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Green building through integrated design / Jerry Yudelson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: McGraw-Hill's GreenSource seriesPublisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: xvii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0071546014
  • 9780071546010
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.47 23
LOC classification:
  • TH880 .Y635 2009
Partial contents:
Foreword -- Preface -- 1. The recipe for success in high-performance projects -- 2. Green buildings today -- 3. The practice of integrated design -- 4. The eco-charrette -- 5. Barriers to high-performance buildings: why some projects succeed and others fail -- 6. The business case for green buildings -- 7. Costs of green buildings -- 8. Integrated project management -- cost/benefit analysis of green buildings -- 9. Getting started -- predesign considerations -- 10. Conceptual and schematic design -- 11. Design development -- 12. Construction documents phase -- 13. Construction and operations -- 14. Looking ahead -- designing living buildings -- Appendix A: Integrated design resources.
Summary: "This comprehensive, well-illustrated guide covers the entire process of building a certified green building. It offers expert insight into tackling various projects, from concept and design, to unifying members of the team, to constructing high-performance buildings on time and within budget." "Written by one of the building industry's foremost experts in this area, Green Building Through Integrated Design includes case studies of a number of projects in North America. The book features interviews with key players as a way to illuminate the integrated design process, including relevant issues, difficult challenges, and problem-solving techniques. Green Building Through Integrated Design is the most complete overview of green building project delivery available, and is a thorough blueprint that every member of the project team will find invaluable."--BOOK JACKET.
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"A GreenSource book"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-252) and index.

Foreword -- Preface -- 1. The recipe for success in high-performance projects -- 2. Green buildings today -- 3. The practice of integrated design -- 4. The eco-charrette -- 5. Barriers to high-performance buildings: why some projects succeed and others fail -- 6. The business case for green buildings -- 7. Costs of green buildings -- 8. Integrated project management -- cost/benefit analysis of green buildings -- 9. Getting started -- predesign considerations -- 10. Conceptual and schematic design -- 11. Design development -- 12. Construction documents phase -- 13. Construction and operations -- 14. Looking ahead -- designing living buildings -- Appendix A: Integrated design resources.

"This comprehensive, well-illustrated guide covers the entire process of building a certified green building. It offers expert insight into tackling various projects, from concept and design, to unifying members of the team, to constructing high-performance buildings on time and within budget." "Written by one of the building industry's foremost experts in this area, Green Building Through Integrated Design includes case studies of a number of projects in North America. The book features interviews with key players as a way to illuminate the integrated design process, including relevant issues, difficult challenges, and problem-solving techniques. Green Building Through Integrated Design is the most complete overview of green building project delivery available, and is a thorough blueprint that every member of the project team will find invaluable."--BOOK JACKET.

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