TY - BOOK AU - Kats,Gregory AU - Braman,Jon AU - James,Michael TI - Greening our built world: costs, benefits, and strategies SN - 9781597266673 AV - NA2542 K11 G 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Washington, DC PB - Island Press KW - Sustainable architecture KW - Economic aspects KW - Sustainable design KW - Green technology N1 - 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; YT2025 M09 ER -