- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: New Society Publishers (July 9 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0865715726
- ISBN-13: 978-0865715721
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.5 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 363 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #194,278 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Green building is the fastest-growing trend to hit since the Internet, bringing with it an enormous range of new products, systems and technologies. Green Building A to Z is an informative, technically accurate and highly visual guide to green building, for both decision-makers and interested citizens. It begins with an introduction to the importance of green buildings and a brief history of the green building movement, outlines the benefits and costs of green buildings, and shows how you can influence the spread of green buildings. The book touches on key issues, such as enhancing water conservation, reducing energy use and creating a conservation economy.
Green Building A to Z examines all aspects of green buildings from:
- Architecture 2030 to
- Locally sourced materials to
- Natural ventilation to
- Solar energy to
- Zero-net energy buildings
More than just a reference, this book emphasizes the importance of green buildings and green developments for a sustainable future. It will be an invaluable resource for businesspeople, homeowners, product manufacturers, developers, building industry professionals and government officials.
(20070808)About the Author
Jerry Yudelson is the president of Yudelson Associates, green building consultants. He has trained over 3,000 people in the LEED green building rating system. He chairs Greenbuild, the world's largest green building conference, and has written six books on green building, including Green Building A to Z (New Society Publishers).
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4.0 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)
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Absolute Zealot, Dec 28 2007
By Jane Talkington "TheGreenTalk.com" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Green Building A To Z (Paperback)
I've always respected Jerry Yudelson. He is a fixture at USGBC and an active proponent of intelligent green building. Jerry has done the industry a service by writing his book.This book provides one page on each term so people new to the industry can follow conversations about sustainable architecture and urban planning. It decodes green building terminology. I recommend it for first year architect students or any old AIA dog trying to learn new tricks.
It is even a good title for people who think they know it all, just to make sure they didn't miss anything.
Sometimes we tend to know concepts so well that we can't explain the simplest of terms, A to Z saves the day.
The appendix provides a great list of books and websites. For anyone wanting to shorten their learning curve (like the Regents of Higher Education perhaps?? or city commissioners??) this book is an easy one to flip through and is comprehensive enough to save hours and hours of fumbling around on Google. It is sort of like an abbreviated wikipedia of green building terms.
-Jane Talkington
PhD Student of Sustainability at OSU
www.Trifecta-Consulting.com
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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A good introduction, Sep 30 2008
By Sara E. Davies "cat_in_former_life" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Green Building A To Z (Paperback)
This would be a great book for non-technical people who have reason to work with building industry professionals on green projects. It provides an easy-to-understand overview of multiple aspects of green building, and explains what makes a building green, including various certification processes such as LEED.
3.0 out of 5 stars
basic, readable, April 19 2010
By Jane77 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Green Building A To Z (Paperback)
This was a good overview of basic terms. It didn't have much technical detail. What it can give a reader is some familiarity with the terms. It included some pretty cheesy items, like feng shui and other new age-y stuff. An easy read you can get through in an afternoon.
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