Green Building: Project Planning & Cost Estimating 3rd Edition is a unique cost green construction reference. The book has been updated and expanded to include the latest in green building technologies, design concepts, standards and costs. Includes:
- Green building approaches, materials, rating systems, standards and guidelines
- New chapter on sustainability and commercial real estate
- Energy efficiencies, implementing energy modeling tools
- Designing and specifying, as well as commissioning, green building projects
- Often-specified products and materials, as well as a sample spec
- Goals and techniques for health, comfort, and productivity
- Evaluating the cost versus value of green products over their life cycle
- Low-cost green strategies, special economic incentives and funding
- Building deconstruction and cost considerations.
Softcover.
