Sustainable Buildings in Practice: What the Users Think Contributor(s): Baird, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415399327 ISBN-13: 9780415399326 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $78.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation |
Dewey: 720.47 |
LCCN: 2009020432 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 8.5" W x 10.8" (2.80 lbs) 352 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Current 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:
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. |