Let a Team of Leading Architects Take You through 20 Large-Scale, Sustainable Facilities Designed with Green Methods and Materials!

A vital working tool for all building professionals interested in green architecture and construction, Sustainable Facilities presents an in-depth look at 20 facilities that were designed for environmental organizations and were constructed and now operate using green building methods and materials.

Featuring contributions by leading architects in green building, this expert resource examines each building_from planning through operations-- covering new construction, energy-efficient design, operational cost savings, historic preservation, renovation and expansion, land conservation, and LEED ratings.

Packed with 200 black & white and full-color illustrations, Sustainable Facilities takes readers through the Woods Hole Research Center… Chesapeake Bay Foundation Environmental Center…Conservation Law Foundation Headquarters… Marion Art and Environmental Center… …Thoreau Center for Sustainability… California EPA Headquarters Building…Forestech Centre…Institute for Forestry and Nature Research…and many other facilities. 208 pp.

This skills-building reference features:

• Discussions of 20 facilities_from planning to operations
• Contributions by leading architects in green building
• Answers to FAQs about sustainable methods and materials
• Guidance on the advantages and obstacles involved with green projects
• Methods for weighing up-front costs against operating costs for facilities

Essential for architects, engineers, and contractors, Sustainable Facilities presents state-of-the-art guidance on all the materials, methods, and costs needed for success in green design and building.

A groundbreaking resource in the literature of green architecture and construction, Sustainable Facilities offers building professionals everywhere a compelling, in-depth look at 20 facilities that were designed for environmental organizations and were constructed and now operate using green building methods and materials.

Written by award-winning architect Keith Moskow, together with a team of leading architects in green building, the book focuses on the unique challenges of each building-from planning through operations-- covering new construction, energy-efficient design, operational cost savings, historic preservation, renovation and expansion, land conservation, and LEED ratings.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Appalachian Mountain Club, Highland Lodge and Education Center, Crawford Notch, New Hampshire
• Chapter 2. The Doyle Conservation Center, Leominster, Massachusetts
• Chapter 3. Conservation Law Foundation Corporate Headquarters, Boston, Massachusetts
• Chapter 4. Woods Hole Research Center, Gilman Ordway Campus, Falmouth, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
• Chapter 5. Bay Education Center, Providence, Rhode Island
• Chapter 6. Pocono Environmental Education/Visitor Activity Center, Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania
• Chapter 7. Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Philip Merrill Environmental Center, Annapolis, Maryland
• Chapter 8. Kresge Foundation Headquarters, Troy, Michigan
• Chapter 9. Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center, Buford, Georgia
• Chapter 10. Marion Arts and Environmental Center at Lowe Park, Marion, Iowa
• Chapter 11. Carl T. Curtis, Midwest Regional Headquarters Building, National Park Service, Omaha, Nebraska
• Chapter 12. World Birding Center, Mission, Texas
• Chapter 13. National Outdoor Leadership School Headquarters, Lander, Wyoming
• Chapter 14. IslandWood, Bainbridge Island, Washington
• Chapter 15. The Joe Serna, Jr.--California Environmental Protection Agency (CALEPA), Headquarters Building, Sacramento, California
• Chapter 16. The Thoreau Center for Sustainability, San Francisco, California
• Chapter 17. The Robert Redford Building for the Natural Resources Defense Council, Santa Monica, California
• Chapter 18. Forestech, Baimsdale, Australia
• Chapter 19. Federal Environmental Agency, Dessau, Germany
• Chapter 20. Institute for Forestry and Nature Research (IBN), Wageningen, The Netherlands