Sustainable Living: the Role of Whole Life Costs and Values

by Nalanie Mithraratne, Robert Vale

Achieving a sustainable building is not just a matter of design and what happens once the building is occupied is absolutely critical.

This book shows how the choices designers, developers and building users make impact on sustainability over the life span of the building. The authors show how a holistic approach considering costs, energy use, environmental impact, global warming potential as well as items which a usually disregarded such as finishes, furniture and appliances is needed to achieve best practice.

246 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2007

Reviews

[Dave Riley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Textbook. Hardly the province of those who aren't actually planning accommodation areas as it focuses on specific studies of New Zealand housing. Statistics and graphs are nonetheless very useful..