Green Buildings and Design:
Working Bibliography
Ashwani Vasishth <ashwani@csun.edu> [Last Update: May 20, 2004]
Anonymous.
2001. "10 Goals for
Green Design,Ó The Washington
Post [Washington, D.C.] 11 Jan. 2001,H3. ProQuest. LA
Public Library, Los Angeles, CA. 5 Apr. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>. [Through Feb. 14, consider 10 case
studies of energy-conscious architecture ranging from private residences and
low-cost public housing to a museum and university facility.]
Anonymous.
1999, "New Software
Tool Identifies Green Design Strategies,Ó
Forest Products Journal 49.4 (1999): 6. ProQuest. LA Public Library, Los Angeles, CA. 5
Apr. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>. [The
Green Building Advisor is an interactive software tool that helps architects,
designers, builders, students, and educators who want to examine environmental
opportunities for specific building projects to learn about the many elements
of green building design.]
Anonymous.
1999. "Green Buildings
Can Mean Greenbacks in the Pocket,Ó
ENR 12 Jul. 1999: 96. ProQuest,
LAPL, Los Angeles, 13 May. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>
[The trend toward "green" buildings is blossoming, as seen by
recent moves in New York City and Los Angeles. In New York City late last
month, the Department of Design and Construction issued its High Performance
Building Guidelines. The emphasis is on high-performing buildings, and the
prediction is that operating costs can be slashed substantially.]
Anonymous. 2002. ÒBuilding Green Goes Mainstream,Ó Environment, v44n5 (Jun 2002): 7. [The concept of building green is gaining popularity with corporations, municipalities, and homeowners. In a recent survey, nine out of 10 homeowners said they would pay an average of $2,327 extra for energy-conservation upgrades for new homes.]
Anonymous.
2003. "Do Green
Buildings Cost More To Build? " Building Design &
Construction : White Paper on
Sustainability 1 Nov. 2003: 29-33. ProQuest,
LAPL, Los Angeles, 13 May. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/> [Do
green buildings cost more to build than conventional buildings? And do they
produce benefits beyond the norm - improved productivity of occupant workers,
better health, higher job satisfaction, or other factors that create value for
their owners? These two questions frame the discussion surrounding the business
case for sustainable development. For simplicity's sake, they will be reviewed
separately here, but it should be recognized that these two questions, taken
together, define the value proposition for sustainability. The cost issue came
to the fore in the late 1990s with the implementation of the Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design pilot program and the approval of LEED 2.0 in
2000. Suddenly, the real estate market wanted to know about fees for
LEED-accredited professionals, LEED certification costs, perceived added costs
for LEED improvements, payback rates, and indirect costs for additional design
fees.]
Anonymous.
2003. ÒEco Friendly and
Energy Efficient,Ó Appropriate Technology, v30n1 (Mar
2003): 55. [As part of
their work, the Tata Energy Research Institute recently built an eco friendly
and energy efficient residential training center. Use of climate responsive
architecture, the orientation of the building, innovative site planning,
judicious landscaping, meticulous planning to induce maximum ventilation,
provision for adequate day lighting, the use of a solar water heating system
and energy efficient lighting integrated with daylight are some of the striking
features of the building. Recycling is also a feature, with waste water being
recycled by the so-called "root zone" technique in which the roots of
reeds treat waste water from the toilets and kitchen each day.]
Anonymous.
2003. "Green Building:
Project Planning & Cost Estimating,Ó
Rev. of: Green Building: Project Planning & Cost Estimating, Cost
Engineering 1 Jul. 2003: 31. ProQuest,
LAPL, Los Angeles, 13 May. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>
[The book Green Building: Project Planning & Cost Estimating, by RS
Means Co., is reviewed.]
Archambeault, Bill.
