CONTENTS Forewordxi Acknowledgmentsxin Introductionxv 1 GREEN AND SUSTAINABILITY DEFINED 1.1 General-Overview of the Green Building Movement1 1.2 What is Green Design? Basic Green Concepts4 1.3 Establishing Measurable Green Criteria7 1.4 Benefits of Going Green-Incentives and Barriers13 1.5 Emerging Directions-A Recent Upsurge in Green Building17 2 ELEMENTS OF GREEN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 2.1 General28 2.2 Green Rating Standards Used Worldwide31 2.3 LEED Certification and Rating System45 2.4 The Green Globes Rating System54 3 GREEN PROJECT REQUIREMENTS AND STRATEGIES 3.1General 72 3.2Green Building Principals and Components76 3.3 Identifying Green Project Requirements and Strategies89 3.4 Design Process for High Performance Buildings96 3.5 Green Project Delivery Systems100 3.6 Traditional Green Design-Bid-Build Project Delivery101 3.7 Green Construction Management103 3.8 Green Design-Build Project Delivery106 4 GREEN CONSTRUCTION COST MONITORING 4.1 General113 4.2 Front-end Analysis114 4.3 Requisition Format116 4.4 Site Visits and Observations122 4.5 Loan Disbursements-Draw Application Reviews132 4.6 Preparing the Progress Status Report (PSR) 143 4.7 Final Certification and Project Closeout153 4.8 Quality Control/Quality Assurance 165 5 HOW THE CONSULTANT FUNCTIONS IN THE REQUISITION PROCESS 5.1 General169 5.2 Areas of Concern to the Lender and Borrower173 5.3 Owner Needs and Expectations180 5.4 Confidentiality of Reports and Documents185 5.5 Typical Sequence of Events Upon Being Awarded a Project Assignment 187 5.6 The Consultant's Responsibilities and Qualifications197 5.7 Avoiding Conflicts of Interest204 5.8 Typical Agreements205 Section 1: Consultant Services206 Section 2: General212 6 CHOOSING MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS 6.1 General222 6.2 Low Emitting Materials226 6.3 Building and Material Reuse and Recyclable Materials250 6.4 Construction Waste Management254 6.5 Regional Materials254 6.6 Certified Forestry Products and Rapidly Renewable Materials255 6.7 Green Office Equipment262 6.8 Life-Cycle Assessment of Building Materials and Products264 7 PROJECT COST BREAKDOWN 7.1 General267 7.2 Budget Development-An Analysis271 7.3 Buyouts278 7.4 General Conditions and Supplemental Conditions285 7.5 Contingencies and Allowances290 7.6 Project Cost Management296 8 GREEN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS 8.1 General305 8.2 The Economics of Green Design-Costs and Benefits308 8.3 Life Cycle Costing (LCC)325 8.4 Tax Benefits330 8.5 Miscellaneous other Green Building Costs332 8.6 Design and Analysis Tools and Methods336 9 UNDERSTANDING SPECIFICATIONS 9.1 General Overview343 9.2 The Need for Specifications 345 9.3 Specifications Categories348 9,4 The Project Manual351 9.5 Specification Formation and Organization361 9.6 Computerized Specification Writing Systems372 9.7 Liability Concerns376 10 LITIGATION AND LIABILITY ISSUES 10.1General Overview378 10.2 Liability Issues382 10.3 Responsibility for Failure, Negligence, and Standard of Care385 10.4 Traditional Litigation Versus Alternative Dispute Resolution392 10.5 Insurance Needs399 11 GREEN PROJECT COMMISSIONING 11.1 General Overview411 11.2 Commissioning Objectives and Goals414 11.3 Planning the Commissioning Process419 11.4 Commissioning Authority423 11.5 The Commissioning Process427 12 GREEN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 12.1 General439 12.2 The Office: Home Based or Bricks-and-Mortar?440 12.3 Creating a Business Plan441 12.4 Startup Costs, Setting a Budget, and Capitalization444 12.5 Creating a Corporate Image450 12.6 Identifying and Tracking Sources for Leads453 12.7 Selling Yourself453 12.8 Business Forms, Licenses, Permits, and Insurance460 12.9 Taxes Strategics and Incentives466 12.10 The Bidding Process and Types of Building Contracts467 12.11Creating a Website and Internet Marketing473 Appendix 1 Acronyms & Abbreviations485 Appendix 2 Glossary496 Bibliography520 Index525