Building an emerald city : a guide to creating green building policies and programs / Lucia Athens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Athens, Lucia, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban ecology (Sociology)--United States.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

City planning--Environmental aspects--United States.

City planning.

Sustainable buildings--United States.

Sustainable buildings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Island Press, c2010.

Summary:

Building an Emerald City is both the story of how Seattle, Washington transformed itself into a leader in sustainable reen" building, written by one of the principal figures in that transformation, and a practical guide for anyone who wants to bring about similar changes in their city. Lucia Athens blends case studies from cities throughout the U.S. with her own experiences and insights into the processes that led Seattle to become home to one of the highest concentration of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings in the world. The result is a far-reaching book with broad applicability to the transformation of city building policies that encourage and reinforce "green" development.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Foreword: Pliny Fisk III and Gail Vittori

Preface: Setting the Stage

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Promise of Green Building

Climate Change and Green Building

A Movement Whose Time Has Come

Solutions, Not Protests

Sustainability Goes Corporate

Why City Government?

Chapter 2: Building Support for Green Building Initiatives

Sustainability Competitiveness

Local Policies

Establishing a Program Context

Building Leadership Support

Building Stakeholder Support

Developing Internal Champions

Organizational Positioning

Cross-Organizational Issues

Program Financing Strategies

Tips

Chapter 3: Change and Innovation in Markets and Organizations

Market Positioning

Navigating Change with Early Adopters

Program Phasing

How Organizations Change

Organizational Culture and Change

Marketing and Outreach

Chapter 4: Developing and Implementing Policy for Publicly Funded Green Building

Types of Mandates

Policy Adoption Process

Budget Impacts of Mandates

Funding Strategies for Green Capital Improvement Projects

Implementing a Green Building Mandate

Planning and Managing a Large Capital Projects Portfolio

Chapter 5: Developing Green Building Program Services

Building Design and Certification Tools

Education Programs

Technical Assistance and Coaching

Dynamics of the Design and Construction Process

Chapter 6: Green Building Incentives and Codes

Financial Incentives

Green Building Codes

Chapter 7: Measuring Program Impacts

Designing the Evaluation Plan

Ouputs and Outcomes

Measuring Market Activity

Measuring Program Activity

Measuring Green Building Impacts

Reporting Performance Metrics

Tips.

Chapter 8: The Road Ahead for Green Building Programs

Ten Green Building Trends

Acknowledgments

Appendix A: City of Seattle Public Projects Green Building Portfolio

Appendix B: Green Building Certification Tools

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61091-126-1

OCLC:

750183099