2002. Ò'Green' Building
Design Catches On As Cost-Saver,Ó The
Boston Business Journal
18 Jan. 2002: 5. ProQuest, LAPL, Los Angeles, 13 May.
2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>
Benedict, Mark A. & Edward T. McMahon. .
Green
Infrastructure: Smart Conservation for the 21st Century. Sprawl Watch
Clearinghouse Monograph Series.
Washington, DC: Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse. <http://www.sprawlwatch.org/greeninfrastructure.pdf> [This monograph introduces green
infrastructure as a strategic approach to land conservation that is critical to
the success of smart growth initiatives. Green infrastructure is ÒsmartÓ
conservation that addresses the ecological and social impacts of sprawl and the
accelerated consumption and fragmentation of open land. This monograph
describes the concept and values of green infrastructure and presents seven
principles and associated strategies for successful green infrastructure
initiatives.]
Cassidy,
Robert et al. 2003. White Paper On Sustainability:
A Report On the Green Building Movement. Oak Brook, IL: Building Design & Construction. <http://www.bdcmag.com/newstrends/BDCWhitePaperR2.pdf> [In this White Paper, the
editors of Building Design & Construction offer a brief history of green building; present the results of a
specially commissioned survey of our readers; and analyze the chief trends,
issues, and published research, based on interviews with dozens of experts and
participants in green building. The White Paper concludes with an "Action
Plan," a set of recommendations designed to encourage further dialogue
about sustainable development.]
Choe, Chongwoo & Iain Fraser. "On the Flexibility
of Optimal Policies for Green Design,Ó
Environmental And Resource Economics 18.4 (2001): 367-371.
ProQuest. LA Public Library, Los
Angeles, CA. 5 Apr. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>. [Several
recent papers show that different combinations of taxes and subsidies can
achieve the social optimum for green design and household waste management when
there are various market failures. This note shows that such policy flexibility
exists only if all relevant actions by individual agents can be properly
targeted by economic instruments. If the household can make a private effort to
reduce waste, then an optimal policy is shown to be a unique combination of
given economic instruments.]
Conway-Schempf, Noellette & Lester B. Lave. "Enhancing Environmental Quality
Through Green Design,Ó National
Forum 76.2 (1996): 34-35. ProQuest. LA Public Library, Los Angeles, CA. 5 Apr. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>.
[Although nearly $150 billion is spent annually for pollution control,
this amount is insufficient to give Americans the quality of air and water they
desire. A better solution is pollution prevention through Green Design--product
and process design for the environment.]
Cuesta, Yolanda J.
2002. ÒAs Costs Fall,
Interest In 'Green' Buildings Rises,Ó
Sacramento Business Journal
25 Oct. 2002: 34. ProQuest, LAPL, Los Angeles, 13
May. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>]
Environmental Stewardship
Committee. 2002. The
Guidelines for Sustainable Building. Stanford, CA: Stanford Univeristy. <http://sustainablebuildings.stanford.edu/art/Sustainable_Guidelines.pdf>
[The Guideline is intended to serve as both a communication and working tool
that aids in planning, design, and construction of new buildings and
renovations with an appropriate level of attention to economic, ecological, and
social concerns. Section I of The Guideline provides an overview and
introduction. It explains how the word ÒsustainabilityÓ is used in the context
of this document and why it is important at Stanford University. Section II,
Process Phases, describes the process for implementing sustainable principles
in a building project, with a discussion of sustainability issues for each
phase of design and construction. The Technical Guidelines for sustainability
are contained in Section III. They provide technical information in the form of
goals and strategies to which Stanford UniversityÕs consultants should refer
during the design process. The Technical Guidelines are organized by the
several areas in which sustainability features can be integrated into the
design of any building type: site design and planning, energy use, water
management, materials/resources/waste, and indoor environmental quality.
Section IV contains a discussion of Funding, Decision Tools, and Metrics that
support and document a sustainable building process. The Guideline concludes
with an Appendix which contains a Technical Resource Library with a list of
resources for further information about sustainable building design and
construction.]
