Sustainable Renovation Strategies for Commercial Building Systems and Envelope

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ISBN: 9780470872611 | 0470872616
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Copyright: 11/8/2011

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This book on sustainable renovation will focus on how buildings are made and sites developed, and on the improvements to building systems and envelopes that can be accomplished within both historic and modern existing buildings. Great examples of existing building upgrades will be examined, illustrating how to do sustainable renovations. The authors will emphasize more recent institutional and commercial buildings that pose greater challenges but also provide greater opportunities for extensive change in the performance of the built environment. Readers will learn about design approaches to radically improve performance of existing pre-war, post-war, and late modern buildings, approaches to achieve major modernization in occupied building, and incremental modernization and operations strategies available for immediate implementation.

Acknowledgments ix
Preface xi
Introduction	p. 1
Sustainability Defi ned	p. 1
The Urgency of Sustainability in Buildings	p. 4
The Importance of Existing Buildings	p. 6
Renovation Contrasted with Replacement	p. 8
Facility Management and Incremental Renovation	p. 9
The Benefi ts of Sustainable Renovation	p. 10
Health and Comfort 10 Economic Returns 12 Reduction of Climate Change Impact	p. 14
Whole Building Design	p. 17
Introduction	p. 17
Existing Building Context	p. 19
Climate and Function	p. 19
Building Energy Simulation Models	p. 22
Testing and Benchmarking Performance	p. 22
Understanding Existing Building Strategies	p. 29
Daylight	p. 32
Ventilation	p. 35
Permanent Materials	p. 36
Building Envelope	p. 38
Building Systems	p. 39
Modern Building Code Implications	p. 40
Facility Management Upgrades	p. 49
Introduction	p. 49
Immediate Improvement	p. 51
Behaviors	p. 51
Testing and Analyzing Performance	p. 52
Retrocommissioning	p. 55
Lighting	p. 56
Plug Loads	p. 59
Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning	p. 60
Water Use	p. 62
Beyond Energy-Green Operations and Maintenance	p. 62
Indoor Environmental Quality	p. 63
Regional Issues	p. 65
Putting Your Program Together	p. 65
Building Envelope Redesign	p. 77
Introduction	p. 77
Air Infi ltration Losses	p. 78
Insulation Strategies	p. 78
Cold Climate	p. 79
Humid Middle Latitude Climate	p. 81
Hot Humid Climate	p. 82
Hot Dry Climate	p. 83
Continental Climate	p. 83
Pre-War Buildings	p. 84
Thermal Mass and Climate Zones	p. 84
Masonry Wall Design	p. 85
Window Replacement and Shading	p. 86
Roof Structure and Insulation	p. 88
Roofi ng	p. 89
Mid-Century Modern Buildings	p. 92
Curtain Wall Replacement, Modifi cation, and Shading	p. 92
Insulation Options	p. 93
Window Replacement	p. 95
Roofi ng	p. 95
Late Modern Buildings	p. 96
Introducing Daylight	p. 96
Correcting Roof Structures and Slope	p. 98
Insulation Options	p. 99
Window Replacement	p. 100
Roofi ng	p. 101
Building Systems Replacement	p. 109
Building System Needs	p. 109
Thermal Comfort	p. 110
Water Use	p. 112
Light	p. 112
Building Controls and Environmental Responsiveness	p. 114
Pre-War Buildings	p. 114
Renovation or Replacement of Steam and Hydronic Systems	p. 115
Improving Ventilation and Fire Safety	p. 117
Restoring or Improving Daylighting	p. 118
Water Saving Strategies 118 Electric Power and Controls Replacement	p. 120
Mid-Century Modern Buildings	p. 120
Renovation or Replacement of Hydronic Systems	p. 120
Creating New Passive Ventilation Options	p. 122
Improving or Replacing Forced Air Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning	p. 122
Restoring or Improving Daylighting	p. 124
Water-Saving Strategies	p. 124
Electric Power and Controls Replacement	p. 126
Late Modern Buildings	p. 127
Strategies for Deep Floor Plates	p. 127
Creating New Passive Ventilation Options	p. 128
Improving or Replacing Forced Air Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning	p. 130
Restoring or Improving Daylighting	p. 130
Water-Saving Strategies	p. 132
Electric Power and Controls Replacement	p. 133
Systems Replacement Summary	p. 133
Building Materials	p. 141
Environmentally Benefi cial Products	p. 141
Rating Systems and Lifecycle Assessment	p. 142
LCA Tools	p. 145
Recycling, Salvage, and Reuse	p. 146
Resource Effi ciency	p. 149
Reduction in Operational Energy and Waste	p. 150
Low-Emitting Materials	p. 151
"Natural" Materials	p. 152
Concrete and Stone	p. 152
Metals	p. 152
Wood	p. 153
Carpet	p. 155
Resilient Flooring	p. 155
Wall Finishes	p. 156
Pre-War Buildings	p. 157
Salvage of Masonry and Finishes	p. 157
Strategies for Obsolete Plaster and Partition Systems	p. 159
Mid-Century Modern Buildings	p. 162
Disassembly Options	p. 162
Late Modern Buildings	p. 163
Hazardous Material Issues	p. 163
Disposal Reduction	p. 164
Construction Operations	p. 173
Introduction	p. 173
Initial Construction Activities	p. 174
Assembling the Team	p. 174
Exploratory Demolition and Investigations	p. 176
Demolition Documents versus Site Discussions	p. 177
Hazardous Materials Abatement	p. 178
Construction Debris	p. 185
Occupied Rehabs	p. 186
Relocation	p. 186
Phasing	p. 187
Separation and Noise	p. 189
Notifi cation	p. 189
Elevators	p. 189
Commissioning	p. 191
High Performance Renovation	p. 201
Transformation	p. 201
Renovation versus Transformation	p. 201
Change of Use	p. 202
Additions and Deletions	p. 205
Preservation of Signifi cant Historic Characteristics	p. 207
Retrofi tting Active Energy Systems	p. 208
Combined Heat and Power	p. 209
Solar Heating and Power	p. 211
Wind Power	p. 216
Geothermal Heat Exchange	p. 218
Waste Water Strategies	p. 219
Graywater Recirculation	p. 220
Reuse of Building System Wate	p. 221
Living Machine Waste Water Treatment	p. 221
Passive House (Passivhaus) Design and Existing Buildings	p. 222
Passive Solar Design	p. 223
Superinsulation	p. 224
Sealing the Envelope	p. 226
Introducing Fresh Air-Heat and Energy Exchange	p. 227
The Future of Renovation	p. 239
Introduction	p. 239
Energy Conservation and Building Lifecycle Strategy	p. 241
Low and No Cost Strategies	p. 241
2025 Improvements	p. 243
2040 Improvements	p. 245
Building Integrated Power Generation	p. 246
Deconstruction	p. 248
Conclusion	p. 250
Index	p. 265
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