The Green Building Bottom Line (GreenSource Books; Green Source): The Real Cost of Sustainable Building (Mcgraw-Hill’s Greensource) (Hardcover)

What are the real costs and real benefits of building green? As any builder knows, cost estimation and reality are often two very different things. The Green Building Bottom Line makes the case for green building by providing the insights and data that demonstrate the true costs and benefits of building green. It’s a “why to” and a “how to” that explores everything from the ground up. The Green Building Bottom Line puts an entire development team at the table to (more…)

Green Building: Project Planning & Cost Estimating (Means Green Building: Project Planning & Cost Estimating) (Paperback)

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This new edition of Green Building: Project Planning and Estimating is a total revision and update. It includes the latest in green building technologies, design concepts and standards. Purchasers of the book also receive the RS Means Green Building CostWorks CD which provides more than 5,000 unit price line items for green materials and products and over 150 assemblies (high efficiency HVAC systems, gray water systems, etc.). All in all, this is an excellent addition to th (more…)