Frej,
Anne. 2003. Green
Buildings and Sustainable Development:
Making the Business Case. ULI Land Use Policy Forum Report. Aspen, CO: Urban Land Institute. <http://research.uli.org/Content/Reports/PolicyPapers/PFR_680.pdf> [In August 2003, the Urban Land
Institute convened a panel of 25
experts in Aspen, Colorado, for a one-day
forum to discuss the topic, ÒGreen Buildings and Sustainable Development: Making the
Business Case.Ó Participants
represented a range of professions including real estate development, architecture and landscape
architecture, academia, the
business community, and organizations
such as ULI and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) that support sustainable development.
The purpose of the forum was to
identify the obstacles that
interfere with wider acceptance of green buildings and to stimulate a dialogue on how the
business case for these buildings
can be made more effectively, particularly to the commercial real estate community.]
Gardner, Marilyn.
2004. ÒEasy On the Eyes and
the Environment: The Number of Environmentally Friendly New Homes Is
Increasing, As Builders - and Buyers - 'Go Green',Ó The Christian
Science Monitor, (Mar 3,
2004). <http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0303/p11s01-lihc.html> [Describes example of green
design in Florida]
Herbert, Pat. 1998. ÒThe Environmental Building,Ó Structural Survey, v16n2 (1998): 87. [This article focuses on a new, low-energy, environmentally advanced building at the Building Research Establishment's site near Waterford, UK. It notes that the building is part of an ongoing project between BRE, designers, manufacturers and other building professionals to investigate comfortable and health workplaces for the next century. Five monitoring programs are presently under way. It describes the building's innovative design, its computerized management system and the use of recycled materials in its construction.]
Johnson, Lena E. 1995. "Sustainability: Towards An Holistic Vision of Architecture," The Structurist, n35-36 (1995-1996): 86-98. [Many understand the term sustainability as referring strictly to the human allocation and use of material resources so as to ensure that these resources will be available to future generations. Physical needs only are deemed worthy of consideration under this definition. In order for a body of theory that embraces the holistic concept of sustainability to evolve successfully, our collective societal consciousness must develop a more substantive vision. K. Loftin argues that "sustainability indicates the responsibility of architecture to sustain and/or support the environment in which it is sited." He claims that "Robinson Crusoe's house-landscape is an example of an Architecture that sustains its immediate environment by becoming one with that environment." However, this definition fails to consider the original human relationship with and responsibility to other entities of our universe. Sustainability is the pursuit of a condition that attempts a cooperative, synergistic, harmonious, and beneficial relationship between humans and ecosystem so that all flourish, ensuring the perpetuation of earth and its organisms.]
Kats, Greg et
al. 2003. The Costs and Financial
Benefits of Green Buildings: A Report to CaliforniaÕs Sustainable Building Task
Force, October 2003. <http://www.usgbc.org/Docs/News/News477.pdf> [This report is an extensive cost
benefit analysis of green building. It demonstrates conclusively that
sustainable building is a cost-effective investment, and its findings should
encourage communities across the country to Òbuild green.Ó Integrating
ÒsustainableÓ or ÒgreenÓ building practices into the construction of state
buildings is a solid financial investment. In the most comprehensive analysis
of the financial costs and benefits of green building conducted to date, this
report finds that a minimal upfront investment of about two percent of
construction costs typically yields life cycle savings of over ten times the
initial investment. Developed for the Sustainable Building Task Force, a group
of over 40 California state government agencies.]
Kohler, Manfred & Marco Schmidt & Friedrich
Wilhelm Grimme & Michael Laar et al. 2002. ÒGreen
Roofs In Temperate Climates And In The Hot-Humid Tropics--Far Beyond The
Aesthetics,Ó Environmental
Management and Health, v13n4
(2002): 382 (10). [Green
roofs are still often seen as a pure aesthetical element in architecture, as a
spleen of some "greenies". In fact green roofs already contribute, to
some extent, to a better microclimate through evaporation filtering of dust
from the air and a decrease in temperatures at the rooftop. In cities like
Berlin and Munich many green roofs have already been realised. Coupled with
this microclimate improvement, is the thermal comfort improvement under such
roofs by more mass, dry or met substrate, and shading through the plants.
