Green Building Fundamentals: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Applying Fundamental Sustainalbe Construction Practice and the Leed Green Building Rating System - Softcover

Montoya, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0135028396 ISBN 13: 9780135028391

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2008

Synopsis

This book helps trainees understand the fundamental concepts of sustainable design and green building practices, which will soon become common practice on every project. It is also intended as a practical guide for becoming a LEED Accredited Professional, with a step-by-step study guide and a study assessment (a practice exam with a focused discussion for each example, including references to the USGBC’s LEED-NC Reference Guide.) This book includes a discussion on why this topic is important to understand, practice, and teach. This book includes practical examples of methods that are being used to increase a project’s environmental performance, including additional study resources and references. Anyone in the construction or building design field.

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From the Back Cover

This book helps readers understand the fundamental concepts of sustainable design and green building practices, which will soon become common practice on every project. It is also intended as a practical study guide for the LEED Green Associate exam, with a step-by-step study guide and an assessment (a practice exam with 80 questions and a focused discussion for each example). This book includes a discussion on why this topic is important to understand, practice, and teach along with practical examples of methods that are being used to increase a project's environmental performance and additional study resources/references. Some features include:

Covers cost implications of green building practices, including initial investments, long-term cost benefits, and current market trends.

Provides a practical guide to understanding fundamental sustainable design and green building practices.

Includes a Focused Study Guide that helps readers prepare for the LEED-Green Associate exam.

Plus! A companion student website, "MyGreenTradesKit," is now available! Click here for a brief demonstration of this outstanding resource.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0135028396
• ISBN 13: 9780135028391
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 180