Green buildings and the law /
"In countries such as the UK, the energy used in constructing, occupying and operating buildings represents approximately 50% of greenhouse gas emissions. Pressure to improve the environmental performance of buildings during both construction and occupancy, particularly to reduce carbon emissio...
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| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Spon Press,
2011
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Table of Contents:
- Planning and policies for sustainable development in California and the San Diego region
- Potential harmful environmental impacts as a consequence of material and system specifications, installation and operations in current U.S. green building practices
- Covenants and building regulations : a twin track approach to improving the energy performance of Dutch buildings
- The quest for sustainable buildings : getting it right at the planning stage
- Green buildings : a critical analysis of the Turkish legislation
- Surveying the sustainable and environmental legal and market challenges for real estate
- Sustainable development and the South African constitution : implications for built environment legislation
- Energy efficiency in buildings and building control regulations in South Africa
- The extended Australian urban dwelling : key issues relating to private open space in expanding residential suburbia
- China building control on green buildings
- Green buildings and the law in Taiwan
- Climate change and the construction industry : sustainability challenges for Singapore.