Besides improving the microclimate and the indoor climate, the retention of
rainwater is another important advantage. That means an important reduction of
the rainwater input in the sewage system during rainfalls, cutting the peak
load, avoiding an overload of the system, which might cause flooding and
serious health problems. The risk of flooding in cities, which is increasing in
many cities due to a ground sealed by buildings, asphalt and concrete, can be
diminished. One recent example of the use of green roofs with this purpose is
the Potsdamer Platz in the centre of Berlin, where 100 percent of the rainwater
has to be evaporated or used for toilet flushing on the building site.
Scientific knowledge on green roofs is still limited to temperate climates, due
to a development which took place in central Europe. Since 2000 a scientific
project in Rio de Janeiro is checking local parameters, like possible
vegetation which can be used and substrate composition Parallel to this, four prototype
roofs, three greened and one blank are used to measure the retention rate of
the rain water and the temperature on the underside of the roofs in order to
analyse the possible improvement of the thermal comfort in buildings. This
paper wig describe the scientific results of Germany and discuss the
practicability on a larger scale under tropical conditions.]
Kresge Foundation.
Undated. Green Building
Initiative. <http://www.kresge.org/initiatives/green_ini.htm> [The Kresge Foundation provides
grants to non-profit organizations to support green design and building. This web page contains material
pertaining the to grant application process, as well as links to two brochures,
titled ÒWhy Build Green?Ó and ÒHow Do I Build Green?Ó.]
Lane, Patricia. 2000.
"Cuba's Green Design,Ó
Peace Review 12.2 (2000): 319-324. ProQuest.
LA Public Library, Los Angeles, CA. 5 Apr. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>
Lewis, Malcolm
& Nigel Howard. 2003. The
Future of LEED. Accessed
December 9, 2003 <http://www.edcmag.com/edc/cda/articleinformation/features/bnp__features__item/0,,103633,00+en-uss_01dbc.html> [LEEDÕs success has created an
increasing set of pressures for the real estate industry to grow and evolve to
meet a wide variety of industry needs and expectations.]
Lewis, Roger K.. 1999. "It's Not Easy Building Green,Ó The Washington Post, 29 May.
1999,G09. ProQuest. LA Public Library, Los Angeles, CA. 5
Apr. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>.
[Building green. The color of a new project? The use of unseasoned
lumber to frame a house? Hardly. In the context of building, "green"
is a code word for an environmentally sensitive, resource-conserving philosophy
of developing real property. In design, the terms "green" and
"sustainable" are fundamentally synonymous. Green development recently was the focus of an all-day
workshop at the University of Maryland School of Architecture, where students,
like those at other architecture schools, hear about green design and
sustainability only occasionally during their studies. The workshop, organized
by visiting professor Julie Gabrielli, sensitized students to critical
green-design issues and provided them with new information. The workshop ended with a lecture by
William D. Browning of Green Development Services, a consulting group
established in 1991 by the Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Institute. Green
Development was an adviser for the "greening" of the White House,
undertaken in the early 1990s by the Clinton administration, and has worked on
projects such as affordable housing developed by Habitat for Humanity,
commercial building prototypes developed by the (Gerald) Hines organization and
a solar-powered village for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.]
