Sustainable Construction:
Green Building Design and Delivery
Detailed
Guide to Sustainable Construction for Design Professionals
By Charles J. Kibert
Detailed Green
Building Techniques for Design and Construction Professionals
 The
green building movement has come a long way in a short time.
Responding to this exponential growth, with its attendant
technological as well as aesthetic developments, Sustainable
Construction: Green Building Design and Deliver, Second Edition
guides construction and design professionals through the process of
developing commercial and institutional high-performance green
buildings in today's marketplace.
In this revised edition, Charles Kibert
delivers a detailed, and passionate, overview of the entire process
of green building, covering the theory, history, state of the
industry, and best practices in green building.
Kibert uses not only the dominant LEED
assessment system, but includes such newer ones as Green Globes and
several noteworthy building assessment systems from other countries.
Sections introduce the background of the green building movement and
walk you through such aspects as the background of high-performance
green building design, green-building assessment, the green building
process, and ecological design.
Broad enough to cover the needs of faculty and
students in architecture, engineering, landscape architecture,
interior design, and construction management, yet focused enough to
serve as a reference for building owners and buyers of construction
services, Sustainable Construction is a comprehensive look at
an emerging process that is environmentally sounds while making good
economic sense.
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About The Author:
Charles J. Kibert, PhD, PE, is Director of the Powell Center
for Construction and Environment, and a professor in the M. E.
Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction at the University of
Florida. He is a board member of the Green Building Initiative, the
Florida Green Building Coalition, and the Gulf Coast Chapter of the
U.S. Green Building Council. He is the cofounder and chairman of the
Cross Creek Initiative, Inc., a nonprofit organization established
to accelerate the implementation of sustainability principles in
building design, construction, and operation. He teaches and
supervises master's and doctoral students who are majoring in the
sustainable construction program that he developed at the University
of Florida.Table of Contents:
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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
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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 135
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- Sustainable 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.1 157
- 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.1 212
- 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.1 235
- Summary and Conclusions 235
- Notes 236
- References 237
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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
- IEQ 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 Operations 315
- Summary and Conclusions 316
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- 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
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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
Index 399 .
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Hard-cover,
432 pages
Published 2007
ISBN: 9780470114216
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