Description
Book SynopsisThis guide to green 'retro-fitting' for facility mangers struggling to reduce their building's carbon footprint will help in the planning and management of a sustainable refurbishment program. The first part of the book provides the context, presenting the structure and linkage between the other chapters.
Trade Review“This book provides insight into the planning and management of a sustainable refurbishment project , from the point of view of the facility manager . It includes comprehensive improvement strategies and technical support , from examples of the installation of low-carbon technologies to waste minimisation and suggested material use.” (Building Design, 16 November 2012)
Table of ContentsPreface ix
Acknowledgements xi
Abbreviations xii
Part 1 Introduction to Building Refurbishment 1
Chapter 1 What is Building Refurbishment? 3
1.1 Introduction 4
1.2 Definitions of Refurbishment 5
1.3 Building Refurbishment Market and Size 10
Endnotes 14
Chapter 2 Sustainable Refurbishment 15
2.1 Introduction 16
2.2 Overview of Sustainable Development 17
2.3 Sustainable Development and Building Refurbishment 29
Endnotes 33
Chapter 3 Occupant Evaluation 34
3.1 Introduction 35
3.2 Changes in Work Patterns 37
3.3 Pre- and Post-Occupancy Evaluations (POE) 38
Endnotes 45
Part 2 Managing Refurbishment as a Process 47
Chapter 4 Drivers for Sustainable Refurbishment? 49
4.1 Market Pressures 50
4.2 Return on Investment 55
4.3 Regulatory Incentives 60
4.4 Financial Incentives and Taxes 65
4.5 Climate Change 71
4.6 Corporate Responsibility 76
4.7 Skills 79
Endnotes 81
Chapter 5 Developing a Business Plan and Strategy 84
5.1 Costs and Risks to Refurbish 85
5.2 Barriers to Refurbishment 86
5.3 Delivering Commercially Viable Refurbishment 87
5.4 Factors to Consider to Improve the Performance 88
5.5 Defining the Strategy 89
Endnotes 89
Chapter 6 Managing Delivery 90
6.1 Delivering a Sustainable Refurbishment 91
6.2 Minor Refurbishment Approach 92
6.3 Major and Comprehensive Refurbishment Approach 94
6.4 Green Leases 96
6.5 ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standards 98
6.6 Energy Star 101
6.7 Managing-Delivery Checklist 102
Endnote 102
Chapter 7 Managing Impacts 103
7.1 International Standards 104
7.2 LEED and BREEAM 106
7.3 Project Sustainability Assessment 110
7.4 Performance Improvements from Standards 114
7.5 Behavioural Change 116
Endnotes 117
Part 3 Low-Carbon Technologies and Materials 119
Chapter 8 Energy-Efficiency Measures 121
8.1 Introduction 122
8.2 Refurbishment Options and Approach 125
8.3 Assessing Costs of Energy-Efficiency Measures 130
8.4 Fabric and Passive Energy-Efficiency Measures 134
8.5 Energy-Efficiency Measures – Mechanical 141
8.6 ESCOs and Energy-Performance Contracting 148
8.7 Energy-Efficiency and Low-Carbon Checklist 154
8.8 Health and Indoor-Environment Checklist 155
Endnotes 156
Chapter 9 Behavioural Change 157
9.1 Commissioning Buildings 158
9.2 Energy Conservation as a Behaviour 160
Endnotes 164
Chapter 10 Renewable Energy 165
10.1 Introduction 166
10.2 Photovoltaic (PV) Panels 168
10.3 Solar Thermal Hot-Water Systems 170
10.4 Wind Turbines 173
10.5 Biofuel Heating 175
10.6 Geothermal Energy 179
10.7 Combined Heat and Power (CHP) 180
10.8 Heat Pumps 183
Endnote 185
Chapter 11 Embodied Carbon 186
11.1 Introduction 187
11.2 Embodied Carbon Standards 188
11.3 Varying Embodied Carbon Values in Buildings 192
Case Study 1 – London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA): Energy Case Study 196
Case Study 2 – 89 Culford Road: Extreme Low-Carbon Dwelling Refurbishment 202
Case Study 3 – Empire State Building to Become a Model of Energy 205
Endnotes 214
Part 4 Environmental Areas 215
Chapter 12 Material Use and Resource Efficiency 217
12.1 Introduction 218
12.2 Material-Certification Schemes 219
12.3 Material Procurement 221
12.4 Designing-in Sustainable Materials 222
12.5 Material Resource Efficiency 224
12.6 Site Waste Management 226
12.7 Materials and Resource Efficiency Checklist 230
Endnotes 231
Chapter 13 Water Conservation 233
13.1 Performing a Water Audit 234
13.2 Reducing Water Use 236
13.3 Rainwater Harvesting 238
13.4 Flood Risk and Sustainable Drainage Systems 240
13.5 Water-Conservation Checklist 240
Endnote 241
Chapter 14 Biodiversity 242
14.1 Introduction 243
14.2 Green Roofs and Walls 244
14.3 Provision for Birds 253
14.4 Biodiversity Checklist 254
Endnotes 255
Chapter 15 Transport 256
15.1 Developing a Travel Plan 257
15.2 Delivery Travel Plans 259
15.3 Transport Checklist 260
Glossary 262
Further Reading and Websites 266
Index 271
