Becoming a Green Building Professional

FOREWORD xi PREFACE xix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xx 1 Why Build Green? 1 Our Place 1 THE NEED 2 A REASON TO CARE 5 LEADERSHIP 5 FURTHER INCENTIVES 6 WORLD OF GRAY 6 GREEN BUILDING 7 HISTORY OF GREEN BUILDING IN THE UNITED STATES 7 AT ALL LEVELS 8 WHAT IS A GREEN BUILDING PROFESSIONAL? 8 LEGACY 12 GREEN JOBS STATS 13 GREEN AS IN "SALARY" 14 HOW TO GET INTO THE FIELD 14 THE POWER OF TWO 19 ON THE HORIZON 30 2 What Do Green Building Professionals Do? 33 Common Principles 35 THE NATURAL STEP 35 METRICS 36 INTEGRATED THINKING 39 MULTIFACETED PERSPECTIVE 41 3 Green Building Education 59 Importance of Eco-Education 60 A WELL-CONCEIVED PROCESS 61 Higher Education 62 DO YOU NEED AN "ENVIRONMENTAL" 62 DEGREE? BUILDING OR GREEN DEGREE? 64 Degree Option 1: Building Profession 66 UNDERGRADUATE/BACHELOR'S DEGREE 66 MASTER'S DEGREE 74 PhD, OR DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY 74 Degree Option 2: Specialized Environmental 72 MULTIDISCIPLINARY DEGREES 80 CHOOSING A COLLEGE 81 Post-College Educational 89 Options Training Programs 89 TIME AND RESULTS 90 FORMAT AND FORUMS 90 HANDS-ON TRAINING PROGRAMS 91 Continuing Education 92 Perspectives from Educators 92 4 Experience of Green Building Professionals 103 Early Adoption Becomes Mainstream 103 How to Get Green Experience 105 HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE 105 VOLUNTEER--GET INVOLVED! 106 MENTORING 108 INTERNSHIPS 111 ACCREDITATION 111 The Green Job Search 113 THE PLAN 113 RESOURCES 113 TOOLS 120 Determining a Best Fit 123 The Green Architect 125 The Green Contractor or Construction Manager 130 The Green Civil Engineer 134 The Green MEP Engineer 138 The Green Interior Designer 142 The Green Landscape Architect 147 The Green Urban Planner 154 The Green Real Estate Professional 159 The Green Facility Manager or Owner 165 Experience + Resources = Results 174 5 Sustainability and Green Building Consultants 177 A Sprouting New Sector 177 THE RACE TO STAY CURRENT 178 RANGE OF ROLES 180 SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANTS 180 GREEN BUILDING CONSULTANTS 182 HOW GREEN BUILDING CONSULTANTS WORK 191 Perspectives from Green Building Consultants 194 Green Lanterns 199 6 Green Building Process and Tools 201 Process 201 GUIDE: INTEGRATED DESIGN 203 The Toolbox 208 SELECTING THE BEST TOOL FOR THE JOB 209 TRANSPARENCY 210 STANDARDS 211 THIRD PARTY 212 PERFORMANCE 215 GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATIONS 218 Nature Nexus 238 7 Green Building Impact Areas, People, and Tools 241 Common Ecos 241 SPECIALISTS 242 TOOLS 242 Site/Location 244 HEAT ISLAND EFFECT 245 BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION 245 Water 248 Energy 254 NEW VS. VINTAGE 256 ENERGY FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION 257 ENERGY FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS 268 COMMISSIONING THE BRIDGE 272 NEXT-GENERATION ENERGY 274 Materials 285 MATERIALS IN DESIGN 286 MATERIAL CERTIFICATIONS 288 ENTRY POINT--REDUCE/REUSE/RECYCLE TOXICITY 291 NEXT-GENERATION MATERIALS 296 MATERIALS IN CONSTRUCTION 304 MATERIALS IN OPERATIONS 304 Indoor Air Quality 305 AIR QUALITY BY BUILDING PHASES 308 AIR QUALITY IN DESIGN 309 AIR QUALITY IN CONSTRUCTION 309 AIR QUALITY IN OPERATIONS 311 AIR QUALITY IN POST-OCCUPANCY 312 8 The Business of Green Buildings 317 Chief Sustainability Officers 318 ONE ROLE, MANY NAMES 320 Green Legal Advisors/Environmental Lawyers 332 Financials 339 9 The Future of Green Building 365 Forecast 365 GLOBAL 366 UNITED STATES 367 BEAUTY OF AGE 378 NEW LOOK 379 THE END IS THE BEGINNING 382 APPENDIX 383 INDEX 387