Retrofitting Office Buildings to Be Green and Energy-Efficient: Optimizing Building Performance, Tenant Satisfaction, and Financial Return

Retrofitting Office Buildings to Be Green and Energy-Efficient: Optimizing Building Performance, Tenant Satisfaction, and Financial Return

Leanne Tobias
$89.95
Publication Date: January 1st, 2010
Publisher:
Urban Land Institute
ISBN:
9780874201338
Pages:
308

Description

Aimed at real estate industry professionals, developers, and investors, this guidebook fully explains the best practices and methods for retrofitting an existing office building to be green—increasing the efficiency of resource use while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment. Covering numerous eco-friendly systems, this reference demonstrates how green features are definitely worth the investments they require. Case study examples of projects that have incorporated these aspects as well as how they were constructed are included.

About the Author

Leanne Tobias is founder and managing principal of Malachite LLC, a leading green real estate advisory company. She is an internationally recognized speaker and author on sustainable real estate, has over 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, and holds the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED AP designation.