Retrofitting buildings to be green and energy-efficient : optimizing building performance, tenant satisfaction, and financial return /

Retrofitting buildings to be green and energy-efficient : optimizing building performance, tenant satisfaction, and financial return /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Tobias, Leanne.
Imprint:	Chicago : Urban Land Institute, 2012.
Description:	1 online resource (321 pages) : color illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Sustainable buildings. Office buildings -- Design and construction -- Environmental aspects. Office buildings -- Energy conservation. Office buildings -- Energy consumption. Office buildings -- Energy conservation. Office buildings -- Energy consumption. Sustainable buildings. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11134431

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Other authors / contributors:	Vavaroutsos, George.
ISBN:	9780874201970 0874201977 9780874201963 0874201969
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
Summary:	Aimed at real estate industry professionals, developers, and investors, this guidebook fully explains the best practices and methods for retrofitting an existing office building to be green--increasing the efficiency of resource use while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment. Covering numerous eco-friendly systems, this reference demonstrates how green features are definitely worth the investments they require. Case study examples of projects that have incorporated these aspects as well as how they were constructed are included.
Other form:	Print version: Tobias, Leanne. Retrofitting Buildings to Be Green and Energy-Efficient : Optimizing Building Performance, Tenant Satisfaction, and Financial Return. Chicago : Urban Land Institute, ©2012 9780874201338

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Summary:	Aimed at real estate industry professionals, developers, and investors, this guidebook fully explains the best practices and methods for retrofitting an existing office building to be green--increasing the efficiency of resource use while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment. Covering numerous eco-friendly systems, this reference demonstrates how green features are definitely worth the investments they require. Case study examples of projects that have incorporated these aspects as well as how they were constructed are included.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (321 pages) : color illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780874201970 0874201977 9780874201963 0874201969