Charles J. Kibert, PhD, PE, is Director of the Powell Center for Construction and Environment, and a professor in the M. E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction at the University of Florida. He is a board member of the Green Building Initiative, the Florida Green Building Coalition, and the Gulf Coast Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. He is the cofounder and chairman of the Cross Creek Initiative, Inc., a nonprofit organization established to accelerate the implementation of sustainability principles in building design, construction, and operation. He teaches and supervises master's and doctoral students who are majoring in the sustainable construction program that he developed at the University of Florida.
Foreword | |
Preface to the Second Edition | |
Preface to the First Edition | |
Acknowledgments | |
Introduction and Overview.Organization.Rationale for High-Performance Green Buildings | |
Defining Sustainable Construction | |
Green Building Progress and Obstacles | |
Emerging Directions | |
Green Building Foundations | |
Background.Ethics and Sustainability | |
Basic Concepts and Vocabulary | |
Major Environmental and Resource Concerns | |
The Green Building Movement | |
Green Building Assessment | |
The USGBC LEED Building Assessment Standard | |
The LEED Certification Process | |
The Green Globes Building Assessment Protocol | |
International Building Assessment Systems | |
Example of a LEED-NC Platinum Building: The Audubon Center, Debs Park, Los Angeles | |
Beyond Today's Building Rating Systems | |
The Green Building Process | |
Conventional versus Green Building Delivery Systems | |
Executing the Green Building Project | |
The Integrated Design Process | |
Role of the Charrette in the Design Process | |
Green Building Documentation Requirements | |
Ecological Design | |
Design versus Ecological Design | |
Historical Perspective | |
Contemporary Ecological Design | |
Future Ecological Design | |
An Emerging View: A Shift from Green Design to Regenerative Design | |
Green Building Systems | |
Sustainable Sites and Landscaping | |
Land and Landscape Approaches for Green Buildings | |
Land Use Issues | |
Sustainable Landscapes | |
Enhancing Ecosystems | |
Stormwater Management | |
Heat Island Mitigation | |
Light Trespass and Pollution Reduction | |
Connection to LEED-NC | |
Connection to Green Globes v.1 | |
Energy and Atmosphere | |
Building Energy Issues | |
High-Performance Building Energy Design Strategy | |
Passive Design Strategy | |
Building Envelope | |
Internal Load Reduction | |
Active Mechanical Systems | |
Electrical Power Systems | |
Innovative Energy Optimization Strategies | |
Smart Buildings and Energy Management Systems | |
Ozone-Depleting Chemicals in HVAC&R and Fire Suppression | |
Connection to LEED-NC | |
Connection to Green Globes v.1 | |
The Building Hydrologic System | |
Current Building Fixtures and the Energy Policy Act of | |
1992 High-Performance Building Hydrologic Cycle Strategy | |
High-Performance Building Water Supply Strategy | |
High-Performance Building Wastewater Strategy | |
Landscaping Water Efficiency | |
Connection to LEED-NC | |
Connection to Green Globes v.1 | |
Closing Materials Loops | |
Issues in Selecting Green Building Materials and Products | |
Distinguishing Between Green Building Products and Green Building Materials | |
Priorities for Selecting Building Materials and Products | |
LCA of Building Materials and Products | |
Key and Emerging Construction Materials and Products | |
Design for Deconstruction and Disassembly | |
Closing Materials Loops in Practice | |
Connection to LEED-NC | |
Connection to Green Globes v.1 | |
Indoor Environmental Quality | |
IEQ Issues | |
Indoor Environmental Factors | |
HVAC Systems | |
Building Materials | |
Best Practices for IAQ | |
Managing IEQ During Construction | |
Connection to LEED-NC | |
Connection to Green Globes v.1 | |
Green Building Implementation | |
Construction Operations | |
Site Protection Planning | |
Health and Safety Planning | |
Construction and Demolition Waste Management | |
Subcontractor Training | |
Reducing the Footprint of Construction Operations | |
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