Greening existing buildings

Publication Data

• Title Greening existing buildings
• Author Jerry Yudelson
• Publisher McGraw-Hill Professional
• Publication date 2010
• Publication location New York
• Language English

Descriptive Notes

"A GreenSource book"--Cover.

Contents

The sustainability revolution
The challenge of greening existing buildings
Markets for greening existing buildings
Understanding green building rating systems
The business case for greening existing buildings
Costs of greening existing buildings
Meeting the energy retrofit challenge
Greening site management and reducing water use
Greening the inside of the building
LEED certification challenges and approaches
Lessons learned : ten beset practices for greening existing buildings
Greening the future
Case studies.

Topics

• Sustainable buildings :: Design and construction
• Buildings :: Repair and reconstruction
• Green technology

Greening existing buildings by Jerry Yudelson. ISBN 9780071638326. Published by McGraw-Hill Professional in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.