costs, benefits, and strategies Kats, Gregory. creator Braman, Jon. James, Michael text bibliography dcu Washington, DC Island Press 2010 monographic eng

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258 p. : ill. Costs 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. HKBU library Greg Kats, principal author ; Jon Braman & Michael James. YT2025 M09 Sustainable architecture Economic aspects Sustainable design Economic aspects Green technology Economic aspects NA2542 K11 G 2010 9781597266673 1597266671 9781597266680 159726668X SDU 090702