1. A "WHITE PAPER" Review Of GREEN BUILDING.
- Author
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Vick, Robert
- Subjects
SUSTAINABLE building design & construction ,ARCHITECTURE & energy conservation ,ENERGY conservation ,STANDARDS ,CONSTRUCTION industry - Abstract
Reprints an article on green building which originated as an internal NIBCO memorandum to the company's wholesale sales force, dated July 17, 2005. Discussion on how a building can become a green building through design and construction; Role of U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in determining whether a building is considered green or not; Objectives of the creation of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System; Reasons for having a green building.
- Published
- 2005