Sustainable Infrastructure: The Guide to Green Engineering and Design

Sustainable Infrastructure: The Guide to Green Engineering and Design......Page 1
 CONTENTS......Page 9
 FOREWORD......Page 15
 PREFACE......Page 17
 INTRODUCTION......Page 19
 PART I: THE PROCESS AND SYSTEMS OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN......Page 23
  Chapter I: The Process of Sustainable Engineering Design......Page 25
   CREATING A NEW PARADIGM FOR DESIGN......Page 26
   THE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN TEAM: AN ENGINEER’S PERSPECTIVE......Page 28
   DESIGN DRIVERS FOR SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS......Page 30
   IMPLEMENTING THE PROCESS......Page 35
  Chapter 2: Sustainable Infrastructure Frameworks......Page 41
   ESTABLISHING A FRAMEWORK......Page 45
   USING SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE FRAMEWORKS......Page 47
 PART II: SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE SYSTEMS......Page 79
  Chapter 3: Water Conservation and Supply......Page 81
   WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS......Page 86
   ACHIEVING WATER BALANCE......Page 88
   ANALYZING WATER SOURCES......Page 96
   WATER SUPPLY STRATEGIES......Page 99
  Chapter 4: Integrated Water Management......Page 117
   WATER AS RESOURCE, NOT WASTE PRODUCT......Page 118
   INTEGRATED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT......Page 123
   URBAN STORMWATER TREATMENT STRATEGIES......Page 133
   EXTENSIVE STORMWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS......Page 140
   ADDRESSING CONSTRAINTS AND BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION......Page 142
   GRAYWATER TREATMENT AND REUSE......Page 150
   INTEGRATING GRAYWATER INTO A WATER RESOURCES MASTER PLAN......Page 166
   BLACKWATER MANAGEMENT APPROACHES......Page 169
  Chapter 5: Energy and Greenhouse Gases......Page 187
   REDUCING DEMAND THROUGH DESIGN......Page 191
   DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE POWER SUPPLIES......Page 205
   ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND REDUCING CARBON FOOTPRINT......Page 214
   POLICY MEASURES FOR INCREASING ENERGY SECURITY AND EFFICIENCY......Page 221
   DESIGN GUIDELINES AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS......Page 224
  Chapter 6: Sustainable Site Planning, Built Systems, and Material Flows......Page 229
   SUSTAINABLE SITE PLANNING......Page 230
   GREEN STREETS AND TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS......Page 246
   WORKING WITH THE LAND......Page 261
   MATERIAL AND WASTE FLOWS......Page 268
 PART III: DESIGN APPLICATIONS......Page 287
  Chapter 7: City-Scale Approaches......Page 289
   SAN FRANCISCO CITY GREENING INITIATIVES......Page 303
  Chapter 8: Applications for Sustainable Communities......Page 315
  Chapter 9: Building-Scale Sustainable Infrastructure......Page 347
 Conclusion......Page 371
 Index......Page 373