Green Building Through Integrated Design
Design and Construct High-Performance Buildings on Standard Budgets
This well-illustrated, comprehensive guide covers the entire process of building a certified green building. This text offers expert insight into tackling various projects, from design and concept, to constructing high-performance buildings on time and within budget, to unifying members of the team. Written by one of the building industry’s foremost experts in this area, Green Building Through Integrated Design provides case studies of a number of projects in North America. The book comes with interviews along with key players to illuminate the integrated design process, difficult challenges, including relevant issues and problem-solving techniques. Green Building Through Integrated Design is the most complete overview of green building project delivery methods available, and is a comprehensive blueprint that every member of the project team will find invaluable. 288 pp.
Includes:
- Detailed interviews with numerous builders and designers
- Useful checklists, tables, and charts, and numerous project photos
- Key questions to ask at each stage of the green building process
- Profiles of 30 projects in the U.S. and Canada
- Key tips on how to implement certification process and the LEED design
- Information on how to use green building project management software
Green Building Through Integrated Design covers:
- Integrated design process
- Design
- Construction
- Project costs
- Business case benefits
- Green technologies
- Rating and certification systems
- Certification process
- Operations
- Case studies