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020			_a978-0-415-39932-6
040			_aAIKTC-KRRC _cAIKTC-KRRC
041			_aENG
082			_a720.47 _bBAI _2DDC23
100			_aBaird, George _92328
245		0	_aSustainable buildings in practice
250			_a1st Ed
260			_aNew York _bRoutledge _c2010
300			_a335 Pages _bPaperback
520			_aCurrent 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 thirty 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 sixty-question standardized user questionnaire. The book provides: thirty 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 eleven 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.
942			_cBK _2ddc
650			_aARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENT (AR-ENV) _94791