The law of green buildings
Subtitle: regulatory and legal issues in design, construction, operations, and financing
By: J. Cullen Howe and Michael B. Gerrard, Editors
Publisher: American Bar Association
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9781616320140
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Overview of green buildings; title: Green building rating systems and green leases; title: Federal government initiatives to promote green building and sustainable development; title: State and local green building laws and initiatives; title: Green building financing; title: Alternative energy options for buildings: distributed generation/power generation on or near buildings; title: Energy performance contracting for buildings; title: Site selection and land use planning; title: Green materials and construction; title: Water use and management in buildings; title: Retrofitting; title: Emerging legal issues in marketing green buildings; title: Environmental review and climate change adaptation; title: Emerging legal issues in green construction.