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New Haiti villages Steven Holl Architects, Guy Nordenson and Associates, Matthias Schuler, Transsolar, Jean Henock Beauchamps & Araby Smyth / by Holl, Steven

Table of Contents: “…History -- Questions -- Lakou : Haitian identity in housing / Jean Henock Beauchamps and Araby Smyth -- Site -- Architecture -- Site plan -- Schools -- Energy concept -- Renewable energy and resources analysis / Matthias Schuler, Transsolar -- Earthquake, hurricane, and flood resistant housing for Haiti / Guy Nordenson and Rebecca Nixon, Guy Nordenson and Associates.…”
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Greening our built world costs, benefits, and strategies / by Kats, Gregory

Table of Contents: “…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.…”
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