Green construction project management and cost oversight

Front Cover......Page 1
Green Construction Project Management and Cost Oversight......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 14
Introduction......Page 16
1.1 General—Overview of the Green Building Movement......Page 30
1.2 What is Green Design? Basic Green Concepts......Page 33
1.3 Establishing Measurable Green Criteria......Page 36
1.4 Benefits of Going Green—Incentives and Barriers......Page 42
1.5 Emerging Directions—A Recent Upsurge in Green Building......Page 46
2.1 General......Page 57
2.2 Green Rating Standards Used Worldwide......Page 60
2.3 LEED™ Certification and Rating System......Page 74
2.4 The Green Globes™ Rating System......Page 83
CHAPTER 3 GREEN PROJECT REQUIREMENTS AND STRATEGIES......Page 100
3.1 General......Page 101
3.2 Green Building Principals and Components......Page 105
3.3 Identifying Green Project Requirements and Strategies......Page 118
3.4 Design Process for High Performance Buildings......Page 125
3.5 Green Project Delivery Systems......Page 129
3.6 Traditional Green Design-Bid-Build Project Delivery......Page 130
3.7 Green Construction Management......Page 132
3.8 Green Design-Build Project Delivery......Page 135
CHAPTER 4 GREEN CONSTRUCTION COST MONITORING......Page 141
4.1 General......Page 142
4.2 Front-end Analysis......Page 143
4.3 Requisition Format......Page 145
4.4 Site Visits and Observations......Page 151
4.5 Loan Disbursements—Draw Application Reviews......Page 161
4.6 Preparing the Progress Status Report (PSR)......Page 172
4.7 Final Certification and Project Closeout......Page 182
4.8 Quality Control/Quality Assurance......Page 194
CHAPTER 5 HOW THE CONSULTANT FUNCTIONS IN THE REQUISITION PROCESS......Page 197
5.1 General......Page 198
5.2 Areas of Concern to the Lender and Borrower......Page 202
5.3 Owner Needs and Expectations......Page 209
5.4 Confidentiality of Reports and Documents......Page 214
5.5 Typical Sequence of Events Upon Being Awarded a Project Assignment......Page 216
5.6 The Consultant\'s Responsibilities and Qualifications......Page 226
5.7 Avoiding Conflicts of Interest......Page 233
5.8 Typical Agreements......Page 234
Section 1: Consultant Services......Page 235
Section 2: General......Page 241
CHAPTER 6 CHOOSING MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS......Page 250
6.1 General......Page 251
6.2 Low Emitting Materials......Page 255
6.3 Building and Material Reuse and Recyclable Materials......Page 279
6.5 Regional Materials......Page 283
6.6 Certified Forestry Products and Rapidly Renewable Materials......Page 284
6.7 Green Office Equipment......Page 291
6.8 Life-Cycle Assessment of Building Materials and Products......Page 293
7.1 General......Page 296
7.2 Budget Development—An Analysis......Page 300
7.3 Buyouts......Page 307
7.4 General Conditions and Supplemental Conditions......Page 314
7.5 Contingencies and Allowances......Page 319
7.6 Project Cost Management......Page 325
CHAPTER 8 GREEN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS......Page 333
8.1 General......Page 334
8.2 The Economics of Green Design—Costs and Benefits......Page 337
8.3 Life Cycle Costing (LCC)......Page 354
8.4 Tax Benefits......Page 359
8.5 Miscellaneous other Green Building Costs......Page 361
8.6 Design and Analysis Tools and Methods......Page 365
9.1 General Overview......Page 372
9.2 The Need for Specifications......Page 374
9.3 Specifications Categories......Page 377
9.4 The Project Manual......Page 380
9.5 Specification Formation and Organization......Page 390
9.6 Computerized Specification Writing Systems......Page 401
9.7 Liability Concerns......Page 405
10.1 General Overview......Page 407
10.2 Liability Issues......Page 411
10.3 Responsibility for Failure, Negligence, and Standard of Care......Page 414
10.4 Traditional Litigation Versus Alternative Dispute Resolution......Page 421
10.5 Insurance Needs......Page 428
CHAPTER 11 GREEN PROJECT COMMISSIONING......Page 439
11.1 General Overview......Page 440
11.2 Commissioning Objectives and Goals......Page 443
11.3 Planning the Commissioning Process......Page 448
11.4 Commissioning Authority......Page 452
11.5 The Commissioning Process......Page 456
CHAPTER 12 GREEN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT......Page 467
12.1 General......Page 468
12.2 The Office: Home Based or Bricks-and-Mortar?......Page 469
12.3 Creating a Business Plan......Page 470
12.4 Startup Costs, Setting a Budget, and Capitalization......Page 473
12.5 Creating a Corporate Image......Page 479
12.7 Selling Yourself......Page 482
12.8 Business Forms, Licenses, Permits, and Insurance......Page 489
12.9 Taxes Strategies and Incentives......Page 495
12.10 The Bidding Process and Types of Building Contracts......Page 496
12.11 Creating a Website and Internet Marketing......Page 502
Appendix One: Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 514
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