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• Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building
• Contents
• Preface
• Contributors
• Acknowledgments
• CHAPTER 1 The Integrated Building Design Process
• What Is Integrated Building Design?
• The Process
• Understand the Scope and Set Goals
• Consider the Environmental Impacts
• Understand Team Responsibilities and Define Roles
• Consider Issues of the Site and Community
• Evaluate Interrelated Impacts of Proposed Solutions
• Resolve Competing Approaches
• Beyond Design and Construction
• The Focus Areas: Energy, Resources, and Indoor Environment
• Energy
• Resources
• Indoor Environment
• Exercises
• Resources
• CHAPTER 2 A History of the Environmental Movements
• Roots
• Grassroots Movements
• The Industrial Revolution
• The Modern Chemical Revolution
• Twin Tracks of Environmentalism: Conservation and Preservation Movements
• Emerson and Thoreau as Key Figures
• The Ecology Movement
• Exercises
• Resources
• CHAPTER 3 International Conferences and Treaties
• The Club of Rome
• The International Conferences
• 1972 Stockholm Conference
• 1984 World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission)
• 1987 Montreal Protocol
• 1992 Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit (Eco ’92)
• 1997 Kyoto Protocol
• 2002 Johannesburg Earth Summit (Rio +10)
• After Kyoto
• 2007–2013 UNFCCC Climate Change Conferences
• Where Now?
• Exercises
• Resources
• CHAPTER 4 The Emergence of Green Building and Green Building Policy
• Defining Green Building
• The Roots of Green Building
• Environmental Toll
• Green Building Today
• The History of U.S. Energy Policy
• Federal Legislation
• Policy Instruments: Codes, Programs, and Rating Systems
• Green Building Codes in the United States
• The San Francisco Example
• The Road to Green Codes
• In Summary
• Exercises
• Resources
• CHAPTER 5 Chemicals in the Environment, Buildings, and Humans
• Emission, Transmission, Deposition, and Immission
• Overview of Chemical and Pollutant Sources
• Pathways of Transmission
• Impacts to Humans
• The Right to Know: Chemical Transparency
• The Precautionary Principle and the Stockholm Convention
• Chemicals and Pollutants from the Construction Industry
• Green Chemistry and Building Materials
• Rethinking Building Systems
• Air Systems
• Water Systems
• Exercises
• Resources
• Chemical Search Sites
• CHAPTER 6 Fundamentals of Indoor Air Quality
• Why Is Good IAQ Important?
• Contributors to IAQ
• Types of Indoor Pollutants
• Integrated Design for Good IAQ
• Material Emissions Testing
• Pushing the Envelope for IAQ Design
• Building Maintenance
• CHAPTER 7 Indoor Environmental Quality Issues
• What Is IEQ?
• Components of IEQ
• Other IEQ Issues
• Benefits of Good IEQ
• Exercises
• Resources
• Green Cleaning Resources
• CHAPTER 8 How Buildings Use Energy
• Energy in the Life Cycle of a Building
• Evolution of Buildings and Its Impact on Energy Consumption
• Operating Energy Use Patterns
• Heat and Heat Transfer Modes
• Sensible Heat
• Latent Heat
• Heat Transfer
• Climate and Weather
• Climate Variation
• Weather Analysis
• Traditional Design Response to Climate
• Occupant Needs
• Thermal Comfort Needs
• Conclusion
• Exercises
• Resources
• CHAPTER 9 Reducing Energy Loads
• Predesign: Site Selection, Building Size, and Transportation
• Site Analysis
• Massing and Orientation
• Building Envelope
• Wall and Roof Insulation
• Cool Roofs
• Windows
• Skylights
• Air, Water, and Moisture Barriers
• Double Skin or Smart Façades
• Lighting
• Lamps
• Light Fixtures
• Lighting Controls
• Plug Loads
• Passive Design
• Passive Heating
• Passive Cooling
• Daylighting
• Case Study: School in Damascus, Syria
• Exercises
• Resources
• CHAPTER 10 Energy-Efficient HVAC Systems
• Central versus Decentralized Systems
• Decentralized Systems
• Central Heating and Cooling Systems
• Heating Equipment
• Cooling Equipment
• Distribution and Delivery of Heating and Cooling
• Heat Pumps
• Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems
• Desiccant Cooling
• Thermal Storage Systems
• Combined Heat and Power
• HVAC Controls
• Domestic Hot Water
• Thermal Zoning and Impact of Architectural Design
• Preliminary Design Guidelines
• Exercises
• Resources
• CHAPTER 11 Energy Modeling and Measurement
• Metrics for Energy
• Site Energy and Source Energy
• Metering, Submetering, and Benchmarking
• Benchmarking
• Energy Modeling
• Energy Modeling in the Design Process
• Mixing Modeling Tools
• Accuracy versus Precision in Energy Modeling for Design
• Energy Modeling Tools
• DOE-2
• EnergyPlus
• TRNSYS
• IES‐VE
• Energy‐10
• Ecotect
• Sefaira Concept
• COMFEN and RESFEN
• Tas
• Using Modeling to Drive Integrated Cost Estimation
• Exercises
• Resources
• CHAPTER 12 Net Zero Energy and Renewable Energy Systems
• NZE Definitions
• On-site Renewable Energy Generation
• Solar Photovoltaic
• Solar Thermal
• Wind Power
• Biomass and Biopower
• NZE Technical Potential
• NZEB Design Issues
• NZE at Community Scale
• Utility Grid and Distributed Generation
• NZE in Policy
• Case Studies
• Case Study 1: West Berkeley Public Library
• Case Study 2: DPR Construction Phoenix Regional Headquarters
• Exercises
• Resources
• CHAPTER 13 Climate Change and Resilience
• The Science
• Climate Change and Human Health
• Resilient Design
• Vulnerable Populations Are Most at Risk
• Conclusion
• Exercises
• Resources
• Films
• Talking Points
• CHAPTER 14 How Buildings Use Resources
• What Are Natural Resources?
