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Chapter 6 The Business Case for Green Buildings 95
Incentives and Barriers to Green Buildings 97
Benefits That Build a Business Case 102
Economic Benefits 104
Risk Management 107
Health Improvements 109
Public Relations and Marketing 109
Recruitment and Retention 112
Financing Green Projects 114
Political 117
Who Benefits? 117
Chapter 7 Costs of Green Buildings 121
Cost Drivers for Green Buildings 123
Additional Cost Considerations 127
Controlling Costs in LEED Projects 130
High Performance on a Budget 131
Summary of Cost Influences 133
Green Building Cost Studies 134
Integrated Design Can Reduce Costs 139
Gross Costs and Net Costs 142
Chapter 8 Integrated Project Management—Cost/Benefit
Analysis of Green Buildings 145
Introduction to the Environmental Value-Added Method 146
LEED Rating System and EVA 148
Getting Started with Environmental Value-Added Analysis 162
Integrated Value Assessment 163
Chapter 9 Getting Started—Predesign Considerations 167
Higher-Level Considerations: The Triple Bottom Line 168
General Considerations: Sustainable Design 173
Site Selection and Site Evaluation 175
Programming 180
Predesign Work 185
Chapter 10 Conceptual and Schematic Design 187
Conceptual and Process Questions 188
Site Questions 189
Water-Related Questions 192
Energy-Related Questions 193
Materials and Resource Questions 199
Indoor Environmental Quality Questions 199
Chapter 11 Design Development 203
General Sustainable Design Questions 203
Site Design Questions 204
Water Efficiency Questions 205