Monroe, Linda K. 2003. "Doing More With Less,Ó Buildings 1 Dec. 2003: 4. ProQuest. LA Public Library, Los Angeles, CA. 5
Apr. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>. [Since
buildings account for more than one-third of the total energy used in the US,
tremendous environmental benefits can be gained by improving energy efficiency
in the built environment. Popular technologies being incorporated into new
construction and existing facilities include photovoltaic panel systems, solar
collectors, cogeneration systems, microturbines, net-metering, and third-party
energy purchasing. To further maximize energy efficiency, integrated green
design concepts also are being incorporated into existing, buildings and new
construction, including downsized, energy-efficient HVAC systems;
high-performance windows; and added daylighting. These approaches have been
shown to reduce energy and operating costs in buildings from 30% to 80%.
Pfeiffer, Peter.
1999. ÒMainstreaming Green
Building,Ó Professional Builder
1 Jul. 1999: 32-34. ProQuest, LAPL, Los Angeles, 13
May. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>
[There are 2 common reasons the majority home builders offer for not
embracing green building and sustainable design: 1. They do not want to throw
out everything they know and relearn how to build green houses. 2. It costs too
much to build green houses. The truth is there are ways to easily and
affordably integrate sustainable or green techniques into conventional building
practices. In one region, the hot, humid Southern states, comfort and energy
efficiency are most impacted by the infiltration of outside air and moisture, summertime
solar gain, and from internal loads, such as electric lighting. Guidelines for
reducing infiltration, solar gain, and green lighting options are discussed.]
Philippidis, Alex.
2001. ÒGreen Buildings Cost
More, Save More,Ó Westchester
County Business Journal 5 Mar. 2001: 22. ProQuest, LAPL, Los Angeles, 13 May.
2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>
Porritt, Jonathon. 1991. "Reducing All That's Made -- Green Design by Dorothy
Mackenzie / Green Architecture by Brenda Vale and Robert Vale,Ó The Spectator 21 Dec. 1991: 63. ProQuest. LA Public Library, Los Angeles, CA. 5 Apr. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>
Portland
Development Commission.
Undated. Greening
PortlandÕs Affordable Housing: Design and Construction Guidelines to Improving
Environmental Performance, Tenant Health, and Long-Term Durability in
Affordable Housing. Portland,
OR. Prepared by Portland Development Commission And City of Portland Green
Building Initiative.
RecycleWorks. 2004. San Mateo Countywide Guide: Sustainable Buildings. Redwood City, CA: RecycleWorks, County of San Mateo. <http://www.recycleworks.org/pdf/GB-guide-2-23.pdf> [The San Mateo Countywide Sustainable Buildings Guidelines and Checklist are provided to encourage you to explore what you can save Ð for yourself and for the environment Ð by building green. This booklet aims to explain all the checklist items, some of which may be unfamiliar to some users, and to describe the major benefits and approaches to green. Many items on the checklist and in these guidelines are fairly simple, inexpensive, and easy to accomplish. Almost every project should try to do these practices. Others are more expensive or require a larger departure from some conventional building systems, but offer correspondingly large rewards.]
Reilly, Trish.
2002. "Green By
Design: Local Building Councils are Guided by Environmental Principles,Ó E : The Environmental Magazine 1
May. 2002: 20. ProQuest. LA Public Library, Los Angeles, CA. 5 Apr. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>.
["We were just astonished when 200 people showed up for our first
meeting," says Bob Maddox, director of communications for the Connecticut
Energy Cooperative and president of the Connecticut Green Building Council,
founded last fall. "It's the younger workers in these companies saying,
`This makes an awful lot of sense.' If you're in business and you want the best
and brightest talent, you'll be going green, too." Bill Sanders, a Fort Lauderdale
architecture photographer, is equally uneasy with the movement. "I'm
really skeptical about what's green and what isn't," he says. "Take
bamboo flooring: It's a great product, and it makes more sense than maple
because it is much faster-growing. But if you have to import it from Thailand,
how green is that? People never think about the energy used to bring a product
to the location." Green
design isn't a marketing ploy. It's a survival technique to ensure a high
quality of life. "I think word is getting out about the environmental,
health and economic benefits," says Templeton. "People are seeing
that really is a win-win situation." Maddox adds, "People are saying,
`This is the right thing to do. We want it.'" CONTACT: United States Green
Building Council, (202)828-7422, www.usgbc.org.]
