This third edition of Green Buildings Pay presents new evidence and
new arguments concerning the institutional and business case that can be made
for green design. The green argument has moved a long way forward since the
previous edition, and this fully updated book addresses the key issues faced by
architect, engineer and client today.
Green Buildings Pay: Design, Productivity and Ecology examines, through a
range of detailed case studies, how different approaches to green design can
produce more sustainable patterns of development. These cases are examined from
three main perspectives: that of the architect, the client and the user.
Completely revised with all new chapters, cases, sections and introductory
material the third edition presents:
- over 20 new researched case studies drawn from the UK, Europe and the USA,
written in collaboration with the architects, engineers, clients and user groups
- examples of office and educational buildings of high sustainable and high
architectural quality
- an exploration of the architectural innovations that have been driven by
environmental thinking, such as the new approaches to the design of building
facades, roofs, and atria
- cases which demonstrate current practice in the area of energy/eco-retrofits
of existing buildings
- documentation of the benefit impact assessment schemes such as LEED and
BREEAM have had upon client expectations and on design approaches over the past
decade
- beautiful full color illustrations throughout.
In the fast evolving arena of green building, the book shows how architects
are reshaping their practices to deal with ever more demanding energy standards
and better informed users and corporate clients.
