Overview
This eye-opening book reports the results of a large-scale study based on extensive financial and technical analyses of more than 150 green buildings in the United States and ten other countries. Using sophisticated modeling techniques the study analyzes the costs and financial benefits of building green on both large and small scales, and addresses the role of the built environment in reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The author reports that green buildings cost roughly 2% more to build than conventional buildings—far less than previously assumed—and provide a wide range of financial, health, and social benefits. In addition, green buildings reduce energy use by an average of 33%. The book also evaluates the cost-effectiveness of “green community development” and presents the results of the first-ever survey of green buildings constructed by faith-based organizations. A compelling combination of solid facts and specific examples, it proves that green design is both cost-effective and earth-friendly.
Full Product Details
Author: Greg Kats
Publisher: Island Press
Imprint: Island Press
Edition: None ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 20.40cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 26.70cm
Weight: 0.794kg
ISBN: 9781597266673
ISBN 10: 1597266671
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 01 November 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Building green offers the potential for important health and economic benefits. As our nation faces the twin mandates to improve health and control costs, analyses such as this one-- including full benefit accounting -- are indispensable. --Howard Frumkin director, National Center for ENV Health/ ATSTR, CDC (08/25/2009)
Everyone who is serious about climate change should get this book. Greg Kats brings a deep knowledge of energy and construction to show that the benefits of green construction outweigh the costs and could jump-start a national revolution toward the use of renewable energy sources. -- Don Kennedy president emeritus, Stanford University; Bing Professor of EnvScience and Policy (08/25/2009)
Author Information
Gregory Kats is a managing director of the investment firm Good Energies. He was formerly a managing principal of Capital E, a national clean energy technology consulting firm. Previously he was Director of Financing for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. In 2003 he wrote the first in depth study of the long-term economic benefits of green buildings, The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Buildings.
