The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design

The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design, Second Edition continues to serve as the practical reference guide on the integration of sustainable, high performance design. Covering major sustainability issues on an introductory level, this updated edition offers great emphasis on the project process, cost implications, case studies, and lessons learned based on HOK’s wide range of project experiences.REAL-World Design Tool for Sustainable DesignThis comprehensive, updated edition of the definitive reference on sustainable design includes extensive new design process information, updated case studies, and post- occupancy evaluations organized to support use of the USGBC’s LEED(r) (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System. Complete with practical tools and real-world examples, this hands-on reference for architects, engineers, planners, landscape architects, interior designers, construction contractors, building owners and operators, and students includes: * Eighteen case studies reflecting HOK’s own application of sustainable design principles to real buildings, several with postoccupancy evaluations that demonstrate how sustainable design can be practical, cost-effective, and good for both buildings and business *Additional ISBNs: 9780471696131, 0471696137, 9780470886496, 0470886498