Format:
Book
Author:
Bondanza, Jackie, 1980-
Title:
How to design and build a green office building : a complete guide to making your new or existing building environmentally healthy / author, Jackie Bondanza ; editor, Martha Maeda.
Publisher, Date:
Ocala, Fla. : Atlantic Pub. Group, ©2011.
Description:
336 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary:
Whether you are building a brand-new building, remodeling an existing one, or just looking to make small changes that will have a big impact, in this book you will learn how to protect the building occupants' health, improve employee productivity, use resources more efficiently, reduce yor impact on the environment, select a site for a new building, protect and maintain the current landscape, use recycled content and natural lighting, install high-efficiency lighting systems, select heating and cooling systems and materials, and use dimensional planning and material efficiency strategies. You will also learn everything you need to know about water savings, energy efficiency, environmentally friendly building materials, indoor environmental quality, building shape and orientation, alternative energy sources, dual plumbing, green building guidelines, gray water systems, water-conserving fixtures, the costs and financial benefits of building green, foundations, floors, and roofing.
Subjects:
Office buildings -- Design and construction.
Sustainable architecture.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
What is green building -- Why build green? -- Planning and designing your green building project -- Building site and orientation -- Energy efficiency -- Water -- Green interiors and exteriors -- Green building certification -- Renovating or retrofitting an office building -- Fianancing your green project -- Making your green building work -- Conclusion.
Web Site:
LCCN:
2008031635
ISBN:
9781601382412
1601382413
Other Number:
227153098
System Availability:
1
Current Holds:
0
# Local items:
1
Control Number:
292641
Call Number:
725.23047 Bondanza
Course Reserves:
0
# Local items in:
1
# System items in:
1