Resource Renewal Institute. 2001. A
Primer: Green Plans Ð Working Strategies for A Sustainable Future. San
Francisco, CA; Feura Bush, NY: RRI.
Rich, Motoko.
2004. ÒGreen Gets Real With
Affordable Housing and Affordable Bills,Ó
New York Times [New York, N.Y.] 6
May. 2004, Late Edition (East Coast): F.1. ProQuest,
LAPL, Los Angeles, 13 May. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>
[Some developers believe the benefits to their community outweigh the
costs. One Harlem developer, Carlton Brown, is building 93 subsidized
condominiums with geothermal heating and cooling wells and high-efficiency
appliances, which he predicts will save residents about $1,000 a year. On top
of that, he is installing air filters on ducts and kitchen cupboards that do
not emit volatile organic compounds, which the Environmental Protection Agency
has warned can exacerbate conditions like asthma. ''Harlem is a hotbed of
asthma, and most asthma attacks occur because of bad indoor air quality,'' Mr. Brown
said. His subsidized condos, priced at $150,000 to $250,000, are reserved for
buyers with incomes from $45,000 to $101,000. (Yes, in New York City, those
earning more than $100,000 can qualify for affordable housing.) Mr. Brown said
that by re-engineering the building's foundation to lower costs, he could spend
more money on green features.]
Ritter, John.
2004. ÒBuildings Designed
In Cool Shades of 'Green': Lower Costs, Higher Demand Produce Eco-Friendly
Projects Across the USA,Ó USA
Today [McLean, Va.] 31
Mar. 2004,A.15. ProQuest, LAPL, Los Angeles, 13 May.
2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>
[PHOTOS, Color, Alan S. Weiner for USA TODAY (2); PHOTOS, B/W, Alan S.
Weiner for USA TODAY (5); Inspired: Senior project manager [Dennis Wilde],
left, and developer [Robert Gerding] in a unit at The [Henry] in Portland, Ore.
The Henry: Condominiums were sold out nine months before the building was
completed. Topper: A building across from The Henry has a roof planted with
greenery to insulate and to reduce runoff. The Henry tower in Portland: Project manager Dennis Wilde,
left, and developer Robert Gerding.]
Samuel, Paul D. 1996.
"EPA Headquarters Epitomizes 'Green Design' Techniques,Ó The Daily Record [Baltimore, Md]
8 Jul. 1996,7-16. ProQuest. LA Public Library, Los Angeles, CA. 5
Apr. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>. [At the
planned new headquarters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in
Washington, D.C., environmentally-oriented, sustainable design is the order of
the day. The headquarters, which will house 3,500 EPA employees when it is
completed about 2000, will be located in three interconnected historic
buildings on Constitution Avenue, presently occupied by the U.S. Customs
Service and the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Washington office of
Baltimore-based RTKL Associates heads the team of consultants selected by
federal officials to design the massive, 1.2 million-square-foot renovation
project, expected to cost more than $140 million upon completion.]
Sell, Shawn.
2001. "Green Design
Grows More Eclectic Every Day,Ó USA
Today [McLean, Va.] 9 Feb. 2001,D.5. ProQuest.
LA Public Library, Los Angeles, CA. 5 Apr. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>.
