Green buildings in the U. S. and China : development and policy comparisons / Brenden Forester, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Forester, Brenden, editor.

Series:

Environmental science, engineering and technology series.

Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable architecture--China.

Sustainable architecture.

Sustainable buildings--China.

Sustainable buildings.

Sustainable buildings--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (151 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One of the most exciting new trends in water quality management today is the movement by many cities, counties, states, and private-sector developers toward the increased use of Low Impact Development (LID) to help protect and restore water quality. LID comprises a set of approaches and practices that are designed to reduce runoff of water and pollutants from the site at which they are generated. By means of infiltration, evapotranspiration, and reuse of rainwater, LID techniques manage water and water pollutants at the source and thereby prevent or reduce the impact of development on rivers,

Contents:

""GREEN BUILDINGS IN THE U.S. AND CHINA: DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY COMPARISONS""; ""GREEN BUILDINGS IN THE U.S. AND CHINA: DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY COMPARISONS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: COMPARATIVE POLICY STUDY FOR GREEN BUILDINGS IN U.S. AND CHINA""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. OVERVIEW OF BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND THE ROLE FOR GREEN BUILDINGS""; ""3. COMPARISON OF GREEN BUILDING EVALUATION SYSTEMS""; ""4. COMPARISON OF POLICY SUPPORT FOR GREEN BUILDINGS""

""5. GREEN BUILDING MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN THE U.S. AND CHINA""""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT""; ""APPENDIX. SUPPORTING STANDARDS RELATED TO LEED AND GBEL""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 2: CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES �A COMPARISON OF GREEN ENERGY PROGRAMS AND POLICIES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""EXISTING LAWS, PROGRAMS, AND INCENTIVES""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUDING COMMENTS""; ""INDEX""; ""Blank Page""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 13, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63463-662-7

OCLC:

898475414