Reinventing Green Building: Why Certification Systems Aren't Working and What We Can Do About It - Softcover

Yudelson, Jerry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865718156 ISBN 13: 9780865718159

Publisher: New Society Publishers, 2016

Synopsis

Green building has failed – why and how we need to reinvent green building to cut global carbon emissions.

Buildings and their associated systems are the largest source of greenhouse gases in the world. The 2030 Challenge aims to produce zero net -energy from new North American construction by 2030 while achieving a 50% reduction in carbon emissions from existing buildings. With less than 4% of commercial and residential structures in the U.S. and Canada certified by 2015, we seem destined to fall catastrophically short of this target.

Reinventing Green Building combines a unique, insider's critique of the current state of affairs with a potent vision for the future. This highly visual, data-driven analysis brings together the wisdom of today's leading practitioners including:

• Up-to-date information on green building issues, energy economics and new technology
• Dramatic new approaches to certification system design and user experience
• Creative, outside-the-box solutions using the Internet of Things, big data analytics and cloud-based technologies for building management.

The green building revolution has failed to fulfill its promise to transform the marketplace in a meaningful way. Smart, simple, and sustainable: Reinventing Green Building presents a new approach to building certification, designed to radically cut costs while dramatically increasing marketplace acceptance integrating true climate mitigation and better building performance.

About this title

About the Author

Jerry Yudelson, PE, LEED® Fellow, is the author of 13 full-length professional and trade books on green buildings, integrated design, green homes, water conservation, building performance and sustainable development. Dubbed 'The Godfather of Green' by Wired Magazine, his passion for optimizing the built environment is reflected by his many years of professional experience in the green building and certification fields, serving as an elected LEED Fellow and as president of the Green Building Initiative. Jerry also served on the national board of the USGBC and chaired the Steering Committee for the largest green building show, Greenbuild, from 2004 â€� 2009. His previous books include Dry Run, Choosing Green and Green Building A to Z.

Edition details

• Publisher: New Society Publishers
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865718156
• ISBN 13: 9780865718159
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312