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Preface Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview 1 The Shifting Landscape of Green Buildings The Roots of Sustainable Construction The Vocabulary of Sustainable Development and Sustainable Construction Rationale for High-Performance Buildings State and Local Green Building Initiatives Green Building Progress and Obstacles Trends in High-Performance Green Building Book Organization Case Study: Bloomberg European Headquarters Summary and Conclusions Part I Green Building Foundations Chapter 2 Background The Driving Forces for Sustainable Construction Ethics and Sustainability Basic Concepts and Vocabulary Major Environmental and Resource Concerns The Green Building Movement Case Study: OWP 11, Stuttgart, Germany Summary and Conclusions Chapter 3 Ecological Design Design Versus Ecological Design Contemporary Ecological Design Key Green Building Publications: Early 1990s Key Thinking about Ecological Design Evolving the Concept of Ecological Design Thermodynamics: Limits on Recycling and the Dissipation of Materials Case Study: Kroon Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Synthesis Summary and Conclusions Part II Assessing High-Performance Green Buildings Chapter 4 Green Building Assessment Purpose of Green Building Assessment Systems Major Green Building Assessment Systems Used in the US International Building Assessment Systems Summary and Conclusions Chapter 5 The US Green Building Council LEED Building Rating System Brief History of LEED Structure of the LEED Suite of Building Rating Systems LEED Credentials LEED v4.1 Structure and Process Green Building Certification Institute Relationship to the USGBC and LEED LEED Certification Process LEED Building Design and Construction Rating System Regional Priority Case Study: Stephen C. O'Connell Center at UF in Gainesville, Florida Summary and Conclusions Chapter 6 The Green Globes Building Assessment System Green Globes Building Rating Tools Structure of Green Globes for New Construction Section 1: Project Management Section 2: Site Section 3: Energy Section 4: Water Section 5: Materials Section 6: Indoor Environment Green Globes Assessment and Certification Process Green Globes Professional Credentials Case Study: Health Sciences Building, St. Johns River State College, St. Augustine, Florida Summary and Conclusions Part III Green Building Design Chapter 7 The Green Building Design Process Conventional versus Green Building Delivery Systems High-Performance Green Building Delivery System Executing the Green Building Project Owner Issues In High-Performance Green Building Projects Setting Priorities And Making Other Key Initial Decisions Selecting The Green Building Team Role Of The Leed Accredited Professional Or Green Globes Professional In The Process Integrated Design Process Role of the Charrette in the Design Process Green Building Documentation Requirements LEED Documentation Green Globes Documentation Case Study: Theaterhaus, Stuttgart, Germany Summary and Conclusions Chapter 8 The Sustainable Site and Landscape Land and Landscape Approaches for Green Buildings Land Use Issues Sustainable Landscapes Green, or living, roofs Vertical landscaping Enhancing ecosystems Enhancing Ecosystems Stormwater Management Low-Impact Development Heat Island Mitigation Light Trespass and Pollution Reduction Assessment of Sustainable Sites: The Sustainable Sites Initiative Case Study: Iowa Utilities Board/Consumer Advocate Office Summary and Conclusions Chapter 9 Low-Energy Building Strategies Building Energy Issues High-Performance Building Energy Design Strategies HVAC Systems Water-Heating Systems Electrical Power System Components Innovative Energy Optimization Strategies Smart Buildings and Energy Management Systems (EMS) Ozone Depleting Chemicals in HVAC Systems Case Study: The Pertamina Energy Tower - A Primer on Sustainable Skyscraper Design Chapter 10 Built Environment Hydrologic Cycle Global Water Resource Depletion Hydrologic Cycle Terminology Benefits of Water Efficiency High-Performance Building Hydrologic Cycle Strategy Building Plumbing Fixture and Controls Nonportable Water Sources Wastewater Strategies Baseline Water Model Example Use of Low-Flow Fixture Strategy Use of Alternative Water Sources Strategy Case Study: Lott Clean Water Alliance, Olympia, Washington Blackwater Case Study: Blackwater Recycling System, Salesforce Tower, San Francisco Summary and Conclusions Chapter 11 Closing Materials Loops The Challenge of Materials and Product Selection Selecting Building Materials and Products with a Focus on A Closed-Loop Materials System Life Cycle Assessment Materials and Product Certification Key and Emerging Construction Materials and Products Case Study Of Closing The Loop: Ecoworx (R) Carpet Tiles Design for Deconstruction and Disassembly Case Study: Project XX Office Building, Delft, Netherlands Summary and Conclusions Chapter 12 Built Environment Carbon Footprint Human Impact on the Biogeochemical Carbon Cycle Climate Change and the Carbon Cycle Climate Change Mitigating Defining the Carbon Footprint of The Built Environment Reducing the Carbon Footprint of the Built Environment Focusing on Mitigating Project Climate Change Impact Carbon Neutrality and Its Applicability to Buildings Focusing on Mitigating Project Climate Change Impacts Carbon Neutrality Case Study: The Hong Kong Zero Carbon Building Carbon Neutrality Case Study: Glaxosmithkline Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry (Nottingham, Uk) Carbon Footprint Case Study: Rinker Hall, University of Florida Chapter 13 Indoor Environmental Quality Indoor Environmental Quality: The Issues Integrated IEQ Design Addressing the Main Components of Integrated IEQ Design HVAC Systems and IEQ Emissions from Building Materials The WELL and FITWEL Building Standards Summary and Conclusions Part IV Green Building Implementation Chapter 14 Construction Operations and Commissioning Site Protection Planning Managing Indoor Air Quality during Construction Construction Materials Management Construction and Demolition Waste Management Commissioning Summary and Conclusions Chapter 15 Green Building Economics General Approach The Business Case for High-Performance Green Buildings Economics of Green Building Quantifying Green Building Benefits Managing First Costs Tunneling through the Cost Barrier Summary and Conclusions Chapter 16 Resilience Resilience in the Context of Sustainable Construction Resilience Concepts and Scope Codes and Standards for Built Environment Resilience Designing Resilient Buildings Green Building Assessment and Resilience Community Resilience Resilient Building Case Studies: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston and the Salt Lake City Public Safety Building Chapter 17 The Cutting Edge of Sustainable Construction Articulating Performance Goals for Future Green Buildings The Challenges Revamping Ecological Design Today's Cutting Edges Case Study of A Cutting Edge design: The Federal Building, San Francisco, California Case Study of Green Skyscrapers Summary and Conclusions Appendix A Green Globes for New Construction Based on ANSI/GB01-2019 Appendix B WELL and Fitwell Building Standard (R) Features Matrix Appendix C The Sustainable Sites Initiative (TM) (SITES (TM)) v2 Rating System for Sustainable Land Design and Development Appendix D Resilient Design Strategies at Building Scale Appendix E Abbreviations and Acronyms Appendix F Unit Conversions Glossary Index

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