Contractor's guide to green building construction: management, project delivery, documentation, and risk reduction.
Author(s) : AGCA, GLAVINICH T. E.
Type of monograph: Book, Guide/Handbook
Summary
The book has been published in cooperation with the Associated General Contractors of America and has been specifically written for contractors. Throughout the presentation, flowcharts and other features offer working tools for successfully managing green construction projects. The structure of the book follows the progression of a project, from acquisition through project closeout. It delineates the typical project activities and explains how normal deliverables need to be modified when working on a green project. Extract from the table of contents: green construction and the contractor; elements of green construction; understanding green project requirements; contracting for green construction; green subcontracting; managing green design; green procurement; constructing a green project; green project commissioning and closeout.
Details
- Original title: Contractor's guide to green building construction: management, project delivery, documentation, and risk reduction.
- Record ID : 2009-0934
- Languages: English
- Subject: Regulation, Environment
- Publication: John Wiley & Sons - United kingdom/United kingdom
- Publication date: 2008
- ISBN: 9780470056219
- Source: Source: 283 p. (20.5 x 23.5); fig.; phot.; tabl.; ref.; index; 2 append.; GBP 45.
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
Indexing
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Themes:
Indoor air quality;
Green buildings;
Air conditioning: regulations and standards - Keywords: Station; Public premises; Office; Economy; Commercial building; Certification; Building; Management; Ventilation; Design; Recommendation; Air quality; Pollution; Material; Hospital; Guide; Case study; USA; Environment; Construction; Thermal comfort; Air conditioning
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