Description |
xx, 268 p. : ill. |
Series |
CIB
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Planning and policies for sustainable development in California and the San Diego region -- Potential harmful environmental impacts as a consequence of material and system specifications, installation and operations in current U.S. green building practices -- Covenants and building regulations : a twin track approach to improving the energy performance of Dutch buildings -- The quest for sustainable buildings : getting it right at the planning stage -- Green buildings : a critical analysis of the Turkish legislation -- Surveying the sustainable and environmental legal and market challenges for real estate -- Sustainable development and the South African constitution : implications for built environment legislation -- Energy efficiency in buildings and building control regulations in South Africa -- The extended Australian urban dwelling : key issues relating to private open space in expanding residential surburbia -- China building control on green buildings -- Green buildings and the law in Taiwan -- Climate change and the construction industry : sustainability challenges for Singapore. |
Summary |
"Legislation and regulation are driving green development and compliance in a wide variety of ways. This international review of the law in key jurisdictions for the research community, lawyers, the construction industry and government examines some of the mechanisms in place - from the more traditional building regulation controls to green leases and the law relating to buildings and their natural environment"--Provided by publisher. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Sustainable buildings -- Law and legislation.
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Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Adshead, Julie.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780415559263 (hbk.) |
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041555926X (hbk.) |
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0203866800 (electronic bk.) |
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9780203866801 (electronic bk.) |
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