The green building bottom line [electronic resource] : the real cost of sustainable building

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Melaver, Martin (Author), Mueller, Phyllis (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill , c2009
Series:McGraw-Hill's GreenSource series
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Online Access:NetLibrary
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Narrating values, shaping values, creating value
  • 3. "Green glue": HR practices and processes that make sustainable values stick
  • 4. Green from the inside out
  • 5. Green is the color of money
  • 6. Green is (also) the color if inexperience: learning from a LEED pilot project
  • 7. Existing buildings: the green-headed stepchild of the sustainability movement
  • 8. Dollars and (common) sense: realizing the value of green for key users
  • 9. Sustainable brokerage: diffusing green practices to gain broad market acceptance
  • 10. The fine print: legal issues in green building projects
  • 11. Marketing sustainable development: a million shades of green
  • 12. Conclusion: inscribing key lessons learned into the fabric of a green