Description
Book SynopsisDiscover 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 LEEDv4 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.
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Table 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 Worldwide Americas, New York, New York 362
Respecting the Past, Providing for the Future 366
Federal Center South, 1202 Building, Seattle, Washington 366
The Healing Properties of Nature 372
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 372
High Tech, High Touch 376
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Academic Library, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia 376
True to Its Roots 382
J. W. Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, San Antonio, Texas 382
Big Impact in a Small Footprint 386
Welch Allyn, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, New York 386
Collaborative Cube 391
Kaleida Health Gates Vascular Institute/SUNY at Buffalo Clinical Translational Research Center, Buffalo, New York 391
GLOSSARY 395
RESOURCES 403
Print 403
TedX Talks 404
Internet Resources 404
INDEX 409
