The Engineering Guide to LEED-New Construction: Sustainable Construction for Engineers (GreenSource)

The Engineering Guide to LEED-New Construction: Sustainable Construction for Engineers (GreenSource)
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Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages : 460
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ISBN-10 : 9780071745116
ISBN-13 : 0071745114
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Book Synopsis The Engineering Guide to LEED-New Construction: Sustainable Construction for Engineers (GreenSource) by : Liv Haselbach

Download or read book The Engineering Guide to LEED-New Construction: Sustainable Construction for Engineers (GreenSource) written by Liv Haselbach and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-08-09 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Up-to-Date Guide to the Latest LEED-New Construction Guidelines Fully revised for version 3.0 of the LEED-New Construction rating system (LEED-2009), this GreenSource book helps you acquire the skills needed to apply LEED-NC to sustainable construction projects. The Engineering Guide to LEED-New Construction, second edition, offers comprehensive coverage of the environmental systems and impacts on which many of the LEED-NC subcategories are based. Detailed equations and exercises in the book can be used to perform the calculations outlined in LEED-NC. Valuable information on real-world applications of LEED-NC in military, low-impact development (LID), and other sectors is included in this practical resource. THE ENGINEERING GUIDE TO LEED-NEW CONSTRUCTION COVERS: Introduction to the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED-NC rating system Sustainable sites Water efficiency Energy and atmosphere Materials and resources Indoor environmental quality Innovation in design and regional priorities A systematic view of green and minimum program requirements Department of Defense sustainable construction and indoor air quality (IAQ) Low-impact development


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