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    Green building and LEED core concepts guide.

    • Title:Green building and LEED core concepts guide.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:U.S. Green Building Council.
    • Published/Created:Washington, DC : U.S. Green Building Council, [2011]
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Sustainable buildings--Design and construction.
      Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System.
    • Edition:2nd ed.
    • Description:117 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
    • ISBN:9781932444506 (pbk.)
      1932444505 (pbk.)
      9780132915090
      013291509X
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: Section 1 Introduction to Green Buildings and Communities
      Environmental Impacts of Buildings
      What is Green Building?
      Rise of the Green Building Industry
      Green Building and Climate Change
      Green Building Over Time
      Green Building and Location
      Green Building Costs and Savings
      Beyond Green
      Green Building Expertise
      Section 2 Sustainable Thinking
      Systems Thinking
      Life Cycle Approach
      Integrated Process
      Section 3 Putting Sustainable Thinking to Work: New Processes for Building Green
      Getting Started
      Establishing an Iterative Process
      Team Selection
      Goal Setting
      Observation of the System
      Exploration and Selection of Technologies and Strategies
      Implementation
      On-going Performance
      Section 4 Green Building Core Concepts and Application Strategies
      Sustainable Sites
      Water Efficiency
      Energy and Atmosphere
      Materials and Resources
      Indoor Environmental Quality
      Innovation in Design and Operations
      Section 5 U.S. Green Building Council and its Programs
      History of USGBC
      USGBC Today
      Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
      Green Building Certification Institute.
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