SUSTAINABLEFACILITIES

LetaTeamofLeadingArchitectsTakeYouthrough20Large-Scale,SustainableFacilitiesDesignedwithGreenMethodsandMaterialsAvitalworkingtoolforallbuildingprofessionalsinterestedingreenarchitectureandconstruction,"SustainableFacilities"presentsanin-depthlookat20facilitiesthatweredesignedforenvironmentalorganizationsandwereconstructedandnowoperateusinggreenbuildingmethodsandmaterials.Featuringcontributionsbyleadingarchitectsingreenbuilding,thisexpertresourceexamineseachbuilding_fromplanningthroughoperations--coveringnewconstruction,energy-efficientdesign,operationalcostsavings,historicpreservation,renovationandexpansion,landconservation,andLEEDratings.Packedwith200black&whiteandfull-colorillustrations,SustainableFacilitiestakesreadersthroughtheWoodsHoleResearchCenter...ChesapeakeBayFoundationEnvironmentalCenter...ConservationLawFoundationHeadquarters...MarionArtandEnvironmentalCenter......ThoreauCenterforSustainability...CaliforniaEPAHeadquartersBuilding...ForestechCentre...InstituteforForestryandNatureResearch...andmanyotherfacilities.Thisskills-buildingreferencefeatures:Discussionsof20facilities_fromplanningtooperationsContributionsbyleadingarchitectsingreenbuildingAnswerstoFAQsaboutsustainablemethodsandmaterialsGuidanceontheadvantagesandobstaclesinvolvedwithgreenprojectsMethodsforweighingup-frontcostsagainstoperatingcostsforfacilitiesEssentialforarchitects,engineers,andcontractors,SustainableFacilitiespresentsstate-of-the-artguidanceonallthematerials,methods,andcostsneededforsuccessingreendesignandbuilding.Agroundbreakingresourceintheliteratureofgreenarchitectureandconstruction,"SustainableFacilities"offersbuildingprofessionalseverywhereacompelling,in-depthlookat20facilitiesthatweredesignedforenvironmentalorganizationsandwereconstructedandnowoperateusinggreenbuildingmethodsandmaterials.Writtenbyaward-winningarchitectKeithMoskow,togetherwithateamofleadingarchitectsingreenbuilding,thebookfocusesontheuniquechallengesofeachbuilding--fromplanningthroughoperations--coveringnewconstruction,energy-efficientdesign,operationalcostsavings,historicpreservation,renovationandexpansion,landconservation,andLEEDratings."SustainableFacilities"alsoexplorestheadvantagesandobstaclesbuildingteamsfaceongreenprojects,andexplainshowtoweighup-frontcostsagainstoperatingcostsforfacilities.Inaddition,thiscutting-edgereferenceprovidesanswerstomanyfrequentlyaskedquestionsaboutsustainablemethodsandmaterialssuchas:Howdidthedesignprocessdifferfromthatofaconventionalbuilding?Hasthebuildingperformeduptoexpectations?Weretheinitialbuildingcostshigherthanconventionalcosts?Whateffecthasthebuildinghadonitsusers?Hasthebuildingchangedpeople'sperceptionsofsustainability?Filledwith200outstandingblack&whiteandfull-colorillustrations,"SustainableFacilities"examinesawiderangeofnotedgreenbuildingsintheU.S.,Europe,andAustralia,including:WoodsHoleResearchCenter(Falmouth,MA)ConservationLawFoundationHeadquarters(Boston,MA)AppalachianMountainClub'sHighlandLodge(CrawfordNotch,NH)DoyleConservationCenter,(Leominster,MA)BayEducationCenter(Providence,RI)ChesapeakeBayFoundation,PhilipMerrillEnvironmentalCenter(Annapolis,MD)PEECVisitorActivityCenter(DingmansFerry,PA)GwinnettEnvironmentalandHeritageCenter(GwinnettCounty,GA)WorldBirdingCenter(RioGrande,TX)KresgeFoundationBuilding(Troy,MI)NationalOutdoorLeadershipSchoolHeadquarters(Lander,WY)NationalParkService,CarlT.CurtisMidwestRegionalHeadquarters(Omaha,NE)CaliforniaEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyHeadquarters(Sacramento,CA)ThoreauCenterforSustainability(SanFrancisco,CA)IslandWood(BainbridgeIsland,WA)MarionArtandEnvironmentalCenter(Marion,IA)TheRobertRedfordBuilding(SantaMonica,CA)FederalEnvironmentalAgencyHeadquarters(Dessau,Germany)TheForestechCentre(EastGippsland,Australia)InstituteforForestryandNatureResearch(Wageningen,Netherlands)Authoritativeandup-to-date,"SustainableFacilities"nowequipsarchitects,engineers,andcontractorswithastate-of-the-artguidetogreendesign,construction,andoperations.Thereferencecontainsinformationonmaterials,methods,andcoststhatwillenablethemtotakeanintegratedteamapproachtogreendesignandbuildingforfacilitiesofallkinds.