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HOW TO UPGRADE THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF EXISTING BUILDINGS

Green building growth is expected to achieve a nearly 20 percent market share of the new non-residential construction marketing in 2009. Now, the time has come to focus on existing buildings, which after all represent the great majority of all buildings and which contribute approximately 20 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

To guide building owners, developers, project managers, and facility directors through the process of greening existing buildings in a cost-effective way, Jerry Yudelson has authored GREENING EXISITING BUILDINGS (McGraw-Hill; November 2009; Hardcover: $79.95). He shares proven technologies and operating methods, and provides hard costs associated with efficiency upgrades and materials choices. From beginning to end, Mr. Yudelson details how to manage a LEED-EBOM (LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance) certification project.

This practical and insightful resource highlights the ten best practices for greening existing buildings, and includes more than 25 case studies of successful implementations and 35 insightful interviews with industry experts and building owners and managers. It also details U.S. Green Building Council's LEED-Existing Buildings as well as international green building rating systems, such as LEED-Canada; BREEAM (U.K); and Green Star (Australia).

Part of McGraw-Hill's GreenSource Series, Greening Existing Buildings covers:
• Economic drivers and market dynamics
• Getting the U.S. EPA's ENERGY STAR rating
• Making the business case for greening existing buildings
• Cost of greening and setting realistic project budgets
• Energy-efficient building upgrades
• Sustainable site management and water conservation retrofits
• Crafting purchasing and waste management policies
• Upgrading indoor environmental quality, and more.

"Beyond savings in energy, water, and waste management expenses, the real gains in greening existing buildings lie in the seemingly ‘soft' benefits: improvements in health, comfort, and productivity of building occupants; enhanced marketing and public relations; risk mitigation; improved recruitment and retention; and greater employee morale," says Jerry Yudelson. "It's my fervent hope that you will take the information from my book and put it to use in your own buildings, facilities, hotels, hospitals, high-rise residences, schools, and campuses."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jerry Yudelson, P.E., M.S., M.B.A, LEED AP, is Principal, Yudelson Associates, a leading green building consultancy. His recent research projects for leading trade and professional organizations have touch on subjects such as green building incentives, the energy efficiency market, European green building technologies, selling energy management solutions water in the built environment, and corporate sustainability. He is a licensed professional engineer with more than eight years experience working in mechanical and electrical firms doing building design and renovations. Mr. Yudelson has been a leading speaker at green building and real estate conferences in the U.S, Canada, the UK, Germany, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates and has authored ten previous books on green buildings and developments, green marketing, green homes, and corporate sustainability.

About GreenSource
A mainstay in the green building market since 2006, GreenSource magazine and GreenSourceMag.com are produced by the editors of McGraw-Hill Construction, in partnership with editors at BuildingGreen, Inc., with support from the United States Green Building Council. GreenSource has received numerous awards, including American Business Media's 2008 Neal Award for Best Website and 2007 Neal Award for Best Start-up Publication, and FOLIO magazine's 2007 Ozzie Awards for "Best Design, New Magazine" and "Best Overall Design." Recognized for responding to the needs and demands of the profession, GreenSource is a leader in covering noteworthy trends in sustainable design and best practice case studies. Its award-winning content will continue to benefit key specifiers and buyers in the green design and construction industry through the books in the GreenSource Series.

GREENING EXISTING BUILDINGS by Jerry Yudelson
McGraw-Hill; November 2009; Hardcover: $79.95; 336 pages;
ISBN-10: 0-07-1638326; ISBN-13: 978-0-07-1638326

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