Current assessment methods of sustainable buildings do not
adequately account for the users? needs. Given that over the life
of a building, total salary costs far outweigh both operating costs
and combined capital and rental costs, the occupants? needs are not
something which should be sensibly ignored.
This book presents an unbiased evaluation of thirty of the most
cutting-edge, sustainable buildings in the world, in terms of the
users? perceived comfort, health and productivity. The author has
visited the buildings, interviewed the design teams and examined
the findings of a sixty-question standardized user questionnaire.
The book provides:
- thirty case studies covering mixed-mode, passive and
environmentally sustainable commercial and institutional
buildings
- detailed insights into the principles underlying the design of
sustainable buildings worldwide, over several climatic zones and
eleven countries, together with clear explanations and
illustrations of innovative design practice
- a discussion of common issues and the lessons that may be
learnt from a study of the performance of sustainable buildings in
practice, from the point of view of the people who use them.
This important book will be of great benefit to architects and
engineers, facility managers of commercial and institutional
buildings, as well as developers and researchers, academics and
students in these fields.
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