The Power of Existing Buildings: Save Money, Improve Health, and Reduce Environmental Impacts (1st ed. 2019)

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Synopsis
In The Power of Existing Buildings, academic sustainability expert Robert Sroufe, and construction and building experts Craig Stevenson and Beth Eckenrode, explain how to realize the potential of existing buildings and make them perform like new. This step‑by‑step guide will help readers to: understand where to start a project; develop financial models and realize costs savings; assemble an expert team; and align goals with numerous sustainability programs. The Power of Existing Buildings will challenge you to rethink spaces where people work and play, while determining how existing buildings can save the world. The insights and practical experience of Sroufe, Stevenson, and Eckenrode, along with the project case study examples, provide new insights on investing in existing buildings for building owners, engineers, occupants, architects, and real estate and construction professionals.
Copyright:
2019

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781642830514
Publisher:
Island Press/Center for Resource Economics, Washington, DC
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Copyrighted By:
Robert P. Sroufe, Craig E. Stevenson, Beth A. Eckenrode
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden, Technology, Earth Sciences
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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