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Title:
Retrofitting office buildings to be green and energy-efficient : optimizing building performance, tenant satisfaction, and financial return
Personal Author:
Tobias, Leanne
Publication Information:
Washington, DC : Urban Land Institute, 2009
Physical Description:
x, 310 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
ISBN:
9780874201338
Subject Term:
Sustainable buildings

Office buildings -- Design and construction -- Environmental aspects

Office buildings -- Energy conservation

Office buildings -- Energy consumption
Added Author:
Vavaroutsos, George
Added Corporate Author:
Urban Land Institute

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Aimed at real estate industry professionals, developers, and investors, this guidebook fully explains the best practices and methods for retrofitting an existing office building to be green--increasing the efficiency of resource use while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment. Covering numerous eco-friendly systems, this reference demonstrates how green features are definitely worth the investments they require. Case study examples of projects that have incorporated these aspects as well as how they were constructed are included.


Author Notes

Leanne Tobias is founder and managing principal of Malachite LLC, a leading green real estate advisory company. She is an internationally recognized speaker and author on sustainable real estate, has over 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, and holds the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED AP designation.