Penny Bonda, Katie Sosnowchik, Summer Minchew

Sustainable Commercial Interiors (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Discover new approaches to green design and sustainable building with this comprehensive guide There's a substantial amount of information designers and architects need to understand about sustainability and commercial projects, especially as expectations for professionals in the industry become clearer. Luckily, the second edition of Sustainable Commercial Interiors has been revamped to serve as a comprehensive guide for anyone looking to understand the latest in green and sustainable design. Fully revised throughout, this resource now includes frameworks based on the new LEED v4 rating system, and provides fifteen brand-new case studies that document green design and building strategies for all types of projects. You'll find information on materials, furnishings, finishes, product standards, and certifications, all designed to keep you in the know and prepare you for future ventures in sustainable design. The ideal professional companion for interior designers, commercial builders and developers, architects, and interior design students, this guide is an all-in-one introduction to the most essential topics in the industry, such as global environmental issues, water and energy usage, and the tools of the trade, to name just a few. The book is illustrated with full color images throughout. * Fully revised and updated to include information on the new LEED v4 rating system * Discusses the past, present, and future of sustainable design * Considers global environmental issues, such as waste, land use, and bio-inspired design * Covers water and energy usage and sustainable materials Discover the benefits of green building and adopt new approaches to sustainable design. Sustainable Commercial Interiors is your go-to resource for navigating new expectations for responsible interior design.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118879900
• Artikelnr.: 41153049

Autorenporträt

Penny Bonda is a Fellow of the U.S. Green Building Council and the American Society of Interior Designers. She is the founding chair and a principal author of LEED for Commercial Interiors. Her organization, Ecoimpact Consulting, assists businesses achieve a competitive advantage through sustainability. Katie Sosnowchik is a veteran journalist and former magazine editor focusing on design and sustainability. She is now communications director for HDR's global architecture practice, helping share the firm's knowledge of how design thinking can shape behaviors and outcomes, and how the design of buildings, spaces and products can add meaning and value to clients. Summer Minchew is a partner with Ecoimpact Consulting specializing in sustainable design principles and green building rating system project management and administration.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Alex Wilson ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii INTRODUCTION 1 Why
We Wrote This Book 1 What You'll Find 1 Our Hopes for the Future 3 1
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE 5 Sustainability Defined and
Refined 6 Defining "Green" 8 What Is Green Design? 15 Overcoming the
Obstacles to Sustainability 23 The Integrated Profession 30 Integrating
Sustainability Into Your Design Practice: an Essay by Kendall Wilson 30
Making Integrated Design Work 33 The Design Charrette 38 Taking the Mystery
Out of Commissioning 41 Commissioning the Interior Project: an Essay by Jay
Enck 42 2 GLOBAL ISSUES: AN OVERVIEW 45 As the Earth Warms 46 Living
Lightly on the Land 49 Wet Gold 55 Want Not, Waste a Lot 58 Here Today,
Gone Tomorrow ... Still Green? an Essay by Alice Liao 65 Healthy Buildings,
Healthy People 68 Bio-Inspired Design: What Can We Learn from Nature? an
essay by Judith Heerwagen 71 The Journey Ahead... an Essay by Bill Reed 79
3 SITES, WATER, AND ENERGY 83 Site Sustainability Matters: an essay by Gina
Bocra 84 Matters of Site 86 Reducing Water Use 91 Optimizing Energy Use 101
Energy Efficiency in an Interiors Project: an essay by Marcus Sheffer 103
Lighting 108 Heating and Cooling 126 4 THE MATERIALS MAZE 133 Navigating
the Materials Maze 134 Ask More Questions: an Essay by by Nadav Malin 135
Life Cycle Studies: A Comparison 144 Toxins 152 A Guide to Researching
Sustainable Materials: an essay by Jean Hansen 159 Transparency--or Not 161
Natural Versus Synthetic Materials 168 Furnishings and Finishes: An
Overview 172 Ceilings 196 Green Product Trends: an essay by Wanda Lau 198 5
THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT 203 The Air That We Breathe 205 Interior Design:
First Step toward Providing Good IAQ: an Essay by Marilyn Black 205 The
Elusive Thermal Comfort 216 Noise: The Other Pollutant 218 Let There Be
(Day)light 221 Why Daylighting?: an essay by Nancy Clanton 222 The
Importance of Views 235 6 THE TOOLS OF OUR TRADE 241 Green Building
Organizations, Rating Systems, and Design Guides 246 Product Standards and
Certifications 271 Green Product Information Programs 291 Specifications
298 Four Steps to Greening Your Specifications: an essay by Ross Speigel
298 The Sustainable Library 301 7 THE BUSINESS CASE FOR GREEN DESIGN 303
Building a Tangible Symbol 305 Making the Case 308 The Economics of a Green
Work Space: an essay by Bill Browning 313 An Integrated Whole 329 8 THE
BUSINESS CASE FOR GREEN DESIGN 331 What Do Green Professionals Do? An Essay
by Holley Henderson 332 Great Expectations 333 U.S. Green Building Council
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 333 Dynamic Energy 340 Cannon Design,
Chicago, Illinois 340 Repurpose with Style 345 HDR, San Francisco,
California 345 Engage and Express 349 RTKL Associates Inc., Washington, DC
349 The Three Cs 352 HOK Chicago, Illinois 352 Adaptive Reuse 357
Perkins+Will, Atlanta, Georgia 357 9 SUBSTANCE AND STYLE 361 A Bit of
Britain in Manhattan 362 BBC Worldwide Americas, New York, New York 362
Respecting the Past, Providing for the Future 366 Federal Center South,
1202 Building, Seattle, Washington 366 The Healing Properties of Nature 372
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 372 High Tech, High
Touch 376 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Academic Library, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia 376 True to Its Roots 382 J. W.
Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, San Antonio, Texas 382 Big
Impact in a Small Footprint 386 Welch Allyn, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, New
York 386 Collaborative Cube 391 Kaleida Health Gates Vascular
Institute/SUNY at Buffalo Clinical Translational Research Center, Buffalo,
New York 391 GLOSSARY 395 RESOURCES 403 Print 403 TedX Talks 404 Internet
Resources 404 INDEX 409