 | ||||||||||||||||
ISBN | 9780470114216; 0470114215 | ||||||||||||||||
Subjects | Sustainable buildings--Design and construction ; Sustainable architecture ; Construction industry--Management ; Bauèokologie ; Constructions durables--Conception et construction ; Architecture durable ; Construction--Industrie--Gestion | ||||||||||||||||
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Edition | 2nd ed. | ||||||||||||||||
Collation | xx, 411 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. | ||||||||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Notes | 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. |