This third edition of "Green Buildings Pay" presents new
evidence and new arguments concerning the institutional and
business case that can be made for green design. The green argument
has moved a long way forward since the previous edition, and this
fully updated book addresses the key issues faced by architect,
engineer and client today."
Green Buildings Pay: Design, Productivity and Ecology" examines,
through a range of detailed case studies, how different approaches
to green design can produce more sustainable patterns of
development. These cases are examined from three main perspectives:
that of the architect, the client and the user. Completely revised
with all new chapters, cases, sections and introductory material
the third edition presents:
- over 20 new researched case studies drawn from the UK, Europe
and the USA, written in collaboration with the architects,
engineers, clients and user groups
- examples of office and educational buildings of high
sustainable and high architectural quality
- an exploration of the architectural innovations that have been
driven by environmental thinking, such as the new approaches to the
design of building facades, roofs, and atria
- cases which demonstrate current practice in the area of
energy/eco-retrofits of existing buildings
- documentation of the benefit impact assessment schemes such as
LEED and BREEAM have had upon client expectations and on design
approaches over the past decade
- beautiful full color illustrations throughout.
In the fast evolving arena of green building, the book shows how
architects are reshaping their practices to deal with ever more
demanding energy standards and better informed users and corporate
clients.
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