[Rockwell's vision is rooted in nature. Grass grows in the lobby -- in
plush rectangles at the front desk, on the floor near the elevators and next to
the steps of the graceful winding staircase. Guests are encouraged to touch it,
stroke it or just pat it like a Chia Pet. "We actually had one man eat
some," says Margie Ballejos, a front-desk clerk who says almost everyone
has a positive reaction to the turf. "He didn't seem to think anything of
it, and it didn't hurt him -- it's only wheat grass." Walking in, it's difficult to miss the
striking rows of green curled bamboo that separate the handicapped access ramp
from the steps leading into the lobby. The grass is an obvious draw at check-
in, but check out the backdrop on the wall behind the front desk. That's where
enormous flowers, gracefully painted and etched on 25- foot plaster panels, are
warmly lighted in a peachy glow. Identical panels, created by Brooklyn artist
Celeste Coughlin, flank the staircase. And be sure to look up if you're
standing in the lounge. The ceiling lights have petals. Although inanimate,
these floral details subliminally enhance the hotel's decorative theme: Nature
reigns. Other designers have
started their own forays into the world of green design. London architect John
Powson (designer of the Calvin Klein store in Manhattan) is known for his
restrained, unexpected use of botanicals, such as a bare tree branch here, a
startling plant there. And across the country at The Standard hotel in West
Hollywood, designer Shawn Haussman has incorporated live cacti as statues
throughout the hotel. Back in New York, at Ian Schrager's Hudson Hotel, the
lobby ceiling is an arched canopy of ivy-covered chicken wire. And who could
forget or ignore Jeff Koons' Puppy statue at Rockefeller Center this summer (a
43-foot-high topiary covered in 60,000 flower blossoms)?]
Snoonian, Deborah.
2003. ÒHow Green Buildings
Are Smarter and Safer; Energy-Saving Technology Can Have Unexpected Side
Benefits for Building Safety And Intelligence; One Case Study Shows Us
How,Ó Architectural Record
1 Feb. 2003: 100-104. ProQuest, LAPL, Los Angeles, 13
May. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>
[Once in a great while, making a structure more energy-efficient can
have spectacular unanticipated benefits. For example, on Sep 11, 2001, a
high-tech energy-management system (EMS) played a role in saving many lives and
prevented millions of dollars in damage to the Pentagon.]
Steinfeld, Carol.
2003. ÒThe
Best Buildings Can't Be Seen,Ó Journal of
Soil and Water Conservation,
v58n4 (Jul/Aug 2003): 80A. [While his neighbors mow their
lawns, Architect Malcolm Wells just watches the wild grass grow tall-his lawn
happens to be his roof. A conventional architect gone green, Wells designs
buildings that literally blend into the landscape. Here, Steinfeld details the
career Malcolm Wells and features his architectural designs.]
Trust for Public Land. 2000. Building Green
Infrastructure. <http://www.tpl.org/content_documents/BldgGreen.pdf> [Report on using land conservation
to preserve water quality presents the cases of four watersheds where land
conservation is helping preserve water quality.].
Uher, Thomas E.
1999. Absolute
Indicators of Sustainable Construction. Available from the RICS Foundation, London, UK.
<http://www.rics-foundation.org/publish/document.aspx?did=2071>. [The construction industry
imposes considerable loading on the environment and impacts severely on
practically every environmental issue affecting sustainability, with buildings
and building construction services accounting for around a half of total energy
consumption in most developed countries. The present trend in research in
sustainable construction focuses largely on achieving better environmental
performance of buildings through new technologies and improved efficiencies of
building materials and components. While environmentally beneficial, marginal
efficiencies achieved through this approach are unlikely to offset the total
loading on the environment generated by the anticipated increase in building
production in the future. This paper argues in favour of adopting absolute
indicators of sustainable construction, namely energy consumption and land, for
assessing environmental performance.]
USEPA. 1999. Building
Deconstruction and Material Reuse: Opportunities in Washington, D.C. Washington, DC: Urban and Economic Development Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. <http://www.smartgrowth.org/library/DCdeconreport.html> [Deconstruction is the process of
selectively and systematically disassembling buildings that would otherwise be
demolished to generate a supply of materials suitable for reuse in the
construction or rehabilitation of other structures. The benefits of
deconstruction, ranging from the diversion of demolition debris from landfills
to the creation of jobs and job skills, have been documented elsewhere.
