Handbook of green building design and construction LEED, BREEAM, and Green Globes

• Main Author: Kubba, Sam
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, ©2012.
• Subjects: Sustainable buildings > Design and construction > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Buildings > Specifications > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Sustainable construction > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Sustainable construction > Standards > Handbooks, manuals, etc.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780123851291; 9780123851284
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xi, 820 pages) : illustrations

Table of Contents:

• Introduction. The Green Movement : myths, history and overview
• Green concepts and vocabulary
• Components of sustainable design and construction
• Green design and the construction process
• Green project cost monitoring and closeout
• Building information modeling
• Green building materials and products
• Indoor environmental quality
• Water efficiency and sanitary waste
• Impact of energy and atmosphere
• Green design and building economics
• Green project commissioning
• Project cost analysis
• Green specifications and documentation
• Types of building contract agreements
• Green business development
• Building green litigation and liability issues.