The green building revolution / Jerry Yudelson ; foreword by S. Richard Fedrizzi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yudelson, Jerry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable buildings--Design and construction.

Sustainable buildings.

Green movement.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington : Island Press, [2008]

Summary:

In a clear, highly readable style, Jerry Yudelson outlines the broader " journey to sustainability" influenced by the green building revolution and provides a solid business case for accelerating this trend. Illustrated with more than 50 photos, tables and charts, and filled with timely information, "The Green Building Revolution "is the definitive description of a major movement that's poised to transform our world.

Contents:

1 Green Buildings Today 1

The Origins of the Revolution 2

The Present Market for Green Buildings 7

The Policy Case for Green Buildings 7

Government Leadership and Private Initiative 8

Drivers for Green Buildings 10

2 What Is a Green Building? 13

The LEED Rating Systems 13

LEED for New Construction 16

LEED for Core and Shell Buildings 19

LEED for Commercial Interiors 20

LEED for Existing Buildings 22

Typical Green Building Measures 24

Other Green Building Rating Systems 25

3 The Business Case for Green Buildings 27

Incentives and Barriers to Green Development 27

Overcoming Barriers to Green Buildings 28

Benefits That Build a Business Case 30

Economic Benefits 30

Productivity Benefits 33

Risk-Management Benefits 35

Health Benefits 36

Public Relations and Marketing Benefits 37

Recruitment and Retention Benefits 39

Financing Green Projects 40

4 The Costs of Green Buildings 43

Cost Drivers for Green Buildings 43

The 2003 Cost Study for the State of California 45

High Performance on a Budget 45

The Davis Langdon Cost Studies 47

The 2004 GSA Cost Study 49

Integrated Design Reduces Costs 50

5 The Future of Green Buildings 54

Green Building Growth Rates by Market Sector 54

Green Building Market Drivers 55

More Commercial and Institutional Green Projects 55

Tax Incentives 57

Higher Oil and Natural Gas Prices 57

Movement Back into the Cities 58

More Green Homes on the Market 59

Local Government Incentives 60

Growing Awareness of Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Global Warming 60

Pressure on Companies to Conduct Sustainable Operations 61

The Competitive Advantage of Green Homes 61

The Larger Picture 62

Barriers to Green Buildings and Green Development 63

Triggers for Green Building 64

Beyond LEED 65

6 The International Green Building Revolution 67

Global Green Building Status 68

The World Green Building Council 68

Canada 69

China 71

India 73

Australia 75

Spain 76

7 The Revolution in Commercial Development 79

Commercial Market Size 80

Which Sector Builds the Most Green Buildings? 80

The Business Case for Green Commercial Development 85

The Business Case for Brown Development 85

LEED for Core and Shell Helps Developers 87

The Revolution Comes to Corporate Real Estate 88

Industrial Buildings 90

Socially Responsible Property Investing 91

8 The Revolution in Government and Nonprofit Buildings 94

The Government Buildings Market 94

Green Building Drivers 94

Integrated Design for Public Projects 96

LEED Use by Government Agencies 97

Exemplary Government and Nonprofit Projects 98

9 The Revolution in Education 105

Green Buildings in Higher Education 105

Greening Secondary Education 115

Benefits of Green Schools 118

The Green Schools Report 119

10 The Revolution in Housing 122

Energy Star Homes 124

Homebuilders' Association Guidelines 124

LEED for Homes 125

Multifamily Homes 126

Affordable Green Housing 129

Modular Green Homes 130

The Green Home Revolution 131

11 The Revolution in Neighborhood Design and Mixed-Use Development 135

The New World of Mixed-Use Development 136

Examples of Green Mixed-Use Projects 136

LEED for Neighborhood Development 139

Green Retail and Hospitality Design 140

12 The Revolution in Health Care 143

Green Guide for Health Care 143

Early Green Health Care Facilities 144

The Business Case for Green Buildings in Health Care 147

Accelerating the Revolution in Health Care Design 148

Barriers to Green Buildings in Health Care 149

13 The Revolution in Workplace Design 151

What Is a Healthy and Productive Workplace? 151

Green Workplace Design 153

LEED for Commercial Interiors 154

14 The Revolution in Property Management 159

LEED for Existing Buildings 161

Successful LEED-EB Projects 163

Barriers and Incentives to Greener Building Operations 166

15 The Revolution in Building Design and Construction Practice 168

The Challenge of Integrated Design 168

The "Slow Building" Revolution 171

The Business of Sustainable Design 174

Revolutionizing a Design Firm 175

Revolutionizing Sustainability: Restorative Design 177

16 Join the Revolution! 180

What You Can Do at Home 180

What You Can Do at Work 181

Greening Your Local Government 183

Investing in the Revolution 185

Appendix 1 Resources for Revolutionaries 189

Periodicals 191

Appendix 2 Green Building Rating Systems 194

LEED for New Construction 195

LEED for Commercial Interiors 197

LEED for Existing Buildings 200

LEED for Core and Shell Buildings 203

LEED for Homes Pilot 206

LEED for Neighborhood Development Pilot 210

Green Guide for Health Care 212.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-233) and index.

ISBN:

9781597261784

1597261785

9781597261791

1597261793

OCLC:

145431840