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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction and overview: -- Shifting landscape for high-performance buildings -- Sustainable development and sustainable construction -- Vocabulary of sustainable development and sustainable construction -- Sustainable design, ecological design, and green design -- Rationale for high-performance green buildings -- State and local guidelines for high-performance construction -- Green building progress and obstacles -- Book organization -- Trends in high-performance green building -- Case Study: Kroon Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut -- Summary and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Part 1: Green Building Foundations: -- Chapter 2: Background: -- Ethics and sustainability -- Basic concepts and vocabulary -- Major environmental and resource concerns -- Green building movement -- Case Study: OWP 11, Stuttgart, Germany -- Summary and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3: Ecological design: -- Design versus ecological design -- Historical perspective -- Contemporary ecological design -- Key green building publications: early 1990s -- Key contemporary publications about ecological design -- Future ecological design -- Thermodynamics: limits on recycling and the dissipation of materials -- Thought piece: regenerative development and design: working with the whole / Bill Reed -- Summary and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Part 2: Assessing High-Performance Green Buildings: -- Chapter 4: Green building assessment: -- Major green building assessment systems used in the United States -- International Building Assessment Systems -- BREEAM Case Study: AHVLA Stores Building, Weybridge, United Kingdom -- Green Star case study -- Thought piece: shifting emphasis in green building performance assessment / Raymond J Cole -- Summary and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5: US Green Building Council LEED building rating system: -- Brief history of LEED -- Structure of the LEED Suite of Building Assessment Systems -- LEED credentials -- LEED process -- LEED categories -- Case Study: Heavener Football Complex, University of Florida, Gainesville -- Summary and conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Green Globes building assessment system: -- Green Globes process -- Green Globes verification and certification -- Structure of the ANSI/GBI 01-2010 Standard -- Green Globes professional and Green Globes assessor -- Case Study: Health Sciences Building, St Johns River State College, St Augustine, Florida -- Summary and conclusions -- Note -- Part 3: Green Building Design: -- Chapter 7: Green building design process: -- Conventional versus green building delivery systems -- Executing the green building project -- Integrated design process -- Role of the Charrette in the design process -- Green building documentation requirements -- Case Study: Theaterhaus, Stuttgart, Germany -- Summary and conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Sustainable site and landscape: -- Land and landscape approaches for green buildings -- Land use issues -- Sustainable landscapes -- Enhancing ecosystems -- Stormwater management -- Low-impact development -- Heat island mitigation -- Light trespass and pollution reduction -- Assessment of sustainable sites: sustainable sites initiative -- Summary and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 9: Energy and carbon footprint reduction: -- Building energy issues -- High-performance building energy design strategy -- Passive design strategy -- Building envelope -- Internal load reduction -- Active mechanical systems -- Water-heating systems -- Electrical power systems -- Innovative energy optimization strategies -- Renewable energy systems -- Fuel cells -- Smart buildings and energy management systems -- Ozone-depleting chemicals in HVAC&R systems -- Reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment -- Case Study: River Campus Building One, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland -- Thought Piece: Building energy analysis: present and future / Ravi Srinivasan -- Summary and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 10: Built environment hydrologic cycle: -- Global water resource depletion -- Water distribution and shortages in the United States -- Hydrologic cycle terminology -- High-performance building hydrologic cycle strategy -- Designing the high-performance building hydrologic cycle -- Water budget rules of thumb (heuristics) -- Sustainable stormwater management -- Landscaping water efficiency -- Case Study: LOTT Clean Water Alliance, Olympia, Washington -- Summary and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 11: Closing materials loops: -- Challenge of materials and product selection -- Distinguishing between green building products and green building materials -- LCA of building materials and products -- Environmental product declarations -- Materials and product certification systems -- Key and emerging construction materials and products -- Design for deconstruction and disassembly -- Case Study: Project XX Office Building, Delft, Netherlands -- Thought Piece: Closing materials loops / Bradley Guy -- Summary and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 12: Indoor environmental quality: -- Indoor environmental quality: issues -- Integrated IEQ design -- Addressing the main components of integrated IEQ design -- Emissions from building materials -- Economic benefits of good indoor environmental quality -- Summary and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Part 4: Green Building Implementation: -- Chapter 13: Construction operations and commissioning: -- Site protection planning -- Managing indoor air quality during construction -- Construction materials management -- Construction and demolition waste management -- Commissioning -- Thought Piece: Role of commissioning in high-performance green buildings / John Chyz -- Summary and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 14: Green building economics: -- General approach -- Business case for high-performance green buildings -- Economics of green building -- Quantifying green building benefits -- Managing first costs -- Tunneling through the cost barrier -- Summary and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 15: Cutting edge of sustainable construction: -- Passive survivability -- Cutting edge: case studies -- Case Study: Federal Building, San Francisco, California -- Articulating performance goals for future green buildings -- Challenges -- Revamping ecological design -- Today's cutting edge -- Thought Piece: Processes, geometries, and principles: design in a sustainable future / Kim Sorvig -- Summary and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Appendix A: Quick reference for LEED 3_0 -- Appendix B: Sustainable sites initiative (SITES) guidelines and performance benchmarks 2009 -- Appendix C: Unit conversions -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Glossary -- Index.

Overview: Using the latest version of U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system and other tools, Charles Kibert, in a clear and accessible writing style, addresses issues so that the reader can think critically and independently as part of the cutting edge in green building. New coverage includes of Carbon Neutral Design and Carbon Accounting. This book is a must for the builder/owner and manager looking to take advantage of the opportunities in this rapidly evolving field. The classic reference for high-performance green building delivery systems No longer just a buzzword, sustainable construction is going mainstream-and soon will be the norm. Revised to reflect the latest developments of the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system and other tools, Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Third Edition guides construction and design professionals through the process of developing commercial and institutional high-performance green buildings in today's marketplace. Charles Kibert provides an introduction to green building, covering the theory, history, and state of the industry as well as best practices in building procurement and delivery systems. From green building and Green Globes assessments to building hydrological systems and materials and product selection, this comprehensive text covers all of the factors involved with sustainable construction. In a clear and accessible writing style, Kibert addresses issues so that the reader can think critically and independently as part of the cutting edge in green building. The Third Edition includes up-to-date coverage of: The latest developments leading up to LEED version 4 Carbon neutral design and carbon accounting Green Globes and international building assessment systems The Living Building Challenge Environmental product declarations (EPDs) as the norm for green building products The trends in net-zero energy building design and policies Broad enough to cover the needs of faculty and students and detailed enough to serve as a professional reference, Sustainable Construction, Third Edition is a must for the builder/owner and construction manager looking to take advantage of the opportunities in this rapidly evolving field, the designer looking to be LEED certified, or anyone interested in sustainability.

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