• Natural Capitalism
• The Ecological Footprint and Environmental Accounting
• Resource Use in Buildings
• EXERCISES
• Resources
• CHAPTER 15 Materials Selection and Product Certification
• The Benefits of Healthy Skepticism
• Materials Have Multiple Impacts
• The Bases for Materials Selection
• Resource Efficiency
• Indoor Air Quality
• Making Contact with Technical Staff
• Environmental Product Declarations
• Emissions Testing
• What Is an Emissions Chamber Test?
• Product Certification, Rating, or Label
• Who Rates?
• What Is Rated and Why?
• With What Results?
• ISO Label Types
• Tools: Putting It Together
• Specifications
• Specifying Good IAQ
• General Information about Wet‐Applied Interior Products
• Question Everything!
• Exercises
• Resources
• Green Materials Databases and Information Sources
• Other Resources
• CHAPTER 16 How Built Landscapes and Buildings Contribute to Water Quality and Conservation
• The Urban Watershed: Watershed Function
• National Water Policy
• Pollutants of Concern in the Landscape
• Sediment
• Organic Matter
• Bacteria
• Heavy Metals
• Toxic and Synthetic Chemicals: Pesticides
• Oil and Grease
• Plant Nutrients: Fertilizer and Phosphorous
• Urban Stormwater Management: Low-Impact Design
• Site Design: Primary Goals
• Preservation and Protection of Creeks, Wetlands, and Existing Vegetation
• Preservation of Natural Drainage Patterns and Topography to Inform Site Design
• Minimize and Disconnect Impervious Surfaces
• Treat Stormwater at Its Source
• Treatment Trains Used to Remedy a Wider Scope of Pollutants
• Source Controls
• Treatment Control BMPs
• Infiltration
• Biofiltration
• Detention and Settling
• Rainwater Harvesting
• Water Conservation in the Landscape
• Water Use and Energy Use in Buildings
• Water Salvaging and Reuse in Buildings
• Water Provided Onsite Naturally
• Onsite Water Treatment
• What Is Net Zero Water?
• Resources
• CHAPTER 17 Sustainable Neighborhoods and Communities
• What Are Sustainable Communities?
• A Brief History of Sustainable Planning
• History of Conventional Development
• Health Impacts of Conventional Planning
• Responses to Conventional Planning and Sprawl
• Components of Sustainable City Planning
• Environmentally Appropriate Siting
• Farmland
• Floodplains
• Habitat and Wetlands
• Steep Slopes
• Smart Location and Planning
• Sustainable Urban Design
• Transportation Choice and Facilities
• Neighborhood‐Scale Green Infrastructure
• Conclusion
• Resources
• CHAPTER 18 Rating Systems and Practice Tools
• What Is a Rating or Certification System?
• The Range of Ratings
• International Rating Systems
• The Living Building Challenge
• Living Building Challenge Mission
• The WELL Building Standard by Delos
• Systems Developed by Government and Academia
• Systems with Application to Specific Building Types
• Regional Systems
• Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide 1997
• Austin Energy Green Building Rating Systems
• California’s GreenPoint Rated Label
• The U.S. Green Building Council Leading Market Transformation
• LEED Categories of Sustainable Design Strategies
• Ed Mazria and the 2030 Challenge
• A Synopsis of Systems to Standards
• Practice Tools that Drive the Rating System
• Key Planning Tools
• Exercises
• Resources
• CHAPTER 19 Life-Cycle Assessment
• Definitions
• Standards and Methodology
• Components
• Tools
• Examples of Life‐Cycle Inventory Databases
• Examples of Impact Assessment Tools
• Product LCA Tools
• Limitations of LCA
• Responses
• LCA into LEED Process
• LCA for Architects
• Exercises
• Resources
• CHAPTER 20 Waste Management and the Building Industry
• Waste Impacts
• Waste Cycles
• Defi ning Waste
• Waste Streams
• Hospital Waste
• Integrated Waste Management
• Benefi ts of Construction Waste Management
• Green Demolition
• Incineration
• Waste to Fuel
• Best Practices
• Diversion
• Design for Disassembly
• Construction Waste Management Plans
• Other Job-Site Waste Strategies
• Zero Waste
• Exercises
• Resources
• Glossary
• Index
• EULA