{"product_id":"sustainable-refurbishment-isbn-9781405195089","title":"Sustainable Refurbishment","description":"\u003cb\u003eSustainable Refurbishment\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernments across the EU and developed countries are increasingly being directed towards improving existing built stock as a key ingredient to meeting climate change challenges.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis guide to green ‘retro-fitting’ for corporate real estate, facility managers and occupiers struggling to reduce their building’s carbon footprint will help in the planning and management of a sustainable refurbishment programme.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSustainable Refurbishment\u003c\/i\u003e is structured into four parts: the first gives the context, together with an overview on sustainable development and refurbishment projects separately, and the value gained from a sustainable refurbishment. Part Two details the regulatory and financial drivers, together with market pressures, and provides an overview of where this is leading, giving the implications for sustainable refurbishment. Part Three provides technical support on carbon measures, helping to determine the feasibility of good practices as part of the refurbishment. Included is a review of energy efficiency, renewable and low carbon technologies and embodied carbon to enable lifecycle carbon calculations, together with the necessary behavioural change aspects needed to embed the changes. Linkages and benefits between the technologies will be highlighted. Part Four reviews refurbishment from a wider environmental perspective, understanding the challenges and opportunities that exist for particular developments from a materials, water, biodiversity and transport perspective.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, checklists are provided on typical activities and best practice; these are expanded through relevant case studies and examples to show-case previous good practices and lessons learnt. The book’s structure allows a matrix approach, with Parts Three and Four containing the technical information necessary to deliver sustainable refurbishment. The book provides a much-needed link between policy-level commitment and detailed technical delivery.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis easily digestible and authoritative review of the key issues in green retro-fitting is crucial for facilities managers; building surveyors; property managers\/owners; and corporate real estate involved in sustainable refurbishment by offering the practical support needed to make it happen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOTHER BOOKS OF INTEREST: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSustainable Practice for the Facilities Manager\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShah\u003cbr\u003e 978 14051 35573 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDelivering Sustainable Buildings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Practical Guide for Contractors to Low Carbon, Energy Efficient and Renewable Technologies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalina\u003cbr\u003e978 14051 94174 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFacilities Change Management\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinch\u003cbr\u003e978 14051 53461  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnhancing Building Performance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMallory-Hill, et al.\u003cbr\u003e978 04705 57591  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Introduction to Building Refurbishment 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 What is Building Refurbishment? 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Definitions of Refurbishment 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Building Refurbishment Market and Size 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Sustainable Refurbishment 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Overview of Sustainable Development 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Sustainable Development and Building Refurbishment 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Occupant Evaluation 34\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Changes in Work Patterns 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Pre- and Post-Occupancy Evaluations (POE) 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Managing Refurbishment as a Process 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Drivers for Sustainable Refurbishment? 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Market Pressures 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Return on Investment 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Regulatory Incentives 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Financial Incentives and Taxes 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Climate Change 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Corporate Responsibility 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Skills 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Developing a Business Plan and Strategy 84\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Costs and Risks to Refurbish 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Barriers to Refurbishment 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Delivering Commercially Viable Refurbishment 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Factors to Consider to Improve the Performance 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Defining the Strategy 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Managing Delivery 90\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Delivering a Sustainable Refurbishment 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Minor Refurbishment Approach 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Major and Comprehensive Refurbishment Approach 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Green Leases 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standards 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Energy Star 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Managing-Delivery Checklist 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnote 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Managing Impacts 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 International Standards 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 LEED and BREEAM 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Project Sustainability Assessment 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Performance Improvements from Standards 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Behavioural Change 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Low-Carbon Technologies and Materials 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Energy-Efficiency Measures 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Refurbishment Options and Approach 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Assessing Costs of Energy-Efficiency Measures 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Fabric and Passive Energy-Efficiency Measures 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Energy-Efficiency Measures – Mechanical 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 ESCOs and Energy-Performance Contracting 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Energy-Efficiency