Green Building: An Engineering Approach to Sustainable Construction fills a void in green building which has good textbook options for practitioners, architects, and sustainability experts, but not an engineering focused textbook focused on green building. This new text takes an engineering approach to evaluating green building techniques, systems, and materials. The book examines the built environment from inside out, looking at minimizing environmental impacts while also considering the economics and energy use and efficiency. While not a test-prep book, it will provide the knowledge foundation that will help prepare the students to take the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accreditation exam.
As students are often unclear on the evolving employment prospects in this field, particularly for the engineer, the textbook also features six case studies showing different career pathways for engineers in this arena.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction to green building - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Energy science_ Key underlying physics - p. 13 3. Chapter 3 Energy and building history: How have we arrived here? - p. 39 4. Chapter 4 Environmental problems from the local to global scale: Motivation for why we need to build better - p. 61 5. Chapter 5 Global solutions to the climate crisis: Our friends with cobenefits - p. 109 6. Chapter 6 Green design, delivery, commissioning, and auditing: Starting the project right - p. 131 7. Chapter 7 Materials use in buildings: Choosing the best options - p. 153 8. Chapter 8 Building thermal envelope: Constructing a tight barrier between the indoors and outdoors - p. 185 9. Chapter 9 Electro-mechanical systems and appliances in buildings: Evaluating alternatives - p. 215 10. Chapter 10 Water, infrastructure, and buildings - p. 249 11. Chapter 11 Green outdoor spaces: Harmonizing the built and natural environments - p. 273 12. Chapter 12 Healthy indoor spaces: Maintaining indoor environmental quality - p. 297 13. Chapter 13 Renewable energy systems: Advancing distributed energy production - p. 313 14. Chapter 14 Socioeconomic context and equity in green building: Policy, tools, codes, and certifications - p. 355 15. Chapter 15 Climate adaptation, resiliency, and the built sector: Designing for future disruptions - p. 375 16. References - p. 421 17. Index - p. 439
Green Building: An Engineering Approach to Sustainable Construction fills a void in green building which has good textbook options for practitioners, architects, and sustainability experts, but not an engineering focused textbook focused on green building. This new text takes an engineering approach to evaluating green building techniques, systems, and materials. The book examines the built environment from inside out, looking at minimizing environmental impacts while also considering the economics and energy use and efficiency. While not a test-prep book, it will provide the knowledge foundation that will help prepare the students to take the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accreditation exam.
As students are often unclear on the evolving employment prospects in this field, particularly for the engineer, the textbook also features six case studies showing different career pathways for engineers in this arena.
1. Chapter 1 Introduction to green building - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Energy science_ Key underlying physics - p. 13 3. Chapter 3 Energy and building history: How have we arrived here? - p. 39 4. Chapter 4 Environmental problems from the local to global scale: Motivation for why we need to build better - p. 61 5. Chapter 5 Global solutions to the climate crisis: Our friends with cobenefits - p. 109 6. Chapter 6 Green design, delivery, commissioning, and auditing: Starting the project right - p. 131 7. Chapter 7 Materials use in buildings: Choosing the best options - p. 153 8. Chapter 8 Building thermal envelope: Constructing a tight barrier between the indoors and outdoors - p. 185 9. Chapter 9 Electro-mechanical systems and appliances in buildings: Evaluating alternatives - p. 215 10. Chapter 10 Water, infrastructure, and buildings - p. 249 11. Chapter 11 Green outdoor spaces: Harmonizing the built and natural environments - p. 273 12. Chapter 12 Healthy indoor spaces: Maintaining indoor environmental quality - p. 297 13. Chapter 13 Renewable energy systems: Advancing distributed energy production - p. 313 14. Chapter 14 Socioeconomic context and equity in green building: Policy, tools, codes, and certifications - p. 355 15. Chapter 15 Climate adaptation, resiliency, and the built sector: Designing for future disruptions - p. 375 16. References - p. 421 17. Index - p. 439
