In this contributed volume, a wide range of professionals further the argument that a `green building' can contribute to cost efficiency as well as environmental responsibility. Case studies analyse buildings in relation to market realities.
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'This book steps forward boldly to present a vast array of information in a way that is accessible to professionals and lay people ... [it] will be useful to all those interested in finding greener ways of designing and making buildings ... [and] will enable you to make better-informed decisions.' - Building
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Most green buildings pay when measured by strictly financial criteria in that the extra construction costs of sustainable design are retrieved through reduced running costs in the first eight to ten years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
solar screening, teaching wings, internal blinds, daylight penetration, high level windows, radiant cooling, solar screens, green design, green buildings, atrium roof, openable windows, light shelves, green offices, building management system, property industry, green features, solar protection, solar gain, natural ventilation, sustainable design, performance glass, stack effect, glazed facades, user comfort, south elevation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Milton Park, Mistral Building, Elizabeth Fry Building, Queen's Building, The Environmental Building, Anglia Polytechnic University, British Gas, Leeds City Office Park, Sheppard Robson, Bennetts Associates, Peter Foggo Associates, Feilden Clegg, Helicon Building, Jamieson Prichard, Powerten Building, Daimler Benz Building, Addison Wesley Longman Building, Building Research Establishment, University of East Anglia, Conran Roche, Richard Rogers Partnership, Lansdown Estates, Marston Book Services, Research Machines, Siddell Gibson New!
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Most green buildings pay when measured by strictly financial criteria in that the extra construction costs of sustainable design are retrieved through reduced running costs in the first eight to ten years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
solar screening, teaching wings, internal blinds, daylight penetration, high level windows, radiant cooling, solar screens, green design, green buildings, atrium roof, openable windows, light shelves, green offices, building management system, property industry, green features, solar protection, solar gain, natural ventilation, sustainable design, performance glass, stack effect, glazed facades, user comfort, south elevation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Milton Park, Mistral Building, Elizabeth Fry Building, Queen's Building, The Environmental Building, Anglia Polytechnic University, British Gas, Leeds City Office Park, Sheppard Robson, Bennetts Associates, Peter Foggo Associates, Feilden Clegg, Helicon Building, Jamieson Prichard, Powerten Building, Daimler Benz Building, Addison Wesley Longman Building, Building Research Establishment, University of East Anglia, Conran Roche, Richard Rogers Partnership, Lansdown Estates, Marston Book Services, Research Machines, Siddell Gibson New!
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- Building performance by Building Performance Research Unit on page 114, and page 116
- Inland Revenue: Selective Examination of Accounts: [Hc]: [1993-94]: House of Commons Papers: [1993-94] by Great Britain on page 7
- THE VISUAL ARTS by Heather Miller on page 120
- Facilities Management and the Business of Space by Author Unknown on 6 pages
- Falling Glass: Glasschaden Und Losungen in Der Neueren Architektur by Patrick Loughran on page 143, and Back Matter
- Sustainable Property Development: A Guide to Real Estate and the Environment by Miles Keeping on page 115, and page 131
- Design for Sustainability: A Sourcebook of Integrated, Eco-logical Solutions by Janis Birkeland on page 16, and page 67
- Integrated Strategies in Architecture (Technologies of Architecture) by Joan Zunde on page 249
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