01685cam a2200253 a 4500008004100000020001800041020001500059020001800074020001500092040000800107050002300115100001900138245012500157260004300282300002000325505088800345505001701233518001501250650004801265650004201313650004001355700001701395700001901412090702s2010    dcuab    b    001 0 eng    a9781597266673  a1597266671  a9781597266680  a159726668X  aSDU00aNA2542bK11 G 20101 aKats, Gregory.10aGreening our built world :bcosts, benefits, and strategies /cGreg Kats, principal author ; Jon Braman & Michael James.  aWashington, DC :bIsland Press,c2010.  a 258 p. :bill.0 aCosts and benefits of green building -- Costs and benefits of green community design -- Communities of faith building green -- Green design, climate change, and the economy : potential impacts in the United States -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Data-collection methodology -- Appendix B: Source list -- Appendix C: Green building data set -- Appendix D: Comparison of data set to LEED--new construction buildings -- Appendix E: Baselines used in cost and benefits estimates -- Appendix F: Issues in researching the cost of green building -- Appendix G: Cost of energy-efficiency and renewable-energy measures -- Appendix H: Energy-use baselines and standards -- Appendix I: Verifying the energy performance of LEED buildings -- Appendix J: Assumptions used for calculations of water savings -- Appendix K: Green building survey instrument -- Appendix L: Global assumptions for Part IV.0 aHKBU library  aYT2025 M09 0aSustainable architecturexEconomic aspects. 0aSustainable designxEconomic aspects. 0aGreen technologyxEconomic aspects.1 aBraman, Jon.1 aJames, Michael