Sustainable Construction, 5th Edition

Part IIIGreen Building Design

The third part of this book addresses the major categories of issues covered by most building assessment systems, including Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Green Globes. These categories include site and landscaping, energy systems, materials and products, the building hydrologic cycle, and indoor environmental quality. Part III contains these chapters:

• Chapter 7: The Green Building Design Process
• Chapter 8: The Sustainable Site and Landscape
• Chapter 9: Building Energy Efficiency Strategies
• Chapter 10: Built Environment Hydrologic Cycle
• Chapter 11: Closing Materials Loops
• Chapter 12: Built Environment Carbon Footprint
• Chapter 13: Indoor Environmental Quality

Chapter 7 addresses the high-performance green building delivery system as a distinctly identifiable construction delivery system, analogous to individually recognized design-build systems. A hallmark of the high-performance green building delivery system is the high level of coordination and integration required for the design and construction team members. Additional measures, such as building commissioning and the charrette, are necessary to fully implement this new delivery system. Performance-based design contracts provide financial incentives to implement certain sustainable design features, such as relying on nature for some building services, thus enabling a downsizing of mechanical and electrical systems to reduce energy consumption and cost. Documenting ...