Green Building Costs - The Affordability of Sustainable Design

This book takes a critical view of the real cost of green building. It provides readers with a non-biased evaluation based on empirical construction cost data, and sheds light on the affordability of sustainable buildings.

List of contents

Part I Looking back and perceptions 1 Introduction 2 Existing research 3 Meta-analysis findings Part II What actual data tells us 4 Data collection and description 5 Data analysis Part III The path forward 6 Comparative case study 7 The path forward

About the author

Ming Hu is an Associate Professor at School of Architecture and Associate Professor at College of Engineering, University of Notre Dame, USA. Her research activities center on how to decarbonize the built environment through net-zero impact and healthy building design, and to understand how the (smart) technologies might be employed to reduce the impact from built environment to ecosystem.

Summary

This book takes a critical view of the real cost of green building. It provides readers with a non-biased evaluation based on empirical construction cost data, and sheds light on the affordability of sustainable buildings.

Product details

• Authors: Ming Hu, Ming (University of Maryland Hu, Hu Ming
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9781032328096
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232809-6
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Sustainability, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / General, ARCHITECTURE / General, ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice, ARCHITECTURE / Reference, ARCHITECTURE / Project Management, Environmentally-friendly architecture & design, Energy Efficiency, Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology, Building construction & materials, Alternative and renewable energy sources and technology, Building construction and materials, Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design