Sustainable Buildings – Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure

Contents Foreword ix
Series introduction xi
About this book xiii
About the authors xvii
Part 1: Principles 1
1 Introduction 3
Alan Yates
1.1 Buildings’ role and impacts 3
1.2 The sustainability challenge 5
1.3 Sustainability in buildings – the way forward 8
1.4 Beyond the building 12
1.5 The way forward – developing good practice
for sustainable buildings 12
References 14
2 Guiding principles 17
Tristram Hope and Alan Yates
2.1 Introduction 17
2.2 Fundamental principles 17
2.3 Whole-life planning 18
2.4 Understanding the needs and context 22
2.5 Managing the process well 27
2.6 Benefits of an innovative approach 30
2.7 Integrated design and collaborative working 33
References 36
Part 11: Practice 39
3 Understanding the building physics and
behavioural principles 41
Tristram Hope, Nick Baker and Andy Ford
3.1 Introduction 41
3.2 Shelter and security 41
3.3 Behaviour, lifestyle and adaptation 42
3.4 Orientation, solar gain and shading 44
3.5 Heating, cooling and insulation 46
3.6 Natural ventilation 51
3.7 Daylighting 60
References 65
Further reading 65
4 Planning for in-use to end-of-life 67
Elisabeth Green
4.1 Introduction 67
4.2 How the sustainability performance of
buildings is affected by their wider urban
context 67
4.3 Energy reduction through designing to
encourage adaptive behaviour 73
4.4 Summary: collective impact on sustainable
buildings 78
References 80
5 Managing the process 83
Tristram Hope
5.1 Introduction 83
5.2 Workstages 84
5.3 Form of contract 84
5.4 Range of activities 87
5.5 Activities in support of sustainability 88
References 92
6 Assessment methodologies, targets and
reporting requirements 93
Alan Yates
6.1 Introduction 93
6.2 Why measure? 93
6.3 Setting targets 94
6.4 The art of measurement 96
6.5 The principles of credible building
performance evaluation methods 99
6.6 Types of evaluation tools 102
6.7 Certification 105
6.8 The tools 106
6.9 Reporting performance 108
References 109
Part 111: Change 111
7 BIM: the sustainability context 113
Richard Shennan
7.1 Introduction 113
7.2 The importance of information exchange 113
7.3 Delivering better outcomes 114
7.4 Improving existing buildings 114
7.5 Federated models 114
7.6 Enhanced early-stage optioneering 114
7.7 Visualisation and stakeholder engagement 116
7.8 Building performance modelling 117
7.9 Embodied carbon data as a BIM ‘dimension’ 117
7.10 Reduced waste 118
7.11 Design for manufacture and assembly 118
7.12 Soft Landings 119
7.13 Integrated asset information management 120
7.14 Performance optimisation 121
7.15 Feedback and learning 121
7.16 Decommissioning and recycling 122
7.17 Summary 122
References 123
8 Future direction of measurement
methodologies 125
Alan Yates
8.1 Introduction 125
8.2 Drivers for change in the building sector 126
8.3 Changes that will influence building
evaluation in the future 129
8.4 Changes in building procurement processes 132
8.5 The value of evaluation 132
8.6 Conclusion 133
References 134
9 Envoi 135
Tristram Hope
Reference 135
Part IV: Tools 137
Appendix 1 Practical resources 139
Alan Yates
Reference 140
Index 149