TY - BOOK ID - 29507605 TI - LEED materials : a resource guide to green building PY - 2010 SN - 9781568988856 1568988850 PB - New York, NY : Princeton Architectural Press, DB - UniCat KW - 69.02 KW - 745.5 KW - materialenkennis KW - designmaterialen KW - ecologisch bouwen KW - ecologische bouwmaterialen KW - bouwen - constructie-elementen, duurzaam bouwen KW - designmaterialen - algemeen KW - Construction KW - Construction durable KW - Éco-produits KW - Building materials KW - Green products KW - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System. KW - Sustainable construction. KW - Matériaux KW - Aspect environnemental KW - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System KW - Sustainable construction KW - duurzaam bouwen KW - Green construction KW - Building KW - Sustainable engineering KW - LEED Green Building Rating System KW - LEED Rating System KW - Sustainable buildings KW - Earth-friendly products KW - Environmentally safe products KW - Commercial products KW - Green marketing KW - Recycled products KW - Architectural materials KW - Architecture KW - Building supplies KW - Buildings KW - Construction materials KW - Structural materials KW - Materials KW - Design and construction KW - Standards KW - Éco-produits KW - Matériaux UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:29507605 AB - Since its launch in 1993 by the nonprofit U.S. Green Building Council, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program has become the standard measure of sustainability for buildings worldwide. Successfully reaching one of four LEED certification levels-Certified, Silver, Gold, or Platinum-requires specific point totals, which differ among building types. Getting certified, in addition to altruistic benefits, allows building owners to take advantage of a growing number of state and local government incentives. The menu of potential points available for various practices ranges from installing bike racks on-site to documenting the source of the iron ore used in anyconstruction steel. As any architect or developer can attest, navigating this complex system of required prerequisites and credits can be maddening. It may be good to be green, but it's still far from easy. An architect's knowledge of materials can make or break a building's rating. Though LEED's performance-based criteriaexclude individual materials and products from earning points toward certification, their specific use can. Apply a material in the wrong situation and you may not get credit for it. Fortunately, with a little insider knowledge, you can also use one material to get credit in two, three, or even more areas. LEED Materials is packed with critical information on nearly two hundred materials, products, and services. Organized in the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) MasterFormat-industry standard in building contracts-this highly visual guide makes sure your material choices and uses will maximize your LEED credits. LEED Materials includes a foreword by Steven Winter, former chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council. ER -