Current assessment methods of sustainable buildings do not adequately account for the users- needs. Given that over the life of a building, total salary costs far outweigh both operating costs and combined capital and rental costs, the occupants- needs are not something which should be sensibly ignored.
This book presents an unbiased evaluation of thirty of the most cutting-edge, sustainable buildings in the world, in terms of the users- perceived comfort, health and productivity. The author has visited the buildings, interviewed the design teams and examined the findings of a sixty-question standardized user questionnaire. The book provides:
- thirty case studies covering mixed-mode, passive and environmentally sustainable commercial and institutional buildings
- detailed insights into the principles underlying the design of sustainable buildings worldwide, over several climatic zones and eleven countries, together with clear explanations and il
