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Contributors of Green Building Project Planning and Cost Estimating eBook

• Arthur Adler
• Jodi Smits Anderson
• James Armstrong
• The American Wind Power Affiliation (AWEA)
• G. Bradley Man
• Sieglinde Ok. Fuller
• Mark Kalin
• Alexis Karolides
• M. Magda Lelek
• Barbara C. Lippiatt
• Joseph Macaluso
• Phillip R. Waier
• Andy Walker

Fundamental Contents of Green Building Project Planning and Cost Estimating

Chapter 1: Green Building Approaches

• Useful resource Effectivity
• Demolition/Building Practices
• Recycling
• Environmental Sensitivity
• Water/Panorama
• Sewage Therapy
• Designing for Individuals: Well being & Productiveness
• Green Building Hurdles

Chapter 2: Introduction to Green Building Supplies & Methods

• Green Materials Options by CSI Division
• Different Supplies

Chapter 3: Building Deconstruction

• What Precisely is Deconstruction?
• Who Performs Deconstruction?
• The Deconstruction Course of
• Financial Advantages
• Cost Issues

Chapter 4: Environment friendly Use of Power & Different Sources

• Understanding Occupants’ Wants & Expectations
• The Building Envelope & Methods Interactions
• Power Effectivity Methods
• Electrical Energy Era
• Renewable Power & Distributed Era Applied sciences
• Water Conservation

Chapter 5: Photo voltaic Power Methods

• Background: Power, Economics, Atmosphere, Well being & Safety
• Power Use in Completely different Varieties of Buildings
• The Photo voltaic Useful resource
• Passive Photo voltaic Heating
• Cooling Load Avoidance
• Photovoltaics
• Photo voltaic Water Heating
• Photo voltaic Air flow Air Heating

Chapter 6: Wind Energy

• Functions & Considerations: An Overview
• Different Issues
• Primary Standards for Utilizing a Wind System
• Small Wind System Elements
• Evaluating the Native Wind Useful resource
• Estimating the Cost of Wind Methods
• Obstacles & Incentives
• Building Allow Points
• Connecting Wind Methods to Utility Grids

Chapter 7: Well being, Consolation & Productiveness

• Indoor Air High quality
• Thermal Consolation
• High quality of Mild
• Water High quality
• Noise Administration
• Furnishings & Furnishings
• Flooring & Wall Finishes
• Carpeting, Rugs & Mattresses

Chapter 8: The Green Design Course of & Related Prices

• Expertise & Info Sharing
• Group Building & Aim Setting
• Cost of a LEED® Score
• The Design Group
• The Building Program
• Design Group Choice Standards
• Design Group Assertion of Work
• Prices of Power Modeling
• Schematic/Preliminary Design
• Design Growth
• Building Paperwork
• Bid Solicitation & Contract Award
• Building
• Operations & Upkeep
• Measurement & Verification
• Establishing a Green Group in an Current Facility

Chapter 9: Score Methods, Requirements & Pointers

• Complete Building A number of Attribute Scores
• Complete Building Single Attribute Scores
• Building Product Labels
• Measurement & Administration Requirements

Chapter 10: Budgeting & Financing Building

• Preliminary Prices
• Future Prices
• Low-Cost Green Methods
• Cost Estimating Overview
• Monetary Evaluation Introduction
• Financing Choices
• Incentive Applications

Chapter 11: Specifying Green Merchandise & Supplies

• Building Product Producers & Green Merchandise
• What Are Green Merchandise?
• Who Selects Green Building Merchandise?
• When Are Green Merchandise Chosen?
• A Green Product Guidelines
• Greening Your Agency

Chapter 12: Commissioning the Green Building

• The Programming Part
• The Design Part
• The Building Part
• The Acceptance Part
• The Put up-Acceptance Part

Chapter 13: Financial Evaluation & Green Buildings

• Financial Effectivity
• Discounting
• Examine Interval
• Uncertainty & Threat
• Measures of Financial Analysis
• Supplementary Measures of Financial Analysis
• Primary Steps in LCC Evaluation
• Choice Standards for Supplementary Measures
• Pc-Supported LCC Evaluation

Chapter 14: Evaluating Merchandise Over Their Life Cycle

• Measuring Environmental Efficiency
• Measuring Financial vs Environmental Efficiency
• Total Efficiency: Financial & Environmental

Chapter 15: Analysis, Evaluation & Knowledge Instruments

• Building Info Modeling
• Complete Building Power Analysis
• Power-10™
• EnergyPlus™
• SPARK
• HOT3000TM
• Green Footstep
• Building Methods Analysis
• Codes & Requirements Compliance Analysis
• Life Cycle Evaluation
• Case Research & Databases
• Creating Project Cost Databases

Chapter 16: The Greening of Business Actual Property

• The Function of Authorities
• Proprietor/Investor Pursuits
• Tenant Expectations
• Elements Limiting the Adoption of Green
• Green Funding Devices

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