This comprehensive, illustrated guide covers the process of constructing a certified green building. It offers expert insight into tackling projects, from concept and design, to unifying members of the team, to constructing high-performance buildings on time and within budget.

Written by Jerry Yudelson, one of the building industry's foremost experts in this area, Green Building Through Integrated Design includes case studies of a number of projects in North America.

Resources include:
o - Key questions to ask at each stage of the green building process
o - Profiles of 30 projects in the U.S. and Canada
o - Detailed interviews with numerous designers and builders
o - Useful checklists, tables, and charts, and numerous project photos
o - Key tips on how to implement the LEED design and certification process
o - Information on how to use green building project management software

The book also covers:
o - Project costs
o - Business case benefits
o - Green technologies
o - Rating and certification systems
o - Integrated design process
o - Design
o - Construction
o - Certification process
o - Operations
o - Case studies

Author Jerry Yudelson, PE, MS, MBA, LEED AP, is founder and principal of Yudelson Associates of Tucson, Arizona. His consulting firm specializes in certifying green building projects, marketing green developments and creating sustainability programs for corporate clients.