Mary M. Carr

The Green Library Planner (eBook, ePUB)

What Every Librarian Needs to Know Before Starting to Build or Renovate

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Green buildings are better buildings. In fact, buildings use 36% of the energy in the United States, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, so green buildings that use less energy help to address the very real challenges of reliance on fossil fuel and climate change. More than only being environmentally responsible, green libraries are beautiful, cost-effective, high-performance buildings that enhance occupant health and comfort.

The Green Library Planner is designed for members of library building design teams who typically are not actively engaged in architecture, construction, or engineering, but who need an introduction to the rationale for green buildings, the elements of green building, and the language of the field. It will be equally useful for public officials, boards, or administrators who are considering a new green library building, a renovated library structure, or sustainable elements for a current library facility.
Mary M. Carr, a library director who is also a LEED-Accredited Professional with national certification, first introduces the basic tenets of green building. She then covers the gamut of green building from design, through all phases of construction or renovation, to operations and maintenance.

Chapter highlights include:
Fundamentals of Sustainable BuildingThe Importance of PlaceEnergy and LightingIndoor Environmental QualityWater Conservation and QualitySustainable Construction Management TechniquesCommissioning Sustainable Operations and Maintenance
With this information the librarian, and related library staff and administrators, will be able to design, build or renovate, and operate the library in the best way possible, while considering the environmental and economic challenges faced, locally and globally, in the 21st century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780810887374
• Artikelnr.: 47666332

Autorenporträt

Mary M. Carr is Executive Director, Community College of Spokane Library Services. She has been a librarian for 39 years and a Sustainable Building Advisor since 2008. She is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-accredited professional and has taught green sustainable building. She presented on this topic at ALA's 2012 Annual Conference in Anaheim.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: The Fundamentals of Sustainable Building
Chapter 2: The Importance of Place: From the Philosophical to the Practical
Chapter 3: Energy and Lighting
Chapter 4: Green Materials
Chapter 5: Indoor Environmental Quality
Chapter 6: Water Conservation and Quality
Chapter 7: Construction Management
Chapter 8: Building Operations and Maintenance
Afterword