Greening Our Built World: Costs, Benefits, and Strategies
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Greening Our Built World: Costs, Benefits, and Strategies

Greening Our Built World: Costs, Benefits, and Strategies

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Greg Kats (Author)  

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This eye-opening book reports the results of a large-scale study based on extensive financial and technical analyses of more than 150 green buildings in the United States and ten other countries. Using sophisticated modeling techniques, the study analyzes the costs and financial benefits of building green on both large and small scales, and addresses the role of the built environment in reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The author reports that green buildings cost roughly 2 per cent more to build than conventional buildings - far less than previously assumed - and provide a wide range of financial, health, and social benefits. In addition, green buildings reduce energy use by an average of 33 per cent. The book also evaluates the cost-effectiveness of 'green community development' and presents the results of the first-ever survey of green buildings constructed by faith-based organizations. A compelling combination of solid facts and specific examples, it proves that green design is both cost-effective and earth-friendly.
Gregory Kats is a managing director of the investment firm Good Energies. He was formerly a managing principal of Capital E, a national clean energy technology consulting firm. Previously he was Director of Financing for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. In 2003 he wrote the first in depth study of the long-term economic benefits of green buildings, The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Buildings.
  • Contributor: Greg Kats
  • Imprint: Island Press
  • ISBN13: 9781597266680
  • Number of Pages: 280
  • Packaged Dimensions: 204x267mm
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Island Press
  • Release Date: 2009-12-31
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Gregory Kats is a managing director of the investment firm Good Energies. He was formerly a managing principal of Capital E, a national clean energy technology consulting firm. Previously he was Director of Financing for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. In 2003 he wrote the first in depth study of the long-term economic benefits of green buildings, The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Buildings.

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