Sustainable refurbishment /

• Main Author: Shah, Sunil, 1974-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Subjects: Sustainable buildings > Design and construction.; Buildings > Repair and reconstruction.; Green technology.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Construction > General.; Electronic books.

This guide to green 'retro-fitting' for corporate real estate, facility managers and occupiers struggling to reduce their building's carbon footprint will help in the planning and management of a sustainable refurbishment programme. Facilities managers have a key role in improving and...

Table of Contents:

• pt. 1. Introduction to building refurbishment
• pt. 2. Managing refurbishment as a process
• pt. 3. Low-carbon technologies and materials
• pt. 4. Environmental areas.