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Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction, 2nd Edition

by Sam Kubba

October 2016

Intermediate to advanced

1064 pages

33h 7m

English

Butterworth-Heinemann

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1.1. General—The Green Building Movement Today1.2. Green Building Basics—What Makes a Building Green?1.3. Incentives, Barriers, and Benefits of Going Green1.4. Establishing Measurable Green Criteria1.5. Emerging Directions: Moving Forward
2.1. Overview2.2. Green Building Evaluation Systems2.3. USGBC LEED Certification and Rating System2.4. The Challenge of the Green Globes Rating System2.5. Green Rating Standards Used Worldwide

3.1. General Overview3.2. Green Building Principles and Components3.3. High Performance Design Strategies3.4. The Design Process for High Performance Buildings3.5. Green Project Delivery Systems3.6. Traditional Green Design-Bid-Build Project Delivery3.7. Green Construction Management3.8. Green Design-Build Project Delivery
4.1. Overview4.2. Front-End Project Analysis4.3. Requisition Format4.4. Site Visits and Observations4.5. Loan Disbursements—Draw Application Reviews4.6. Preparing the PSR4.7. Final Certification and Project Closeout4.8. Quality Control and Quality Assurance
5.1. What Is Building Information Modeling—Brief History and Overview5.2. Basic Benefits and Challenges/Risks of Using Building Information Modeling5.3. Integrated Project Delivery—Sharing Intelligent Data for Sustainable Solutions5.4. Building Form With Building Information Modeling5.5. Building Systems With Building Information Modeling5.6. The Future of Bim and Its Use Worldwide
6.1. Overview6.2. Low-Emitting Materials6.3. Building and Material Reuse6.4. Construction Waste Management6.5. Recycled Materials6.6. Regional Materials6.7. Rapidly Renewable Materials6.8. Green Office Equipment6.9. Forestry Certification and Certified Wood6.10. Life-Cycle Assessment and Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of Building Materials and Products6.11. Third-Party Certification
7.1. General Overview7.2. Factors that Affect IEQ7.3. Ventilation and Filtration7.4. Building Materials and Finishes—Emittance Levels7.5. IEQ Best Practices
8.1. Overview8.2. Wastewater Strategy and Water Reuse/Recycling8.3. Water Fixtures and Reducing Water Strategy8.4. Retention and Detention Ponds, Bioswales, and Other Systems
9.1. General Introduction
10.1. General10.2. Costs and Benefits of Green Design10.3. Life-Cycle Costing10.4. Tax Benefits and Incentives10.5. Other Green Building Costs10.6. Economic Analysis Tools and Methods
11.1. General Overview11.2. Fundamental Commissioning Basics11.3. Building Commissioning Objectives—Costs and Benefits11.4. Planning the Commissioning Process11.5. Commissioning Authority (Commissioning Service Provider)11.6. The Commissioning Process
12.1. General Overview12.2. Budget Development—An Analysis12.3. Project Buyout and Bid Shopping12.4. General Conditions and Supplemental Conditions12.5. Contingencies and Allowances12.6. Green Project Cost Management
13.1. General—Overview13.2. Are Specifications Necessary?13.3. Specifications—Types and Categories13.4. Developing the Project Manual13.5. Specification Organization and Format13.6. Greening Specifications13.7. Computerized Specification Writing Systems13.8. Liability Issues13.9. Referenced Standards
14.1. Introduction14.2. Bidding Process and Types of Building Contracts14.3. Bid Solicitation and Types of Building Contracts14.4. American Institute of Architects Contract Documents14.5. ConsensusDOCS Contract Documents14.6. Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee Contract Documents
15.1. Overview15.2. The Office: Home-Based Versus Bricks-and-Mortar15.3. Creating a Successful Business Plan15.4. Start-Up Costs, Capitalization, and Setting a Budget15.5. Creating a Corporate Image15.6. Track and Identify Sources for Leads15.7. The Importance of Selling Yourself15.8. Business Form, Licenses, Permits, and Insurance15.9. Taxes, Strategies, and Incentives15.10. The Internet and Internet Marketing
16.1. General Overview16.2. Liability-Related Issues16.3. Failure, Negligence, and Standard of Care16.4. Alternative Dispute Resolution Versus Traditional Litigation16.5. Insurance Programs and Requirements

Overview

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, the book is updated to reflect new standards to LEED. In addition, readers will find sections that cover the new standards to BREEAM that involve 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 Internationally
Includes the latest updates for complying with LEED v4 Practices and BREEAM
Presents case studies that draws on over 35 years of personal experience from across the world