World's Greenest Buildings: Promise Versus Performance in Sustainable Design

Title: World's Greenest Buildings: Promise Versus Performance in Sustainable Design Author: Jerry Yudelson ISBN: 9780415606295 Publisher: Routledge Published: 2013 Binding: Paperback Language: English Publisher Description: The World's Greenest Buildings tackles an audacious task. Among the thousands of green buildings out there, which are the best, and how do we know? Authors Jerry Yudelson and Ulf Meyer examined hundreds of the highest-rated large green buildings from around the world and asked their owners to supply one simple thing: actual performance data, to demonstrate their claims to sustainable operations. This pivotal book presents: an overview of the rating systems and shows "best in class" building performance in North America, Europe, the Middle East, India, China, Australia and the Asia-Pacific region practical examples of best practices for greening both new and existing buildings a practical reference for