Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction: LEED, BREEAM, and Green Globes

A practical reader-friendly guide, Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction: LEED, BREEAM, and Green Globes, Second Edition, directly addresses the needs of building professionals interested in the evolving principles, strategies and concepts of green/sustainable design. Written in an easy to understand style, Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction: LEED, BREEAM, and Green Globes, Second Edition, is updated to reflect new standards to LEED, involving energy & atmosphere and transportation. As well as the new standards to BREEAM, involving new construction Infrastructure, data centers, warehouses, and existing buildings. Provides vital information and penetrating insights into Three of the top Green Building Codes and Standards applied InternationallyIncludes the latest updates for complying with LEED v4 Practices and BREEAMCase Studies that draws on over 35 years of personal experience across the world INDICE: INTRODUCTION - Green Myths and Realities  CHAPTER 1:  Green Concepts and Vocabulary CHAPTER 2:  Components of Sustainable Design & ConstructionCHAPTER 3:  The Green Design ProcessCHAPTER 4:  Green Building Systems  CHAPTER 5:  Building Information Modeling (BIM) CHAPTER 6:  Choosing Materials and ProductsCHAPTER 7:  Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)CHAPTER 8:  Water Efficiency & Sanitary Waste  CHAPTER 9:  Energy & Atmosphere  CHAPTER 10:  Green Building EconomicsCHAPTER 11:  Project Cost Monitoring and CloseoutCHAPTER 12:  Project Cost AnalysisCHAPTER 13:  Documents & SpecificationsCHAPTER 14:  Typical Contract AgreementsCHAPTER 15:  Green Project CommissioningCHAPTER 16:  Litigation and Liability IssuesCHAPTER 17:  Green Business developmentCHAPTER 18:  High Performance Buildings - CASE STUDIES

• ISBN: 978-0-12-810433-0
• Editorial: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 1031
• Fecha Publicación: 12/10/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés