{"product_id":"the-integrative-design-guide-to-green-building-isbn-9780470181102","title":"The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The members of 7group and Bill Reed are examples writ large of the kind of leadership that is taking this idea of green building and forming it into reality, by helping change minds, building practice, and design process.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003efrom the Foreword by S. Rick Fedrizzi President, CEO, and Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA whole-building approach to sustainability\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe integrative design process offers a new path to making better green building decisions and addressing complex issues that threaten living systems. In The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability, 7group's principals and integrative design pioneer Bill Reed introduce design and construction professionals to the concepts of whole building design and whole systems. With integrative thinking that reframes what sustainability means, they provide a how-to guide for architects, designers, engineers, developers, builders, and other professionals on incorporating integrative design into every phase of a project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis practical manual:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains the philosophy and underpinnings of effective integrative design, addressing systems thinking and building and community design from a whole-living system perspective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails how to implement integrative design from the discovery phase to occupancy, supported by process outlines, itemized tasks, practice examples, case studies, and real-world stories illustrating the nature of this work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the deeper understanding of integration that is required to transform architectural practice and our role on the planet\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book, both practical and thoughtful, will help you deliver your vision of a sustainable environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Many Minds 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Master Builder to the Twenty-first Century: Where We Are and How We Got Here 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Master Builder 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Siena Duomo 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Age of Specialization 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStop and Reflect: Our Current Process 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSiloed Optimization 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Abyss between Design and Construction Professionals 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoing Less Damage by Adding Technologies 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Call Before Us 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Building as an Organism 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Shift in Thinking: No Part or System in Isolation 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuildings as Organisms 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTunneling through the Cost Barrier 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons Learned from High-Performance Windows 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProject Teams as Organisms 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFostering an Interdisciplinary Process: “A Deer in the Headlights” 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Team of Colearners and the Learning Wheel 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Composite Master Builder 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Reframing Sustainability 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Sustainability? 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Trajectory of Sustainability Practice 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Technical Story of the Willow School 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA More Compelling and Vital Story of Place 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRe-Membering Our Role in Nature 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReciprocal Relationships within the Larger System 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of the Mental Model: From Products to a New Mind-set 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNested Subsystems 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolving for Pattern 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Aligning Values, Purpose, and Process 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Discovery Phase X 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Four \u003ci\u003eE\u003c\/i\u003es 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestioning Assumptions 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Alignment 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAligning the Team 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAligning with the Client 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFostering an Iterative Process 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating Intentions with Purpose 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Four Key Subsystems 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAligning Dollars and Resources 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “Touchstones” Exercise 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAligning with Values 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRedefining Success 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: The Discovery Phase 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis Is Not a Cookbook 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere’s Where We Are 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStop and Reflect 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s Working? 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s Not Working? 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Can We Do (and Think about) This Differently? 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrative Process Overview 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree-part Structure 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart A: Discovery 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart B: Design and Construction 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart C: Occupancy, Operations, and Performance Feedback 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart A: Discovery 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage A.1—Research and Analysis: Preparation 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage A.2—Workshop No. 1: Alignment of Purpose and Goal-Setting 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage A.3—Research and Analysis: Evaluating Possible Strategies 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage A.4—Workshop No. 2: Conceptual Design Exploration 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage A.5—Research and Analysis: Testing Conceptual Design Ideas 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Schematic Design 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntering Part B—Design and Construction 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere’s Where We Are 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStop and Reflect 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s Working? 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s Not Working? 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Can We Do (and Think about) This Differently? 