| Contents |
Costs and benefits of green building -- Costs and benefits of green community design -- Communities of faith building green -- Green design, climate change, and the economy : potential impacts in the United States -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Data-collection methodology -- Appendix B: Source list -- Appendix C: Green building data set -- Appendix D: Comparison of data set to LEED--new construction buildings -- Appendix E: Baselines used in cost and benefits estimates -- Appendix F: Issues in researching the cost of green building -- Appendix G: Cost of energy-efficiency and renewable-energy measures -- Appendix H: Energy-use baselines and standards -- Appendix I: Verifying the energy performance of LEED buildings -- Appendix J: Assumptions used for calculations of water savings -- Appendix K: Green building survey instrument -- Appendix L: Global assumptions for Part IV. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2009026848 |
| ISBN | 9781597266673 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1597266671 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781597266680 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 159726668X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
