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Terms and conditions applySustainable Buildings in Practice: What the Users Think
George Baird
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Format: Book
Pages: 352
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: Jan 2010
Stock Code: 71305
ISBN: 9780415399326
Binding: Paperback
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Current assessment methods of sustainable buildings do not adequately account for the users’ needs. Given that over the life of a building, total salary costs far outweigh both operating costs and combined capital and rental costs, the occupants’ needs are not something which should be sensibly ignored.
This book presents an unbiased evaluation of 30 of the most cutting-edge, sustainable buildings in the world, in terms of the users’ perceived comfort, health and productivity. The author has visited the buildings, interviewed the design teams and examined the findings of a 60-question standardised user questionnaire. The book provides:
- 30 case studies covering mixed-mode, passive and environmentally sustainable commercial and institutional buildings;
- Detailed insights into the principles underlying the design of sustainable buildings worldwide, over several climatic zones and 11 countries, together with clear explanations and illustrations of innovative design practice;
- A discussion of common issues and the lessons that may be learnt from a study of the performance of sustainable buildings in practice, from the point of view of the people who use them.
This important book will be of great benefit to architects and engineers, facility managers of commercial and institutional buildings, as well as developers and researchers, academics and students in these fields.
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