Sustainable Buildings in Practice - 9780415399326

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Sustainable Buildings in PracticeWhat the Users Think\nAuthor(s): George Baird\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415399326, 978-0415399326\nSynopsis\nCurrent assessment methods of sustainable buildings do not adequately account for the users needs. Given that over the life of a building, total salary costs far outweigh both operating costs and combined capital and rental costs, the occupants needs are not something which should be sensibly ignored.\n\nThis book presents an unbiased evaluation of thirty of the most cutting-edge, sustainable buildings in the world, in terms of the users perceived comfort, health and productivity. The author has visited the buildings, interviewed the design teams and examined the findings of a sixty-question standardized user questionnaire. The book provides:\n\nthirty case studies covering mixed-mode, passive and environmentally sustainable commercial and institutional buildings \n.