Green Building A to Z : Understanding the Language of Green Building

by Yudelson, Jerry

• ISBN13: 9780865715721
• ISBN10: 0865715726
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-01
• Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist

Summary

Green building is the fastest-growing trend to hit since the Internet, bringing with it an enormous range of new products, systems, and technologies. Green Building A to Z is an informative, technically accurate, and highly visual guide to green building, for both decision-makers and interested citizens. It begins with an introduction to the importance of green buildings and a brief history of the green building movement, outlines the benefits and costs of green buildings, and shows how you can influence the spread of green buildings. The book touches on key issues, such as enhancing water conservation, reducing energy use, and creating a conservation economy. The book examines all aspects of green buildings, including: Architecture 2030 Locally sourced materials Natural ventilation Solar energy Zero-net-energy buildings More than just a reference, this book emphasizes the importance of green buildings and green developments for a sustainable future. It will be an invaluable resource for businesspeople, homeowners, product manufacturers, developers, building industry professionals, and government officials.

Author Biography

Jerry Yudelson is a professional engineer and marketer who has trained more than 3,000 people in the US Green Building Council's LEED rating system

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Foreword	p. xvii
Green Buildings Today
Green Buildings in a Global Context	p. 3
Resource Depletion and Carbon Dioxide Emissions	p. 7
Green Building History	p. 9
Current Situation	p. 10
Understanding Green Buildings	p. 10
Who Is Using LEED?	p. 12
What is a Green Building?	p. 15
Becoming a Green Building Advocate	p. 19
In Your Office or Workplace	p. 19
In Your Home or Apartment	p. 21
Your Town City or State: The Power of Local Initiatives	p. 22
Your College or University	p. 24
Green Building: A to Z
Green Building Terms	p. 28
Architecture 2030	p. 29
Access to Transit	p. 30
Bicycle Commuting	p. 32
Big Picture	p. 33
Biodiesel	p. 34
Biophilia	p. 35
Brownfields	p. 36
Building Codes	p. 38
Carbon Dioxide Monitoring	p. 40
Carbon Neutral	p. 41
Carpet	p. 42
Certification	p. 43
Certified Wood Products	p. 44
Charrettes and Eco-charrettes	p. 46
Comfort	p. 47
Commissioning	p. 49
Controllability of Systems	p. 50
Construction Practices	p. 51
Cool Roofs	p. 53
Costs of Green Buildings	p. 54
Cradle-to-cradle Design	p. 57
Daylighting	p. 59
Density	p. 60
Design	p. 61
Displacement Ventilation	p. 63
Eco-efficiency and Eco-effectiveness	p. 65
Ecological Footprint	p. 66
Education	p. 67
Energy Conservation	p. 69
Engineering (a Sustainable World)	p. 70
Feng Shui	p. 72
Furniture and Finishes	p. 73
Global Warming	p. 75
Green Globes	p. 76
Green Guide for Healthcare	p. 77
Green Home Building Guidelines	p. 78
Green Power	p. 80
Green Products	p. 81
Green Roofs	p. 82
High-performance Buildings	p. 85
Historic Preservation	p. 86
Homes, Green	p. 87
Hybrid Vehicles	p. 90
Incentives	p. 92
Integrated Design	p. 93
Interior Design	p. 95
Investing in Green Buildings	p. 97
Justice, Social	p. 99
Knowledge	p. 101
LEDs (Light-emitting Diodes)	p. 103
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)	p. 104
Life-cycle Assessment (LCA)	p. 108
Life-cycle Cost	p. 109
Light Pollution Reduction	p. 111
Lighting Design	p. 112
Living Buildings	p. 113
Locally Sourced Materials	p. 115
Low-flush Toilets	p. 116
Microturbines	p. 118
Measurement and Verification Systems	p. 119
Native American and Native Canadian Ways of Living	p. 121
Nature, Design with	p. 122
New Urbanism	p. 123
Onsite Sewage Treatment	p. 126
Operations and Maintenance Practices	p. 127
Ozone-layer Protection	p. 128
Paints, Low-VOC	p. 130
Paradigm Shift	p. 131
Passive Solar Design	p. 132
Permeable Pavement	p. 133
Photovoltaics	p. 135
Platinum Buildings	p. 133
Post-occupancy Evaluation	p. 140
Productivity	p. 142
Question Authority	p. 144
Radiant Heating and Cooling	p. 146
Rainwater Reclamation/Reuse	p. 147
Rapidly Renewable Materials	p. 148
Recycled-content Materials	p. 150
Renewable Energy	p. 151
Renovation, Building	p. 152
Restoration of Sites	p. 154
Return on Investment	p. 155
Right-sizing Systems	p. 156
Salvage Materials	p. 158
Schools, Green	p. 159
Solar Thermal Systems	p. 162
Stormwater Management	p. 163
Sustainable Design	p. 164
Sustainable Sites	p. 166
Technology, Green	p. 168
Thermal Energy Storage	p. 169
Triple Bottom Line	p. 170
US Green Building Council	p. 172
Unbridled Enthusiasm!	p. 173
Urban Heat-island Effect	p. 174
Vastu Shastra	p. 176
Ventilation	p. 177
Views of the Outdoors	p. 178
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)	p. 180
Water Conservation	p. 182
Water-free Urinals	p. 183
Wetlands, Constructed	p. 184
Wind Power	p. 186
Xeriscaping	p. 188
Zen	p. 190
Zero-net-energy Buildings	p. 191
Resources	p. 197
Endnotes	p. 203
Index	p. 213
About the Author	p. 219
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