Title: LEED-New Construction Project Management Author: Vijaya Yellamraju ISBN: 0071744452 / 9780071744454 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 496 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Year: 2011 Availability: In Stock
Description
Contents
A One-Stop Guide to Managing LEED-New Construction Projects
This GreenSource book explains, step by step, how to integrate LEED-New Construction (NC) rating system requirements into the building design and construction processes. Project planning, goals, coordination, implementation, and documentation are covered in detail.
LEED-New Construction Project Management provides a tested framework for taking a project from inception to successful certification and shows you how to master the tools to make the process more efficient. Three in-depth case studies covering new commercial building construction, major renovations, and a portfolio of buildings highlight the strategies presented in the book.
LEED-New Construction Project Management covers:
The LEED rating system and LEED-NC credit categories
The project management process
Project definition and goal setting
Design phase integration
Construction phase implementation
The LEED process: adaptability, applicability, and best practices
Future trends
Credit implementations: sustainable sites; water efficiency; energy and atmosphere; materials and resources; indoor environmental quality; innovation in design
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Part I : Process
Chapter 1 : Introduction Chapter 2 : LEED Project Management Process Chapter 3 : Stage I : Project Definition and Goal Setting Chapter 4 : Stage II : Design Phase Integration Chapter 5 : Stage III : Construction Phase Implementation Chapter 6 : LEED Process : Adaptability, Applicability, and Best Practices Chapter 7 : Future of Green : 2010 and Beyond Chapter 8 : Success Stories
Part II : Implementation
Section 1 : Credit Implementation - Sustainable Sites Section 2 : Credit Implementation - Water Efficiency Section 3 : Credit Implementation - Energy and Atmosphere Section 4 : Credit Implementation - Materials and Resources Section 5 : Credit Implementation - Indoor Environmental Section 6 : Credit Implementation - Innovation in Design
Appendix A : Acronyms
Appendix B : Glossary
Appendix C : Bibliography
Index