Green Development: Integrating Ecology and Real Estate

by Lisa McManigal, William D. Browning, Alex Wilson, et al.

Green Building, the trend toward more environmentally responsible construction, has become a popular movement among architects, but is less well understood by the developers and owners who control the funding for what gets built.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471188786
• ISBN13: 9780471188780
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.8" x 9.6"
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12

Customer Reviews

Great Overview

An excellent overview of the evolving movement towards green development. The book is somewhat dated and lacks in-depth coverage in some areas. Regardless effectively gets you into the space.

Throughly presents sustainable land development

This book throughly presents sustainable real estate development. It answers the basic questions of how, what, when, why and who with text and photos illustrating numerous case studies.It is written for a wide and concerned audience, composed of real estate professionals, financiers and designers. This book is not technical. It is a conceptual book and guides the reader toward sustainable solutions.This subject is very large and this book is necessarily a summary, which includes recent projects.This book does not "preach to the choir". It addresses difficult obstacles to the sustainable development paradigm and provides workable solutions.