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1) Sustainable construction: green building design and delivery

Author

Kibert, Charles J

Language

English

Description

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The classic reference for high-performance green building delivery systems

No longer just a buzzword, sustainable construction is going mainstream--and soon will be the norm. Revised to reflect the latest developments of the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system and other tools, Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Third Edition guides construction

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2) Green building illustrated

Author

Ching, Frank

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Pub. Date

2014.

Language

English

3) Green building A to Z: understanding the language of green building

Author

Yudelson, Jerry

Publisher

New Society Publishers

Language

English

Description

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Offers the basics of green building and shows how it relates to key issues such as, water conservation, healthy buildings, use of recycled materials, reduction of carbon dioxide, and environmental site planning.

4) The green building revolution

Author

Yudelson, Jerry

Publisher

Island Press

Language

English

5) Sustainable concrete solutions

Author

Georgopoulos, Costas

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Pub. Date

2014.

Language

English

6) Building with earth: design and technology of a sustainable architecture

Author

Minke, Gernot

Language

English

Description

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The revised 3rd edition of this handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of earth and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical characteristics are described in informed and knowledgeable detail. The author's presentation reflects the rich and varied experiences gained over thirty years of building earth structures all over the world. Numerous photographs of construction sites and drawings show the concrete...

7) Sustainable human-building ecosystems: selected papers from the first International Symposium on Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems, October 5-6, 2015, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Publisher

American Society of Civil Engineers

Pub. Date

2015.

Language

English

8) The green building evolution

Publisher

Africa Institute of South Africa

Pub. Date

[2019]

Language

English

9) Carbon management in the built environment

Author

Emmanuel, M. Rohinton

Publisher

Routledge

Pub. Date

2012

Language

English

10) Retrofitting buildings to be green and energy-efficient: optimizing building performance, tenant satisfaction, and financial return

Publisher

Urban Land Institute

Pub. Date

2009

Language

English

11) Heating, cooling, lighting: sustainable design methods for architects

Author

Lechner, Norbert

Publisher

Wiley

Pub. Date

2015.

Language

English

12) Materials for energy efficiency and thermal comfort in buildings

Series

Woodhead Publishing in energy volume no. 14

Publisher

Woodhead Pub. Ltd

Pub. Date

2010

Language

English

13) Green buildings and the law

Series

CIB

Publisher

Spon Press

Pub. Date

2011

Language

English

Description

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"Legislation and regulation are driving green development and compliance in a wide variety of ways. This international review of the law in key jurisdictions for the research community, lawyers, the construction industry and government examines some of the mechanisms in place - from the more traditional building regulation controls to green leases and the law relating to buildings and their natural environment"--Provided by publisher.