205\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eQuestioning Assumptions 205\u003cbr\u003e Engaging an Interdisciplinary Process 206\u003cbr\u003e Creating Alignment 209\u003cbr\u003e Mental Model Shift 214\u003cbr\u003e Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Tools and Environmental Benefits 214\u003cbr\u003e Energy-Modeling Tools and Costs Benefits 218\u003cbr\u003e Revisiting Nested Subsystems 219\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart B: Design and Construction 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage B.1—Workshop No. 3: Schematic Design Kickoff—Bringing It All Together (without committing to building form) 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage B.2—Research and Analysis: Schematic Design—Bringing It All Together (and now committing to building form) 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Design Development and Documentation 259\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere’s Where We Are 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStop and Reflect 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s Working? 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s Not Working? 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Can We Do (and Think about) This Differently? 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage B.3—Workshop No. 4: Design Development Kickoff—It Is Brought Together; Does It Work? 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage B.4—Research and Analysis: Design Development—Optimization 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage B.5—Workshop No. 5: Construction Documents Kickoff—Perfomance Verification and Quality Control 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage B.6—Construction Documents—No More Designing 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Construction, Operations, and Feedback 309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evolving Commissioning Process 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning From Feedback 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere’s Where We Are 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStop and Reflect 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s Working? 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s Not Working? 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Can We Do (and Think about) This Differently? 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage B.7—Bidding and Construction—Aligning with the Builder: Becoming a Team 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart C—Occupancy, Operations, and Performance Feedback 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStage C.1—Occupancy: Feedback from All Systems 347\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Call for Performance Feedback 347\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue—Evolving the Field 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Transformational Process 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShifting the Paradigm 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fifth System 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 387\u003c\/p\u003e \"The book is an in-depth study of sustainable design practices, but particularly as it relates to new building construction. The book's primary audience is commercial construction consultants. However, their concepts apply to residential design, too.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Designer\u003c\/i\u003e, Winter 2009\/2010)  7group, based in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, includes principals John Boecker, Scot Horst, Tom Keiter, Andrew Lau, Marcus Sheffer, and Brian Toevs, who bring a unique integration of expertise in design, engineering, energy and daylight modeling, materials assessments, commissioning, education, and communications to their work. Internationally recognized thought leaders in the green building movement, they have led countless teams through the practical implementation of integrative design on building projects of all types around the world. 7group also has been directly and deeply involved with the development of the LEED Green Building Rating System, including experience on more than 100 LEED projects. Scot Horst currently serves as chair of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Steering Committee.  \u003cp\u003eBill Reed is an architect and internationally recognized proponent and practitioner of integrative design. He is a principal in three firms: the Integrative Design Collaborative, Regenesis, Inc., and Delving Deeper—organizations working to lift development into full integration with living systems. He served as co-chair of the LEED Technical Committee from its inception in 1994 through 2003, is a member of the LEED Advanced faculty, and one of the first of twelve USGBC trainers of the LEED Rating System.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"The members of 7group and Bill Reed are examples writ large of the kind of leadership that is taking this idea of green building and forming it into reality, by helping change minds, building practice, and design process.\"\u003cbr\u003e —from the Foreword by S. Rick Fedrizzi President, CEO, and Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA whole-building approach to sustainability\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe integrative design process offers a new path to making better green building decisions and addressing complex issues that threaten living systems. In The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability, 7group's principals and integrative design pioneer Bill Reed introduce design and construction professionals to the concepts of whole building design and whole systems. With integrative thinking that reframes what sustainability means, they provide a how-to guide for architects, designers, engineers, developers, builders, and other professionals on incorporating integrative design into every phase of a project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis practical manual:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplains the philosophy and underpinnings of effective integrative design, addressing systems thinking and building and community design from a whole-living system perspective\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetails how to implement integrative design from the discovery phase to occupancy, supported by process outlines, itemized tasks, practice examples, case studies, and real-world stories illustrating the nature of this work\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplores the deeper understanding of integration that is required to transform architectural practice and our role on the planet\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book, both practical and thoughtful, will help you deliver your vision of a sustainable environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7group, based in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, includes principals John Boecker, Scot Horst, Tom Keiter, Andrew Lau, Marcus Sheffer, and Brian Toevs, who bring a unique integration of expertise in design, engineering, energy and daylight modeling, materials assessments, commissioning, education, and communications to their work. Internationally recognized thought leaders in the green building movement, they have led countless teams through the practical implementation of integrative design on building projects of all types around the world. 7group also has been directly and deeply involved with the development of the LEED® Green Building Rating System, including experience on more than 100 LEED projects. Scot Horst currently serves as chair of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Steering Committee.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990266134757,"sku":"NP9780470181102","price":98.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470181102.jpg?v=1761787124","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-integrative-design-guide-to-green-building-isbn-9780470181102","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}