design and construction

Focusing on green building as it applies to larger commercial, institutional buildings, Sustainable Construction provides a complete introduction to the design and construction of high-performance green buildings. By providing a thorough grounding on the subject, this insightful guide encourages you to realize the ecological and economic benefits of green building. Author Charles Kibert uses the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) suite of standards to explain the best practices in building procurement and delivery systems.

• author charles
• best practices
• delivery systems
• design and construction
• economic benefits
• environmental design
• green building council
• high performance
• industry professional
• insightful guide
• institutional buildings
• leed
• materials selection
• myriad decisions
• procurement
• real estate developer
• s green
• sustainable construction
• theory history
• wastewater