This concise and fact-filled guide provides a roadmap for upgrading the energy and environmental performance of existing buildings.

With more than 25 case studies and interviews with building owners, managers and industry experts, Jerry Yudelson's latest book weaves narratives, best practices and summaries of proven technologies and operating methods into an easy-to-read compendium.

"Greening Existing Buildings" also provides an overview of green rating systems and standards such as the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (LEED-EBOM), LEED-Canada, the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) in the United Kingdom and Green Star in Australia, among others.

The book also covers:

• How to make the business case for greening existing buildings
• The cost of greening existing buildings and how to set realistic project budgets
• How to manage a LEED-EBOM certification project from start to finish
• Water conservation as well as energy efficiency retrofits
• How to boost indoor environmental quality
• How to manage sustainable sites
• Drawing up purchasing and waste management policies

 
Yudelson is the principal Yudelson Associates. The green building and sustainable consultancy is based in Tucson, Arizona. He holds degrees in engineering from the California Institute of Technology, Harvard University and the University of Oregon and is the author of 11 books on green building and numerous reports, white papers and other resources. More information about his work is available at www.greenbuildconsult.com/books/.