Sustainable Commercial Interiors, Second Edition

There's a substantial amount of information designers and architects need to understand about sustainability and commercial projects, especially as expectations for professionals in the industry become clearer. Luckily, the second edition of Sustainable Commercial Interiors has been revamped to serve as a comprehensive guide for anyone looking to understand the latest in green and sustainable design. Fully revised throughout, this resource now includes frameworks based on the new LEED v4 rating system, and provides fifteen brand-new case studies that document green design and building strategies for all types of projects. You'll find information on materials, furnishings, finishes, product standards, and certifications, all designed to keep you in the know and prepare you for future ventures in sustainable design.

The ideal professional companion for interior designers, commercial builders and developers, architects, and interior design students, this guide is an all-in-one introduction to the most essential topics in the industry, such as global environmental issues, water and energy usage, and the tools of the trade, to name just a few. The book is illustrated with full color images throughout.

• Fully revised and updated to include information on the new LEED v4 rating system
• Discusses the past, present, and future of sustainable design
• Considers global environmental issues, such as waste, land use, and bio-inspired design
• Covers water and energy usage and sustainable materials

Discover the benefits of green building and adopt new approaches to sustainable design. Sustainable Commercial Interiors is your go-to resource for navigating new expectations for responsible interior design.

Penny Bonda is a Fellow of the U.S. Green Building Council and the American Society of Interior Designers. She is the founding chair and a principal author of LEED for Commercial Interiors. Her organization, Ecoimpact Consulting, assists businesses achieve a competitive advantage through sustainability.

Katie Sosnowchik is a veteran journalist and former magazine editor focusing on design and sustainability. She is now communications director for HDR's global architecture practice, helping share the firm's knowledge of how design thinking can shape behaviors and outcomes, and how the design of buildings, spaces and products can add meaning and value to clients.

Summer Minchew is a partner with Ecoimpact Consulting specializing in sustainable design principles and green building rating system project management and administration.

Foreword
Alex Wilson

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1 Sustainable Design: Past, Present, And Future

Sustainability Defined and Refined

Defining “Green”

What Is Green Design?

Overcoming the Obstacles to Sustainability

The Integrated Profession

Integrating Sustainability Into Your Design Practice: An Essay by Kendall Wilson

What’s LEED Got to Do With It?

Making Integrated Design Work

The Design Charrette

Taking the Mystery Out of Commissioning

Commissioning the Interior Project: An Essay by Jay Enck

Chapter 2 Global Issues: An Overview

As the Earth Warms

Living Lightly on the Land

Wet Gold

Want Not, Waste a Lot

Healthy Buildings, Healthy People

Bio-Inspired Design: What Can We Learn from Nature? An Essay by Judith Heerwagen

The Journey Ahead: An Essay by Bill Reed

Chapter 3 Sites, Water and Energy

Matters of Site

Site Sustainability Matters: An Essay by Gina Baker

What’s LEED Got To Do With It?

Reducing Water Use

What’s LEED Got To Do With It?

Optimizing Energy Use

Energy Efficiency in an Interiors Project: An Essay by Marcus Sheffer

Lighting

Heating and Cooling

Chapter 4 The Materials Maze

Ask More Questions: An Essay by Nadav Malin

Navigating the Materials Maze

Life Cycle Studies: A Comparison

Toxins

A Guide to Researching Sustainable Materials: An Essay by Jean Hansen

Transparency—or Not

Natural Versus Synthetic Materials

Furnishings and Finishes: An Overview

Fabrics

Carpet

Resilient Flooring

Hard Flooring

Wood Flooring

Wood and Millwork

Furniture

Paints, Wall Finishes, and Wallcoverings

Surfacing Materials

Ceilings

Green Product Trends: An Essay by Wanda Lau

What’s LEED Got To Do With It?

Chapter 5 The Indoor Environment

The Air That We Breathe

Interior Design: First Step Towards Providing Good IAQ: An Essay by Marilyn Black

The Elusive Thermal Comfort

Noise: The Other Pollutant

Let There Be (Day)light

Why Daylighting? An Essay by Nancy Clanton

The Importance of Views

What’s LEED Got To Do With It?

Chapter 6 The Tools of Our Trade

Green Building Organizations, Rating Systems And Design Guides

Product Standards and Certifications

Multi-Attribute Product Standards and Certifications

Single-Attribute Product Standards and Certifications

Green Product Information Programs

LCA Analysis Tools

Product Guides

Specifications

Four Steps to Greening Your Specifications: An Essay by Ross Speigel

The Sustainable Library

Chapter 7 The Business Case for Green Design

Building a Tangible Symbol

Making the Case

Costs and Benefits of Green Building

The Economics of a Green Work Space: An Essay by Bill Browning

An Integrated Whole

Chapter 8 Practicing What They Preach

What Do Green Professionals Do? An Essay by Holley Henderson

Great Expectations

U.S. Green Building Council Headquarters, Washington, D.C., USA

Dynamic Energy

Cannon Design, Chicago, Illinois

Repurpose With Style

HDR Architecture, Inc., San Francisco, California

Engage & Express

RTKL Associates Inc., Washington, D.C.

The Three C’s

HOK Chicago, Illinois, USA

Adaptive Reuse in Midtown Atlanta

Perkins + Will, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Chapter 9 Substance and Style

A Bit of Britain in Manhattan

BBC Worldwide Americas, New York, NY, USA

Respecting the Past, Providing for the Future

Federal Center South, 1202 Building, Seattle, Washington, USA

The Healing Properties of Nature

Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA

High Tech, High Touch

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Academic Library Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

True to Its Roots

J.W. Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Big Impact In a Small Footprint

Welch Allyn, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, New York, USA

Collaborative Cube

Kaleida Health Gates Vascular Institute/SUNY at Buffalo Clinical Translational Research Center, Buffalo, New York

Glossary

Resources

Books

TedX Talks

Internet Resources

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