Greening our built world costs, benefits, and strategies /

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Hoofdauteur: Kats, Gregory
Coauteur: ebrary, Inc
Andere auteurs: Braman, Jon, James, Michael (Michael Joseph)
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: Washington [D.C.] : Island Press, c2010.
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • Costs and benefits of green building
  • Costs and benefits of green community design
  • Communities of faith building green
  • Green design, climate change, and the economy : potential impacts in the United States
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Data-collection methodology
  • Appendix B: Source list
  • Appendix C: Green building data set
  • Appendix D: Comparison of data set to LEED--new construction buildings
  • Appendix E: Baselines used in cost and benefits estimates
  • Appendix F: Issues in researching the cost of green building
  • Appendix G: Cost of energy-efficiency and renewable-energy measures
  • Appendix H: Energy-use baselines and standards
  • Appendix I: Verifying the energy performance of LEED buildings
  • Appendix J: Assumptions used for calculations of water savings
  • Appendix K: Green building survey instrument
  • Appendix L: Global assumptions for Part IV.