Green BuildingA to Z
providesacompellingreferenceguidethatarticulatesthekeytermsandconceptsingreenbuilding.Inthisfast-changingfield,JerryYudelson’slucidwritingstylebeautifully describestheessentialconceptsandterminologywithaccuracy andpassion.
Green BuildingA to Z
createsamuch-neededmapof thegreenbuildinglandscape.—A
NDRÉS
R.E
DWARDS
,authorof
The Sustainability Revolution: Portait of a Paradigm Shift
,andfoundingboardmember,USGreenBuildingCouncil’sRedwoodEmpireChapter
Green BuildingA to Z
isawonderfulresourceforprofessionalslearningaboutthegreenbuildingmovementanditsmanymovingparts. Yudelsondoesanexcellentjobpullingsomanydifferenttopicsintoonebook. Irecommendthisbooktoanyonestartingtheirjourneyonthepathtosustainability.—P
AUL
S
HAHRIARI
,founder,GreenMind
Green BuildingA to Z
isanexcitingcontributiontothe toolsweneedtocreateenvironmentallyintelligentcommunities.Asthesustainablebuildingindustryexplodes,itisvitalthatwehaveacommonlanguageandsharedexpectationsaboutwhatconstitutes“green.”JerryYudelsonhasproducedadictionaryof termsthatisunderstandabletothelaypersonandprofessionalalike.Itwillbeespeciallypertinenttothosejustbeginningtounderstandthedynamicnewparadigmof sustainabledesign.—R
ON VAN DER
V
EEN
,AIA,LEED®AP,Principal,MITHUNarchitects+designers+planners
Green BuildingA to Z
providesthoroughcoverageof thelanguageandpracticeinvolvedinthedesignof greenbuildings.Yudelsongivesuscompellingandillustrateddefinitionsusedinsustainabledesign,alongwithhisexpertiseandhistoricalandphilosophicalcontext.—A
LISON
G.K
WOK
,AIA,LEED®AP,AssociateProfessor,Departmentof Architecture,Universityof Oregon
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