Green Building Guidelines: Meeting the Demand for Low-Energy, Resource Efficient Homes
Publisher: Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
Pub. Date: April 2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-9762073-5-1
Edition: Fifth
147pp
Synopsis
The Green Building Guidelines is an easy-to read, builder-friendly primer for homebuilders across the nation. The Guidelines book was originally developed by a committee of builders, architects, building scientists, product manufacturers. SBIC’s primer was the first national green home building resource. Their work was supported by the Department of Energy's Building America Program through the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings.
The Fifth Edition of the Guidelines acquaints the reader with basic concepts about sustainable home design and provides resources where more detailed information can be located. At the end of each section, readers find "Interactions," references to other sections of the book that describe design strategies, systems, components, or materials that interact in important ways with the topic of the chapter.
For the first time the primer covers the Council's overarching philosophy of going Beyond GreenTM to examine issues related to cost, safety, security, and health. The Fifth Edition also features NAHB's Model Green Home Building Guidelines on a CD-ROM (a great resource for local home building associations looking to start a green building program in their area), the Built Green™ Checklist, and the USGBC LEED for Homes Project Checklist.
Contents
Introduction
When to Apply Green Building Strategies
Different Names for Green
The Importance of Energy
The 2030 Challenge
Beyond Green™
Green and Affordable
Green and Safe
Green and Aesthetic
The Eight Whole Building Design Objectives
Chapter 1 - Community and Site Planning
Chapter 2 - Renewable Energy
Chapter 3 - The Building Envelope
Chapter 4 - Energy Efficiency
Chapter 5 - Efficient Water Use
Chapter 6 - Indoor Environmental Quality
Chapter 7 - Materials
Chapter 8 - Operation and Maintenance
Published with support from SBIC Members: BASF Corporation, Portland Cement Association, North American Insulation Manufacturers Association, Green Building Decision Kit, National Association of the Remodeling Industry, and Knauf Insulation
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