Numerous examples from across the country illustrate how buildings can be
successfully deconstructed and how salvaged materials can be collected and
distributed for reuse. The purpose of this paper is to describe the state of
deconstruction activities in Washington, D.C. and to identify some of the
issues that may promote or impede the growth or sustainability of a
deconstruction "industry" in the District. Many of these issues are
not unique to Washington, D.C., and should be relevant to the consideration of
deconstruction potential in other metropolitan areas.]
USGBC. Undated. Making the Business Case for High Performance Green Buildings. Brochure. <https://www.usgbc.org/Docs/Member_Resource_Docs/makingthebusinesscase.pdf> [Presents 10 reasons why green buildings make good business sense.]
Vitulli, Angela & Miriam Landman & Akiko Hayano. 1998. Creating Sustainable Buildings - Volume I. Program Case Studies. Boston, MA: Prepared for the Massachusetts Operational Services Division (OSD) and the Massachusetts Division of Capital Planning and Operations (DCPO). [Considers the Green Builder Program in Austin, TX, and the Citywide Sustainable Building Task Force, Los Angeles, CA.]
Vitulli, Angela
& Miriam Landman & Akiko Hayano.
1998. Creating
Sustainable Buildings - Volume II. A Resource Guide. Boston, MA: Prepared for the
Massachusetts Operational Services Division (OSD) and the Massachusetts
Division of Capital Planning and Operations (DCPO).
von Paumgartten, Paul. 2003. ÒThe
Business Case for High-Performance Green Buildings: Sustainability and Its
Financial Impact,Ó Journal of
Facilities Management 2.1 (2003): 26-34. ProQuest,
LAPL, Los Angeles, 13 May. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>
[This paper endeavours to present building owners, managers, architects
and design/builders with a compelling business case for considering a green
building for their new construction projects. A green building, for the
purposes of this paper, refers to any building that meets the high standards
set forth in the US Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System(TM), the pre-eminent
metric system by which new buildings are judged to be environmentally
conscious. The financial benefits of green buildings are many. They include
reduced energy consumption and their associated costs, increased occupant
productivity and worker retention, increased market values, and reduced health
liability risks due to better indoor air quality. Individual building measures
are presented through a tertiary examination of two LEED Certified buildings.
These individual benefits are examined further as an integrated building whole,
indicating that buildings constructed to LEED standards can save more than 250
per cent of its up-front costs over the course of its 40-year useable life
cycle.]
Winchip, Susan M.
2003. "Green Design
for A Healthy and Safe Environment,Ó
Journal Of Family And Consumer Sciences 95.2 (2003): 26-32. ProQuest. LA Public Library, Los Angeles, CA. 5 Apr. 2004 <http://www.proquest.com/>.
[Ecological disasters make it imperative for engineers, designers,
architects, and consumers to become involved in environmental issues.This
article focuses on environmental issues and explores an emerging
concept-"green design"-for managing the built environment.The concept
of green design is explored, programs and policies are examined, and case
studies of green design are shared.The challenge for families and consumers is
to alter conventional purchasing practices and patterns and incorporate
environmental considerations. For a sustainable future, Family and Consumer
Sciences (FCS) professionals should prepare consumers to think responsibly
about the environment.]
Yates, Alan. 2001. Quantifying
the Business Benefits of Sustainable Buildings: Summary of Existing Research
Findings. Centre for
Sustainable Construction, Building Research Establishment Ltd. <http://www.usgbc.org/docs/LEEDdocs/BREbusiness%20benefits%20summary.pdf> [The report concludes that
benefits are diverse and potentially very significant. Many are hard and
relatively easily quantifiable such as energy costs, construction costs
etc. However, the ÔsofterÕ
benefits relating to risk, image, profitability are currently unquantifiable.
They are the more significant though and should be the focus of future work
under this project.]
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