Sustainable Commercial Interiors

Discover new approaches to green design and sustainable building with this comprehensive guide
 
There's a substantial amount of information designers and architects need to understand about sustainability and commercial projects, especially as expectations for professionals in the industry become clearer. Luckily, the second edition of Sustainable Commercial Interiors has been revamped to serve as a comprehensive guide for anyone looking to understand the latest in green and sustainable design. Fully revised throughout, this resource now includes frameworks based on the new LEED v4 rating system, and provides fifteen brand-new case studies that document green design and building strategies for all types of projects. You'll find information on materials, furnishings, finishes, product standards, and certifications, all designed to keep you in the know and prepare you for future ventures in sustainable design.
 
The ideal professional companion for interior designers, commercial builders and developers, architects, and interior design students, this guide is an all-in-one introduction to the most essential topics in the industry, such as global environmental issues, water and energy usage, and the tools of the trade, to name just a few. The book is illustrated with full color images throughout.
* Fully revised and updated to include information on the new LEED v4 rating system
* Discusses the past, present, and future of sustainable design
* Considers global environmental issues, such as waste, land use, and bio-inspired design
* Covers water and energy usage and sustainable materials
 
Discover the benefits of green building and adopt new approaches to sustainable design. Sustainable Commercial Interiors is your go-to resource for navigating new expectations for responsible interior design.

List of contents

Foreword Alex Wilson ix
 
Preface xi
 
Acknowledgments xiii
 
INTRODUCTION 1
 
Why We Wrote This Book 1
 
What You'll Find 1
 
Our Hopes for the Future 3
 
1 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE 5
 
Sustainability Defined and Refined 6
 
Defining "Green" 8
 
What Is Green Design? 15
 
Overcoming the Obstacles to Sustainability 23
 
The Integrated Profession 30
 
Integrating Sustainability Into Your Design Practice: an Essay by Kendall Wilson 30
 
Making Integrated Design Work 33
 
The Design Charrette 38
 
Taking the Mystery Out of Commissioning 41
 
Commissioning the Interior Project: an Essay by Jay Enck 42
 
2 GLOBAL ISSUES: AN OVERVIEW 45
 
As the Earth Warms 46
 
Living Lightly on the Land 49
 
Wet Gold 55
 
Want Not, Waste a Lot 58
 
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow ... Still Green? an Essay by Alice Liao 65
 
Healthy Buildings, Healthy People 68
 
Bio-Inspired Design: What Can We Learn from Nature? an essay by Judith Heerwagen 71
 
The Journey Ahead... an Essay by Bill Reed 79
 
3 SITES, WATER, AND ENERGY 83
 
Site Sustainability Matters: an essay by Gina Bocra 84
 
Matters of Site 86
 
Reducing Water Use 91
 
Optimizing Energy Use 101
 
Energy Efficiency in an Interiors Project: an essay by Marcus Sheffer 103
 
Lighting 108
 
Heating and Cooling 126
 
4 THE MATERIALS MAZE 133
 
Navigating the Materials Maze 134
 
Ask More Questions: an Essay by by Nadav Malin 135
 
Life Cycle Studies: A Comparison 144
 
Toxins 152
 
A Guide to Researching Sustainable Materials: an essay by Jean Hansen 159
 
Transparency--or Not 161
 
Natural Versus Synthetic Materials 168
 
Furnishings and Finishes: An Overview 172
 
Ceilings 196
 
Green Product Trends: an essay by Wanda Lau 198
 
5 THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT 203
 
The Air That We Breathe 205
 
Interior Design: First Step toward Providing Good IAQ: an Essay by Marilyn Black 205
 
The Elusive Thermal Comfort 216
 
Noise: The Other Pollutant 218
 
Let There Be (Day)light 221
 
Why Daylighting?: an essay by Nancy Clanton 222
 
The Importance of Views 235
 
6 THE TOOLS OF OUR TRADE 241
 
Green Building Organizations, Rating Systems, and Design Guides 246
 
Product Standards and Certifications 271
 
Green Product Information Programs 291
 
Specifications 298
 
Four Steps to Greening Your Specifications: an essay by Ross Speigel 298
 
The Sustainable Library 301
 
7 THE BUSINESS CASE FOR GREEN DESIGN 303
 
Building a Tangible Symbol 305
 
Making the Case 308
 
The Economics of a Green Work Space: an essay by Bill Browning 313
 
An Integrated Whole 329
 
8 THE BUSINESS CASE FOR GREEN DESIGN 331
 
What Do Green Professionals Do? An Essay by Holley Henderson 332
 
Great Expectations 333
 
U.S. Green Building Council Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 333
 
Dynamic Energy 340
 
Cannon Design, Chicago, Illinois 340
 
Repurpose with Style 345
 
HDR, San Francisco, California 345
 
Engage and Express 349
 
RTKL Associates Inc., Washington, DC 349
 
The Three Cs 352
 
HOK Chicago, Illinois 352
 
Adaptive Reuse 357
 
Perkins+Will, Atlanta, Georgia 357
 
9 SUBSTANCE AND STYLE 361
 
A Bit of Britain in Manhattan 362
 
BBC W

About the author

Penny Bonda is a Fellow of the U.S. Green Building Council and the American Society of Interior Designers. She is the founding chair and a principal author of LEED for Commercial Interiors. Her organization, Ecoimpact Consulting, assists businesses achieve a competitive advantage through sustainability.
Katie Sosnowchik is a veteran journalist and former magazine editor focusing on design and sustainability. She is now communications director for HDR's global architecture practice, helping share the firm's knowledge of how design thinking can shape behaviors and outcomes, and how the design of buildings, spaces and products can add meaning and value to clients.
Summer Minchew is a partner with Ecoimpact Consulting specializing in sustainable design principles and green building rating system project management and administration.

Summary

Discover new approaches to green design and sustainable building with this comprehensive guide There's a substantial amount of information designers and architects need to understand about sustainability and commercial projects, especially as expectations for professionals in the industry become clearer.

Product details

• Authors: P Bonda, Penn Bonda, Penny Bonda, Penny Sosnowchik Bonda, Bonda Penny, Summer Minchew, Kati Sosnowchik, Katie Sosnowchik, Sosnowchik Katie, Minchew Summer
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.08.2014
• EAN: 9781118456293
• ISBN: 978-1-118-45629-3
• No. of pages: 432
• Assisted by: Summer Minchew
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Innenarchitektur, Architektur, Interior Design, Architecture, Bauentwurf, Architecture: interior design, Building Design, Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design, Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings