Green buildings and the law
"In countries such as the UK, the energy used in constructing, occupying and operating buildings represents approximately 50% of greenhouse gas emissions. Pressure to improve the environmental performance of buildings during both construction and occupancy, particularly to reduce carbon emissio...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon :
Spon Press,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Planning and policies for sustainable development in California and the San Diego region / Robert A. Leiter
- 2. Potential harmful environmental impacts as a consequence of material and system specifications, installation, and operations in current U.S. green building practices / Tamera L. McCuen and Lee A. Fithian
- 3. Covenants and building regulations : a twin track approach to improving the energy performance of Dutch buildings / Lorraine Murphy
- 4. The quest for sustainable buildings : getting it right at the planning stage / Julie Adshead
- 5. Green buildings : a critical analysis of the Turkish legislation / Deniz Ilter
- 6. Surveying the sustainable and environmental legal and market challenges for real estate / Colleen Theron and Malcolm Dowden
- 7. Sustainable development and the South African constitution : implications for built environment legislation / Jeremy Gibberd
- 8. Energy efficiency in buildings and building control regulations in South Africa / Joachim E. Wafula, Kennedy O. Aduda and Alfred A. Talukhaba
- 9. The extended Australian urban dwelling : key issues relating to private open space in expanding residential surburbia / Andrew H. Kelly and Stuart J. Little
- 10. China building control on green buildings / Rui Guan Michael
- 11. Green buildings and the law in Taiwan / Jui-Ling Chen and Chiung-Yu Chiu
- 12. Climate change and the construction industry : sustainability challenges for Singapore / Asanga Gunawansa.