Understanding Green Building Guidelines: For Students and Young Professionals (Paperback)

Summarizes the main issues and strategies of the forceful and fast-paced green building movement. Many professions are increasingly producing tools to assist clients in breaking down and understanding the different elements that reside under the umbrella of the sustainability movement. For the design and construction professions, this unpacking often takes the form of green building guidelines and rating systems. This book aims to look at a selection of both national and local gree (more…)

Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820-2000 (Paperback)

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“Dolores Hayden is a unique urban pathfinder. She hunts down the relationships among popular aspirations, big urban players, and the everyday experience of domestic life. In this book she traces the history of our suburban metropolises, guiding the reader through seven easily recognized on-the-setreet patterns. The end of the history is the now when the government and private corporations anxously push to maintain our cities of consumption. And yes, she has found a way leadin (more…)

The Northwest Green Home Primer (Paperback)

The essential, real-world, green home manual. Everyone can make green home decisions on a budget with this inspiring, informationpacked guide. Whether you are building, remodeling, buying, or just curious, here are real-world strategies for getting the greenest results from your budget, with hundreds of ideas for a home that is built to last, comfortable and healthy, money- and time-saving in the long term, and kind to the planet. From your home’s exterior to its operating systems (more…)

The Building of the Green Valley: A Reconstruction of an Early 17th-Century Rural Landscape (Paperback)

This book presents the story of the construction of the 17th century historical landscape used in the BBC2 television series ‘Tales from the Green Valley’. On one level it is the tale of a bizarre social project carried out by some 400 muscular historians, re-enactors, international volunteers, cavers and mountain climbers. On another it provides a detailed account of the development of a valuable experimental history project with wide educational and research applications, on a mi (more…)

The Barefoot Architect: A Handbook for Green Building [BAREFOOT ARCHITECT] (Paperback)

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Green BIM: Successful Sustainable Design with Building Information Modeling (Paperback)

Meet the challenge of integrating Building Information Modeling and sustainability with this in-depth guide, which pairs these two revolutionary movements to create environmentally friendly design through a streamlined process. Written by an award-winning team that has gone beyond theory to lead the implementation of Green BIM projects, this comprehensive reference features practical strategies, techniques, and real-world expertise so that you can create sustainable BIM projects, n (more…)

Green Your Home All in One For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden)) (Paperback)

Green Your Home All-in-One For Dummies empowers readers to make ecologically-friendly improvements to each and every area of their home. At $29.99 and 696 pages, this package is a real value and a true source book for readers looking for a substantial breadth of information and solutions yet unwilling to invest in four, five, or six books on the wide range of content that they seek.

From the Back CoverPractical, simple home solutions for reducing your impact on the planet Wan (more…)

Asset Building and Community Development (Paperback)

Review”This is a very hands-on book, rich with both information and examples . . . what makes the volume especially readable is the insertion of brief case studies into most chapters . . . a productive read for both students of community development and the general public.” — Review
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Green Building Fundamentals (Paperback)

This book helps trainees understand the fundamental concepts of sustainable design and green building practices, which will soon become common practice on every project. It is also intended as a practical guide for becoming a LEED Accredited Professional, with a step-by-step study guide and a study assessment (a practice exam with a focused discussion for each example, including references to the USGBC’s LEED-NC Reference Guide.) This book includes a discussion on why this topic (more…)

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Green Building and Remodeling (Paperback)

It’s easy building green! This guide helps environmentally conscious people make real-world decisions about building or remodeling a home. Readers will find information on how to save money by going green when building or remodeling, how to find the right green integrated system design, how to choose heating and cooling equipment, and how to save money on water. ·Focuses on the design integration of green materials ·Residential and commercial green building will grow from 2% (more…)

Green Building Trends: Europe (Paperback)

The “green building revolution” is a worldwide movement for energy-efficient, environmentally aware architecture and design. Europe has been in the forefront of green building technology, and Green Building Trends: Europe provides an indispensable overview of these cutting edge ideas and applications. In order to write this book, well-known U.S. green building expert Jerry Yudelson interviewed a number of Europe’s leading architects and engineers and visited many exemplary proj (more…)

Green Building A to Z: Understanding the Language of Green Building (Paperback)

Green building is the fastest-growing trend to hit since the Internet, bringing with it an enormous range of new products, systems, and technologies. Green Building A to Z is an informative, technically accurate, and highly visual guide to green building, for both decision-makers and interested citizens. It begins with an introduction to the importance of green buildings and a brief history of the green building movement, outlines the benefits and costs of green buildings, and shows h (more…)

The Green Building Revolution (Paperback)

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“Jerry Yudelson’s great gift is his ability to take gobs of complex information about green building, process it, and make it readable and useful for a wide and diverse universe of stakeholders. He is green building’s biggest cheerleader.” (Robert Cassidy editor-in-chief, Building Design+Construction 20080102)”The Green Building Revolution is a valuable primer that covers the basics of green building from single-family homes to entire neighborhoods in a clear and (more…)

National Green Building Standard (Paperback)

A collaborative effort between the International Code Council (ICC) and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the National Green Building Standard (ICC 700-2008) provides the “green” practices that can be incorporated into a variety of areas, from new homes to high-rise multifamily buildings, and from remodels and additions to hotels and motels. As going green becomes an increasingly necessary part of building design, this standard outlines effective, relevant green practic (more…)

Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden)) (Paperback)

Want to build responsibly, reduce waste, and help preserve the environment? Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies is your friendly, step-by-step guide to every facet of this Earth-friendly method of construction. Building a home—even a green home—uses plenty of resources and energy. This practical, hands-on book shows you how to build or remodel conscientiously, whether your dream home is a simple remodel or a brand-new multimillion-dollar mansion. You’ll start by id (more…)