Guide to green building rating systems: understanding LEED, green globes, energy star, the national green building standard, and more

A comparative guide to understanding the complex similarities and differencesin the green building rating systems for new construction of most buildings, including homes, this book will help owners, builders, construction managers, and design teams select the appropriate rating system for their project. The number of rating systems has increased as the market for green buildings has grown. Rating systems verifying and quantifying sustainable design, once seen byowners as an unrecoverable and unnecessary cost, are now seen as both a marketing tool and a way to lower operating costs. LEED, Green Globes, ENERGY STAR,and the National Green Building Standard are among the sustainable design rating systems either in use or under development.Linda Reeder, AIA, is an architect practicing in New Haven, Connecticut. Prior to starting her own firm focused on residential projects, she worked on the design of commercial, multi-family, and institutional buildings. The former editor for Building Performance for the AIAs Architects Knowledge Resource web site, Reeder has taught classes in sustainable design and construction in the Construction Management program at Central Connecticut State University and theDepartment of Architecture at the University of Hartford.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-40194-1
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 240
• Fecha Publicación: 07/04/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés