Rethinking Recycling: An Economic Perspective of Our Next 109 Years for the Building Industry & Others - Couverture souple

Meadows, Ms Dru; Bell, Mr Charles E.; Whitaker Jr, Mr. Grady

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1470096560 ISBN 13 : 9781470096564

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

The authors explore a concept for a completely new economic model, a new Green Economy. Concise and engaging. This is a book that will make you think differently about what you buy and why. It challenges the reader to re-examine basic concepts of waste and waste management. Although written primarily for the building industry, Rethinking Recycling outlines principles that could be applied to any industry sector.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dru Meadows is an architect, specifier, and environmentalist with 20+ years experience. She is a fellow with CSI and with ASTM International, and a principal with theGreenTeam, Inc. Her work has received recognition from the City of Los Angeles, State of Oklahoma, White House, and United Nations. She is co-author of Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification. Ms Meadows has extensive experience in standards development, including: -American Delegate ISO Committee on Sustainable Building -Chair ASTM Committee on Sustainability -Chair ISO Committee on Building Service Life -Member Advisory Board for OSU Environmental Institute -Member Board for Oklahoma Recycling Association -Member Board for USGBC -Member ICC-IgCC PV1 Hearing Panel -Chair ICC-ES Environmental Programs Committee -Vice Chair USGBC's LEED Rating System Steering Committee Charles E. Bell is an architect and principal with theGreenTeam Inc., responsible for developing and managing sustainability strategies. During the year 2010, he helped clients save an estimated: 30 million $ in energy 225 million gallons of water 2 million metric tons of construction material 222,000 metric tons of construction waste Mr. Bell has 20+ years experience in environmental research and building construction. Projects on which he consulted have received numerous awards, including: AIA Top Ten Environmental Projects; Oklahoma Governor's Award for Environmental Achievement; Sustainable Building Industry Council Beyond Green Award; United Nations Earth Summit Global Sustainability Award; and USGBC LEED Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Certified recognition. Grady W. Whitaker, Jr. is the founder and President of Whitaker Architects, P.C., a full service architecture, interior design, construction management and consulting firm. His experience includes: industrial, municipal, office, retail, hospitality, educational and renovation & adaptive reuse projects, as well as multi-acre developments. Mr. Whitaker maintains an active role in the improvement of the construction community, and the community at large. He has served as the State of Oklahoma Intern Architect Development Coordinator, Associate Director of the Eastern Oklahoma Chapter of AIA, President of the Tulsa Chapter of CSI, Director of the Sand Springs Chamber of Commerce, Member of the Professional Construction Estimators Association, Board Member of the Sandite Child Development Center and Director of CSI.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1470096560
• ISBN 13: 9781470096564
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 118
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg