The Engineering Guide to LEED-New Construction: Sustainable Construction for Engineers, second Edition

An Up-to-Date Guide to the Latest LEED-New Construction Guidelines

Fully revised for version 3.0 of the LEED-New Construction rating system (LEED-2009), this GreenSource book helps you acquire the skills needed to apply LEED-NC to sustainable construction projects.

The Engineering Guide to LEED-New Construction, second edition, offers comprehensive coverage of the environmental systems and impacts on which many of the LEED-NC subcategories are based. Detailed equations and exercises in the book can be used to perform the calculations outlined in LEED-NC. Valuable information on real-world applications of LEED-NC in military, low-impact development (LID), and other sectors is included in this practical resource.

THE ENGINEERING GUIDE TO LEED-NEW CONSTRUCTION COVERS:

  •     Introduction to the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED-NC rating system
  •     Sustainable sites
  •     Water efficiency
  •     Energy and atmosphere
  •     Materials and resources
  •     Indoor environmental quality
  •     Innovation in design and regional priorities
  •     A systematic view of green and minimum program requirements
  •     Department of Defense sustainable construction and indoor air quality (IAQ)
  •     Low-impact development
The Engineering Guide to LEED-New Construction: Sustainable Construction for Engineers, second Edition
  • Hardcover: 464 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 2 edition (July 13, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0071745122
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071745123

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