Contents Foreword xiii Preface to the Second Edition xv Preface to the First Edition xvii Acknowledgments xix Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview 1 Organization 4 Rationale for High-Performance Green Buildings 5 Defining Sustainable Construction 6 Green Building Progress and Obstacles 12 Emerging Directions 13 Summary and Conclusions 14 Notes 14 References 16 Part I Green Building Foundations 17 Chapter 2 Background 21 Ethics and Sustainability 22 Basic Concepts and Vocabulary 30 Major Environmental and Resource Concerns 38 The Green Building Movement 44 Summary and Conclusions 50 Notes 50 References 53 Chapter 3 Green Building Assessment 55 The USGBC LEED Building Assessment Standard 56 The LEED Certification Process 58 The Green Globes Building Assessment Protocol 62 International Building Assessment Systems 65 Example of a LEED-NC Platinum Building: The Audubon Center, Debs Park, Los Angeles 69 Beyond Today's Building Rating Systems 71 Summary and Conclusions 77 Notes 77 References 78 Chapter 4 The Green Building Process 79 Conventional versus Green Building Delivery Systems 79 Executing the Green Building Project 81 The Integrated Design Process 85 Role of the Charrette in the Design Process 89 Green Building Documentation Requirements 94 Summary and Conclusions 96 Notes 96 Chapter 5 Ecological Design 99 Design versus Ecological Design 100 Historical Perspective 103 Contemporary Ecological Design 107 Future Ecological Design 113 An Emerging View: A Shift from Green Design to Regenerative Design 123 Summary and Conclusions 125 Notes 125 References 126 Part II Green Building Systems 129 Chapter 6 Sustainable Sites and Landscaping 133 Land and Landscape Approaches for Green Buildings 134 Land Use Issues 135Sustainable Landscapes 141 Enhancing Ecosystems 146 Stormwater Management 147 Heat Island Mitigation 148 Light Trespass and Pollution Reduction 150 Connection to LEED-NC 151 Connection to Green Globes v.1157 Summary and Conclusions 157 Notes 158 References 159 Chapter 7 Energy and Atmosphere 161 Building Energy Issues 162 High-Performance Building Energy Design Strategy 163 Passive Design Strategy 167 Building Envelope 174 Internal Load Reduction 179 Active Mechanical Systems 181 Electrical Power Systems 189 Innovative Energy Optimization Strategies 194 Smart Buildings and Energy Management Systems 200 Ozone-Depleting Chemicals in HVAC&R and Fire Suppression 201 Connection to LEED-NC 208 Connection to Green Globes v.1212 Summary and Conclusions 212 Notes 214 References 215 Chapter 8 The Building Hydrologic System 217 Current Building Fixtures and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 219 High-Performance Building Hydrologic Cycle Strategy 220 High-Performance Building Water Supply Strategy 223 High-Performance Building Wastewater Strategy 230 Landscaping Water Efficiency 233 Connection to LEED-NC 234 Connection to Green Globes v.1235 Summary and Conclusions 235 Notes 236 References 237 Chapter 9 Closing Materials Loops 239 Issues in Selecting Green Building Materials and Products 240 Distinguishing Between Green Building Products and Green Building Materials 241 Priorities for Selecting Building Materials and Products 246 LCA of Building Materials and Products 248 Key and Emerging Construction Materials and Products 251 Design for Deconstruction and Disassembly 258 Closing Materials Loops in Practice 260 Connection to LEED-NC 271 Connection to Green Globes v.1 273 Summary and Conclusions 274 Notes 274 References 275 Chapter 10 Indoor Environmental Quality 277 IEO Issues 278 Indoor Environmental Factors 280 HVAC Systems 287 Building Materials 289 Best Practices for IAQ 296 Managing IEQ During Construction 298 Connection to LEED-NC 300 Connection to Green Globes v.1 305 Summary and Conclusions 305 Notes 305 References 306 Part III Green Building Implementation 307 Chapter 11 Construction Operations 309 Site Protection Planning 310 Health and Safety Planning 311 Construction and Demolition Waste Management 312 Subcontractor Training 315 Reducing the Footprint of Construction Operations315 Summary and Conclusions 316 Notes 316 References 316 Chapter 12 Building Commissioning 317 Essentials of Building Commissioning 318 Maximizing the Value of Building Commissioning 318 HVAC System Commissioning 319 Commissioning of Nonmechanical Systems 319 Costs and Benefits of Building Commissioning 321 Connection to LEED-NC 322 Summary and Conclusions 324 Notes 324 References 325 Chapter 13 Economic Analysis of Green Buildings 327 General Approach 327 The Business Case for High-Performance Green Buildings 329 The Economics of Green Building 331 Quantifying Green Building Benefits 332 Managing First Costs 340 Tunneling through the Cost Barrier 343 Summary and Conclusions 345 Notes 345 References 346 Chapter 14 The Cutting Edge and Beyond 347 Passive Survivability 347 Cutting Edge: Case Studies 349 Articulating Performance Goals for Future Green Buildings 362 The Challenges 362 Revamping Ecological Design 369 Beyond the Cutting Edge: Sustainable Geometries 372 Summary and Conclusions 373 Notes 374 References 374 Appendix A Overview of LEED for New Construction Version 2.2 (LEED-NC 2.2) 377 Appendix B Overview of LEED for Existing Buildings Version 2.0 (LEED-EB 2.0) 381 Appendix C Overview of LEED for Core and Shell Version 2.0 (LEED-CS 2.0) 385 Appendix D Overview of LEED for Commercial Interiors Version 2.0 (LEED-CI) 389 Appendix E Green Globes v.1 393 Index 399