and Low-Carbon Checklist 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Health and Indoor-Environment Checklist 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Behavioural Change 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Commissioning Buildings 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Energy Conservation as a Behaviour 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Renewable Energy 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Photovoltaic (PV) Panels 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Solar Thermal Hot-Water Systems 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Wind Turbines 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Biofuel Heating 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Geothermal Energy 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Combined Heat and Power (CHP) 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Heat Pumps 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnote 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Embodied Carbon 186\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Embodied Carbon Standards 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Varying Embodied Carbon Values in Buildings 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 1 – London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA): Energy Case Study 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 2 – 89 Culford Road: Extreme Low-Carbon Dwelling Refurbishment 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Study 3 – Empire State Building to Become a Model of Energy 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 Environmental Areas 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Material Use and Resource Efficiency 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Material-Certification Schemes 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Material Procurement 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Designing-in Sustainable Materials 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Material Resource Efficiency 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Site Waste Management 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Materials and Resource Efficiency Checklist 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Water Conservation 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Performing a Water Audit 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Reducing Water Use 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Rainwater Harvesting 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Flood Risk and Sustainable Drainage Systems 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Water-Conservation Checklist 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnote 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Biodiversity 242\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Green Roofs and Walls 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Provision for Birds 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Biodiversity Checklist 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEndnotes 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 Transport 256\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Developing a Travel Plan 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Delivery Travel Plans 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Transport Checklist 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading and Websites 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 271\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“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.”  (\u003ci\u003eBuilding Design\u003c\/i\u003e, 16 November 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernments across the EU and developed countries are increasingly being directed towards improving existing built stock as a key ingredient to meeting climate change challenges. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This guide to green ‘retro-fitting’ for corporate real estate, facility managers and occupiers struggling to reduce their building’s carbon footprint will help in the planning and management of a sustainable refurbishment programme.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSustainable Refurbishment\u003c\/i\u003e is structured into four parts: the first gives the context, together with an overview on sustainable development and refurbishment projects separately, and the value gained from a sustainable refurbishment. Part Two details the regulatory and financial drivers, together with market pressures, and provides an overview of where this is leading, giving the implications for sustainable refurbishment. Part Three provides technical support on carbon measures, helping to determine the feasibility of good practices as part of the refurbishment. Included is a review of energy efficiency, renewable and low carbon technologies and embodied carbon to enable lifecycle carbon calculations, together with the necessary behavioural change aspects needed to embed the changes. Linkages and benefits between the technologies will be highlighted. Part Four reviews refurbishment from a wider environmental perspective, understanding the challenges and opportunities that exist for particular developments from a materials, water, biodiversity and transport perspective.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Throughout the book, checklists are provided on typical activities and best practice; these are expanded through relevant case studies and examples to show-case previous good practices and lessons learnt. The book’s structure allows a matrix approach, with Parts Three and Four containing the technical information necessary to deliver sustainable refurbishment. The book provides a much-needed link between policy-level commitment and detailed technical delivery.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This easily digestible and authoritative review of the key issues in green retro-fitting is crucial for facilities managers; building surveyors; property managers\/owners; and corporate real estate involved in sustainable refurbishment by offering the practical support needed to make it happen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOTHER BOOKS OF INTEREST: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSustainable Practice for the Facilities Manager\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShah\u003cbr\u003e 978 14051 35573 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDelivering Sustainable Buildings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Practical Guide for Contractors to Low Carbon, Energy Efficient and Renewable Technologies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalina\u003cbr\u003e978 14051 94174 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFacilities Change Management\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinch\u003cbr\u003e978 14051 53461  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnhancing Building Performance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMallory-Hill, et al.\u003cbr\u003e978 04705 57591\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990119203045,"sku":"NP9781405195089","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405195089.jpg?v=1761786586","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/sustainable-refurbishment-isbn-9781405195089","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}