Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery (Kindle Edition)

by Charles J. Kibert (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"Kilbert set out to provide a book for professors to use within their environmental departments; however, what he ends up with is a wonderful overview of the green building movement…" (AIA, March 2007)

Product Description
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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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• Print Length: 448 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Up to 4 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 1, 2005)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• ASIN: B0017AHIGQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,016 in Kindle Store (See Bestsellers in Kindle Store)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Covers everything..., September 16, 2008

By	K. Matty (San Diego,Ca USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Second Edition (Hardcover)

Since I am the 1st person to review this book, I want to just say that I started with a smaller book that gave me the basics of green architecture, terminology and the run down on LEED and the USGBC. Next I followed up with this book and I must say that this book was EXTREMELY informative and covered everything in some way. Most of it was covered in detail and what wasnt covered in detail was touched upon, so you had an understanding of every aspect. I would recommend this book to ANYONE who is starting out towards LEED Accredation.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely wonderful, June 12, 2009

By	Sarah - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Second Edition (Hardcover)

This is a textbook required for my green design 2 class. It provides a huge amount of statistics and green construction methods. Compared to other books about sustainable construction, this one seems much more informative and looks at the real issues behind WHY we should be using sustainable construction.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A useful book for Going Green and Green Building Design and Delivery, January 12, 2009

By	Gang Chen "LEEDSeries.com, Bestselling Author... (http://www.ArchiteG.com/) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Second Edition (Hardcover)

Going Green is "the Next Big Thing" after the invention of the internet. It is one of the most important trends of this century.

As 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, Charles J. Kibert, PhD, PE, made an important contribution to the revolutionary trend of Going Green with "Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery."

"Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery" covers the background, the history, theory, trend and development of the green building movement, and the process and best practices in green building. It discusses not only LEED, but also Green Globes and several other green building rating systems.

It includes 3 parts and 14 chapters:

Introduction and Overview

Part I Green Building Foundations

Background
Green Building Assessment
The Green Building Process
Ecological Design

Part II Green Building Systems

Sustainable Sites and Landscaping
Energy and Atmosphere
The Building Hydrologic System
Closing Materials Loop
Indoor Environmental Quality

Part III Green Building Implementation

Construction Operation
Building Commissioning
Economic Analysis of Green Building
The Cutting Edge and Beyond

"Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery" has 432 pages. It is a useful book for Going Green and Green Building Design and Delivery.

Gang Chen, Author of "LEED AP Exam Guide" & "Planting Design Illustrated." LEED AP, AIA