Sustainable Construction, 5th Edition

Preface

The significant additions and changes for the fifth edition of Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery include significant revisions to all chapters that were necessitated due to the rapid evolution of sustainable construction. The COVID-19 pandemic was ongoing during the creation of the fifth edition, and relevant information about its relationship to green building and sustainability has been provided as was known at the time. Chapters 4 and 5 on LEED and Green Globes respectively were heavily revised because these major assessment systems have changed significantly over the past few years. LEED version 4.1 is now the main building assessment product of the US Green Building Council for projects, and this recent version is covered in detail. A detailed review of the new standard, ANSI/GBI 01–2019 Green Globes Assessment Protocol for Green Buildings, that underpins the Green Globes assessment system is included in Chapter 5. Updated information on other major assessment systems, such as Green Star, the Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environmental Efficiency (CASBEE), the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB), has been provided.

Chapter 12 on carbon accounting was also significantly revised to include more insights into the importance of carbon neutral buildings. Case studies are provided that describe how project teams are developing strategies ...