Main entry:

Yudelson, Jerry.

Title & Author:

The green building revolution / Jerry Yudelson ; foreword by S. Richard Fedrizzi.

Publication:

Washington : Island Press, ©2008.

Description:

xxiii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-233) and index.
Green building today -- What is a green building -- The business case for green buildings -- The costs of green buildings -- The future of green buildings -- The international green buildings revolution -- The revolution in commercial development -- The revolution in government and nonprofit buildings -- The revolution in education -- The revolution in housing -- The revolution in neighborhood design and mixed-use development -- The revolution in health care -- The revolution in workplace design -- The revolution in property management -- The revolution in building design and construction practice -- Join the revolution!

Summary:

"The Green Building Revolution introduces readers to the basics of green building and to the projects and people that are advancing this movement. It shows readers why and how to start thinking about designing, building, and operating high-performance, environmentally aware (primarily LEED-certified) buildings on conventional budgets."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents
Table of contents

ISBN:

9781597261784 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
1597261785 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9781597261791 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
1597261793 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Sustainable buildings Design and construction.
Green movement.
Constructions durables Conception et construction.
Écologisme.
Gebäudeplanung
Nachhaltigkeit

Added entries:

Fedrizzi, S. Richard, writer of foreword.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 255390
Call No.: BIB 185552
Status: Available