The Engineering Guide to LEED-New Construction Sustainable Construction for Engineers

About this book

This is 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); and, low-impact development.

Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. LEED Sustainable Sites; Chapter 3. LEED Water Efficiency; Chapter 4. LEED Energy and Atmosphere; Chapter 5. LEED Materials and Resources; Chapter 6. LEED Indoor Environmental Quality; Chapter 7. LEED Innovation and Design Process; Chapter 8. A Systematic View of Green; Chapter 9. Department of Defense (DoD) Sustainable Construction and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ); Chapter 10. Low-Impact Development and Stormwater Issues; Appendix A: Notation; Appendix B: Definitions; Appendix C: Units

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Biography

Liv Haselbach, Ph.D., P.E., LEED-Accredited Professional, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University.