Green Buildings Pay
Published on 14. May 1998
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-419-22730-4 (ISBN)
Description
Green Buildings Pay examines, through case studies of commercial and university buildings, how different approaches to green design can produce more sustainable patterns of development. The case studies are described by their designers and often also by the client, thereby ensuring that the buildings are seen in the context of market realities.
Reviews / Votes
'This book steps forward boldly to present a vast array of information in a way that is accessible to professionals and lay people ... [it] will be useful to all those interested in finding greener ways of designing and making buildings ... [and] will enable you to make better-informed decisions.' - BuildingMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Weight
612 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-419-22730-4 (9780419227304)
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Other editions
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Brian W. Edwards
Green Buildings Pay
Book
09/2003
2nd Edition
Spon Press
€88.20
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Person
Brian Edwards is Professor of Architecture at Edinburgh college of Art, Heriot-Watt University and researches and writes on urban infrastructure projects and environmental issues. He has practised as an architect in London, Vancouver, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Professor Edwards has written numerous books on architecture and many journal articles.
Content
Foreword Part 1: The Greening of the Property Industry 1. How do Green Buildings Pay? 2. The Risks and Benefits of Green Design 3. Green Buildings and the UK Property Industry 4. Market Advantage through Green Design 5. The Relevance of Green Buildings to the Procurement and Marketability of Offices 6. Achieving Institutional Levels of Office Design through Sustainable Approaches 7. Balancing Human, Energy and Building Costs Part 2: Case Studies of Best Practice The Workplace 8. Mistral Building, Reading 9. PowerGen Building, Coventry 10. Daimler Benz Building, Berlin 11. Leeds City Office Park 12. The Environmental Building, Building Research Establishment, Watford 13. Barclaycard Headquarters, Northampton Part 3: Educational Buildings 14. The Importance of the School of Learning 15. Design Guidance for Green Schools 16. John Cabot City Technology College 17. Greenwich Millennium Village School 18. Queen's Building, Anglia Polytechnic University, Chelmsford 19. Elizabeth Fry Building, University of East Anglia, Norwich 20. Cable and Wireless College, Coventry Conclusions 21: Sustainability for the Longer Term: New Technologies and Building Design