Greening existing buildings

This GreenSource guide explains how to transform existing buildings into more energy-efficient, resource-conserving green buildings. The book provides a clear process that guides you, step-by-step, through each phase of moving building operations and maintenance toward the goal of a green-certified...

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Main Author: Yudelson, Jerry
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY McGraw-Hill 2010
Series:McGraw-Hill's GreenSource series
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505 |a The sustainability revolution -- The challenge of greening existing buildings -- Markets for greening existing buildings -- Understanding green building rating systems -- The business case for greening existing buildings -- Costs of greening existing buildings -- Meeting the energy retrofit challenge -- Greening site management and reducing water use -- Greening the inside of the building -- LEED certification challenges and approaches -- Lessons learned : ten best practices for greening existing buildings -- Greening the future -- Case studies. 
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