Main entry:

Jaeschke, Aleksandra, 1976- author.

Title & Author:

The greening of America's building codes : promises and paradoxes / Aleksandra Jaeschke.

Publication:

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2022]
©2022

Description:

208 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-203) and index
Agendas. From welfare and safety to ecology : before the 1970s -- Environmental protections and sustainable development : 1970s-1980s -- Green economy and green building standards : 1990s-present -- Means and methods. The logics behind green technologies and financial incentives -- The structure and form of regulations -- The power of predesign in four conversations.

Summary:

"This book investigates the regulations and economic incentives meant to control the environmental impact of contemporary construction practices as it analyzes the history of residential building codes. The book exposes how the socioeconomic and political forces that influenced early building code development continue to define the character of current building codes and, by extension, determine how we regulate environmental impact and define sustainability today" -- Provided by the publisher.

ISBN:

9781648960086 (paperback)
1648960081 (paperback)

Subject:

Building laws United States.
Sustainable buildings Law and legislation United States.
Sustainable buildings Design and construction.
Sustainable construction United States.
Sustainable architecture United States.
Construction durable États-Unis.
Architecture durable États-Unis.
ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design.
Building laws
Sustainable construction
Sustainable architecture
United States

Form/genre:

Informational works
Documents d'information.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 317143
Call No.: 317143
Copy: 1
Status: Available