Green Building Illustrated, 2nd Edition

By (author) Ching, FDK
Description
FULLY ILLUSTRATED, UPDATED GUIDE TO THE STRATEGIC DESIGN OF GREEN BUILDINGS

In the tradition of Building Construction Illustrated, Francis D.K. Ching and Ian M. Shapiro offer a fully illustrated guide to the theory and practice of sustainable design. This guide provides architects, designers, and builders in the green design professional community a framework and detailed strategies for designing substantively green buildings. With a focus on sustainable sites, approaching and reaching net-zero energy, low and zero-water usage, minimum-impact materials and superior indoor environmental quality, this guide explains why we need to build green, as well as green building theory and advancements in the industry. This Second Edition includes: 

• All-new case studies featuring geographically diverse buildings with proven zero energy performance
• Expanded coverage of zero energy building design, as well as zero water and zero waste buildings
• Practical guidance for the schematic design of high-performance buildings, heating and hot water system selection, building envelope details, and integrating renewable energy
• Advanced strategies, such as the concept of shape efficiency, and the optimal location for stairwells in buildings
• Additional strategies for affordability in green design and construction
• Updated references to the latest codes and standards

This Second Edition of Green Building Illustrated is an excellent resource for professionals, students and those interested in the design and construction of sustainable buildings. 
Table of contents

Preface vii

1 Introduction 1

2 First Principles 13

3 Codes and Standards 27

4 Community, Climate, and Site 43

5 Building Shape and Biomimicry 69

6 Near-Building Features 89

7 Outer Envelope 101

8 Unconditioned Spaces 133

9 Inner Envelope 147

10 Thermal Zoning and Compartmentalization 159

11 Lighting, Plug, and Process Loads 169

12 Hot and Cold Water 185

13 Indoor Environmental Quality 197

14 Heating and Cooling 217

15 Renewable Energy 237

16 Net-Zero Energy Design and Case Studies 245

17 Materials 253

18 Schedules, Sequences, and Affordability 271

19 Quality in Green Design and Construction 281

20 Conclusion 303

Glossary 309

Bibliography 313

Index 317

Review quote

"Buildings account for one third of greenhouse emissions. Green Building Illustrated offers practical solutions presented in the visual language of architects, builders, and designers. Elegant drawings and clear conceptual explanations lead students and practitioners to an intuitive understanding of the deep technical knowledge for eco-friendly design. Zero Energy Buildings, sustainability, embodied energy, building envelopes, systems integration, passive solar strategies, biomimetic architecture, carbon footprint…they’re in there. Planet earth needs this book!"
—Ron Judkoff, Chief Architectural Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

"When the first edition of Green Building Illustrated came out in 2014, I thought it was clearly written and illustrated, and packed with good information for aspiring architects and engineers, as well as veteran building and mechanical design professionals. The tone is conversational and not didactic or preachy. It doesn’t provide the reader with black and white solutions to every problem but sets out a range of possibilities.

The second edition does the above and more so. It questions whether we can continue to use fossil fuels in buildings; mitigate the worst effects of Global Climate Change; and still provide well designed, well built, comfortable, healthy, and sustainable buildings. Along with some minor ch