Sustainable construction : green building design and delivery / Charles J. Kibert
Imprint
Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2013
Edition
3rd ed.
Descript
xvi, 543 p. : ill. ; 29 cm
CONTENT
Introduction and overview -- Background -- Ecological design -- Green building assessment -- The US Green Building Council LEED building rating system -- The Green Globes building assessment system -- The green building design process -- The sustainable site and landscape -- Energy and carbon footprint reduction -- Built environment hydrologic cycle -- Closing materials loops -- Indoor environmental quality -- Construction operations and commissioning -- Green building economics -- The cutting edge of sustainable construction
SUBJECT
Sustainable buildings -- United States -- Design and construction