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| Foreword | |
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| Preface to the Second Edition | |
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| Preface to the First Edition | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction and Overview.Organization.Rationale for High-Performance Green Buildings | |
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| Defining Sustainable Construction | |
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| Green Building Progress and Obstacles | |
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| Emerging Directions | |
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| Green Building Foundations | |
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| Background.Ethics and Sustainability | |
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| Basic Concepts and Vocabulary | |
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| Major Environmental and Resource Concerns | |
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| The Green Building Movement | |
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| Green Building Assessment | |
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| The USGBC LEED Building Assessment Standard | |
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| The LEED Certification Process | |
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| The Green Globes Building Assessment Protocol | |
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| International Building Assessment Systems | |
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| Example of a LEED-NC Platinum Building: The Audubon Center, Debs Park, Los Angeles | |
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| Beyond Today's Building Rating Systems | |
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| The Green Building Process | |
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| Conventional versus Green Building Delivery Systems | |
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| Executing the Green Building Project | |
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| The Integrated Design Process | |
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| Role of the Charrette in the Design Process | |
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| Green Building Documentation Requirements | |
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| Ecological Design | |
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| Design versus Ecological Design | |
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| Historical Perspective | |
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| Contemporary Ecological Design | |
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| Future Ecological Design | |
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| An Emerging View: A Shift from Green Design to Regenerative Design | |
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| Green Building Systems | |
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| Sustainable Sites and Landscaping | |
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| Land and Landscape Approaches for Green Buildings | |
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| Land Use Issues | |
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| Sustainable Landscapes | |
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| Enhancing Ecosystems | |
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| Stormwater Management | |
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| Heat Island Mitigation | |
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| Light Trespass and Pollution Reduction | |
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| Connection to LEED-NC | |
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| Connection to Green Globes v.1 | |
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| Energy and Atmosphere | |
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| Building Energy Issues | |
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| High-Performance Building Energy Design Strategy | |
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| Passive Design Strategy | |
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| Building Envelope | |
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| Internal Load Reduction | |
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| Active Mechanical Systems | |
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| Electrical Power Systems | |
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| Innovative Energy Optimization Strategies | |
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| Smart Buildings and Energy Management Systems | |
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| Ozone-Depleting Chemicals in HVAC&R and Fire Suppression | |
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| Connection to LEED-NC | |
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| Connection to Green Globes v.1 | |
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| The Building Hydrologic System | |
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| Current Building Fixtures and the Energy Policy Act of | |
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| 1992 High-Performance Building Hydrologic Cycle Strategy | |
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| High-Performance Building Water Supply Strategy | |
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| High-Performance Building Wastewater Strategy | |
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| Landscaping Water Efficiency | |
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| Connection to LEED-NC | |
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| Connection to Green Globes v.1 | |
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| Closing Materials Loops | |
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| Issues in Selecting Green Building Materials and Products | |
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| Distinguishing Between Green Building Products and Green Building Materials | |
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| Priorities for Selecting Building Materials and Products | |
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| LCA of Building Materials and Products | |
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| Key and Emerging Construction Materials and Products | |
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| Design for Deconstruction and Disassembly | |
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| Closing Materials Loops in Practice | |
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| Connection to LEED-NC | |
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| Connection to Green Globes v.1 | |
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| Indoor Environmental Quality | |
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| IEQ Issues | |
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| Indoor Environmental Factors | |
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| HVAC Systems | |
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| Building Materials | |
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| Best Practices for IAQ | |
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| Managing IEQ During Construction | |
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| Connection to LEED-NC | |
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| Connection to Green Globes v.1 | |
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| Green Building Implementation | |
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| Construction Operations | |
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| Site Protection Planning | |
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| Health and Safety Planning | |
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| Construction and Demolition Waste Management | |
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| Subcontractor Training | |
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| Reducing the Footprint of Construction Operations | |