Green Building: Project Planning and Cost Estimating
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Author(s): M. Greene (Ed.)
Publisher: R. S. Means Company
ISBN: 0876296592
Format: softback
520pp
Price: £56.00, $89.95
Review Date: 18 March 2003
Review: This is a practical guide for constructing sustainable buildings. It is a useful reference for anyone seeking to incorporate green features into structures that they are conceiving, designing, specifying, estimating, constructing or maintaining. The book provides an understanding of green building approaches, materials, project management, and estimating requirements. It includes cost data for green materials, components and systems as well as special project requirements and financial analyses. There are chapters on: different approaches to sustainable construction; methods of conserving energy and water and harnessing renewable resources; achieving a healthy indoor environment with sufficient light and air quality; managing green building; and evaluating green vs. conventional methods. There are also eight case studies.