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Green Building: Project Planning and Cost Estimating, 2nd Edition, has been completely updated with the latest in green building technologies, design concepts, standards and costs. Now includes the RS Means Green Building CostWorks CD (available from RS Means at no additional charge with attached certificate) with more than 150 assemblies (including high-efficiency HVAC and lighting, renewable energy systems, gray water systems, living roofs, and much more) and over 5,000 unit price line items for green materials and products.
A practical guide for constructing sustainable buildings.
- Cost data for green materials, components and systems.
- Special project requirements.
- Financial analysis and incentives.
Since the first edition of this book, green building has gone from a growing trend to a major force in design and construction. Utility costs have skyrocketed; building codes and standards have adopted much stricter energy efficiencies; and businesses and communities have discovered green building's huge savings in energy/resources, not to mention health, comfort, and marketing advantages. Public and private facilities, and even whole cities and counties, are increasingly required to build green.
This second edition has been completely updated with the latest technologies, design concepts, standards, and costs. It includes RS Means' Green Building CostWorks CD with more than 150 assemblies (from high-efficiency HVAC and lighting, to renewable energy systems, to gray water systems, living roofs, and much more) and over 5,000 unit price line items for green materials and products. CostWorks also offers extensive estimating reference tools and tables and automatic cost localizers.
The chapters, case studies, resources, cost data, and more, give you the latest on:
- Green building approaches, materials, systems, and standards.
- Energy efficiencies - with energy modeling tools.
- Evaluating cost versus value of green products over their life cycle.
- Health, comfort and productivity - goals and techniques.
- Specifying green building products - complete with a list of often-specified products and materials and a sample spec.
- Low-cost green strategies - and economic incentives and funding.
- Assembling the green project team and commissioning the building.
- Plus, a new chapter on deconstruction.
From the Introduction
Green, or sustainable, building has experienced rapid growth in the four years since the first edition of this book was published. Central to this movement are the now clearly established economic benefits of building green. Large and small businesses; educational, health care, and other institutions; government facilities at all levels; and home builders/homeowners are profiting from resource efficiencies and improved comfort and productivity. The commonly held belief that green building necessitated higher initial costs has proven a false assumption, as design and building professionals, together with product manufacturers, have found ways to achieve savings in up-front costs.
This second edition is strongly focused on the cost issues pertaining to green building. A major addition is the Means CostWorks CD with a Green Building file containing over 7,700 unit price line items and 500 assemblies [available at no additional charge with enclosed certificate]. Many new green products have become available in the past four years, and more standards have been established. As a result, Means engineers have dramatically increased the available cost information over what was provided in the first edition. The cost data is now offered in Means CostWorks format, a CD that includes additional automated estimating tools and features.
Two new chapters on cost-saving opportunities have also been added to this edition - Low-Cost Green Building Approaches, and Building Deconstruction. All of the other chapters have been updated, including several cost-focused topics such as economic incentives, funding sources, and software programs and methods that can be used to evaluate the cost/benefit of green methods. The book also includes (in the Appendix) an overview of professional cost estimating procedures, from the types of estimates used at various stages of a building project through guidance on using Means CostWorks CD.
The case studies in Part 4 of this book are completely new - a diverse collection of building types and green strategies. The majority of the projects have been completed over the past three years and have achieved USGBC LEED ratings. The case studies include overviews of project goals, special challenges, materials, and systems, along with cost breakdowns.
This book is intended as a resource for anyone who seeks to incorporate green features into structures that they are conceiving, designing, specifying, estimating, constructing, remodeling, or maintaining. Its mission is to provide, in one volume, an understanding of green building approaches, materials, project management, and estimating requirements - along with useful cost data for materials and systems that can be difficult to find and price. Many excellent additional green building resources are listed at the back of this book.
The construction industry consumes a major share of resources. Its products are the places in which we live and work, and its materials and methods can either enhance or detract from both our environment and our budgets. Choosing green is now recognized for its merits in improving both the quality of our lives and our fiscal health.
Contents
Acknowledgements. About the Contributors. Foreword. Introduction. Part 1: Green Building Concepts. Chapter 1: Green Building Approaches. Chapter 2: Introduction to Green Building Materials and Systems. Chapter 3: Efficient Use of Energy and Other Resources. Chapter 4: Solar Energy Systems. Chapter 5: Health, Comfort and Productivity. Part 2: Designing, Specifying and Commissioning the Green Building. Chapter 6: The Green Design Process and Associated Costs. Chapter 7: Rating Systems, Standards and Guidelines. Chapter 8: Budgeting and Financing. Chapter 9: Specifying Green Products and Materials. Chapter 10: Commissioning the Green Building. Part 3: Analyzing Economic and Environmental Impacts. Chapter 11: Evaluating Products over their Life Cycle. Chapter 12: Economic Analysis and Green Buildings. Chapter 13: Evaluation, Analysis and Data Tools. Chapter 14: Building Deconstruction. Chapter 15: Low-Cost Green Strategies. Part 4: Case Studies. Appendix. Resources. Glossary. Index. |
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