The Green Building Bottom Line (GreenSource Books; Green Source): The Real Cost of Sustainable Building (Mcgraw-Hill’s Greensource) (Hardcover)
October 5, 2009 by admin
Filed under Green Building Products
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 Bottom Line offers a series of case studies on Melaver’s experience with sustainability across its business practice.
I just read it over the weekend: it offers rich detail on creating a sustainability program internally, on green development, on greening existing buildings, on sustainability in the market, etc.
Easy to read, especially strong on Melaver’s efforts to account financially for the corporate investment in sustainability, and on practical tips on how to make things green and where things might go wrong on the way. Good tool for teaching, I’d think