Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 The Recipe for Success

in High-Performance Projects

Chapter 2 Green Buildings Today

High-Performance Building Characteristics 19

The LEED Rating Systems 24

Other Green Building Rating Systems 31

Looking to the Future 40

The Larger Picture 43

Barriers to Green Building Growth 44

Chapter 3 The Practice of Integrated Design

Elements of the Integrated Design Process 45

An Architect's Perspective 46

What Integrated Design Is Not 48

The Role of BHAGs 50

The Integrated Design Team 53

Integrated Design from the Engineer's Perspective 54

Integrated Design in Practice--An Architect's Experience 56

International Integrated Design: The New York Times Building 58

The Contractor's Role in Integrated Design 63

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Chapter 4 The Eco-Charrette

The Charrette Process 69

SWOT Analysis 69

The University of Pennsylvania Morris Arboretum Project 71

Adopt "Right Mind" 78

Chapter 5 Barriers to High-Performance Buildings:Why Some Projects Succeed and Others Fail

Fewer Higher-Level Certifications 85

What Needs to Happen 89

Getting Consistent Results 91

Chapter 6 The Business Case for Green Buildings

Incentives and Barriers to Green Buildings 97

Benefits That Build a Business Case 102

Economic Benefits 104

Risk Management 107

Health Improvements 109

Public Relations and Marketing 109

Recruitment and Retention 112

Financing Green Projects 114

Political 117

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Chapter 7 Costs of Green Buildings

Chapter 8 Integrated Project Management-Cost/Benefit

Analysis of Green Buildings

Chapter 9 Getting Started-Predesign Considerations

Chapter 10 Conceptual and Schematic Desiln

Chapter 11 Design Development

Chapter 12 Construction Documents Phase

Chapter 13 Construction and Operations

Chapter 14 Looking AheadmDesigning Living Buildings

Appendix A |ntegrated Design Resources

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