Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery reflects the latest developments in the green building movement guides construction and design professionals through the process of developing commercial and institutional high-performance green buildings in today's marketplace. In direct response to exponential growth in the green industry, this informative resource has been updated to include coverage of LEED 2009.

The author, Charles Kibert, delivers a detailed and passionate overview of the entire process of green building. Expansive coverage includes theory, history, state of the industry, and best practices in green building. In addition to the dominant LEED assessment system, newer assessment systems are also covered, including Green Globes and several noteworthy building assessment systems from other countries.

Sustainable Construction is broad enough to cover the needs of faculty and students in architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, interior design, and construction management, yet focused enough to serve as a reference for building owners and buyers of construction services, Sustainable Construction, Second Edition is a comprehensive look at an emerging process that is environmentally sounds while making good economic sense.