TY - BOOK AU - Adshead,Julie ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - Green buildings and the law T2 - CIB AV - K3538 .G74 2011 U1 - 343/.07872047 22 PY - 2011/// CY - London, New York PB - Spon Press KW - Sustainable buildings KW - Law and legislation KW - Design and construction KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Planning and policies for sustainable development in California and the San Diego region -- Potential harmful environmental impacts as a consequence of material and system specifications, installation and operations in current U.S. green building practices -- Covenants and building regulations : a twin track approach to improving the energy performance of Dutch buildings -- The quest for sustainable buildings : getting it right at the planning stage -- Green buildings : a critical analysis of the Turkish legislation -- Surveying the sustainable and environmental legal and market challenges for real estate -- Sustainable development and the South African constitution : implications for built environment legislation -- Energy efficiency in buildings and building control regulations in South Africa -- The extended Australian urban dwelling : key issues relating to private open space in expanding residential surburbia -- China building control on green buildings -- Green buildings and the law in Taiwan -- Climate change and the construction industry : sustainability challenges for Singapore; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries N2 - "Legislation and regulation are driving green development and compliance in a wide variety of ways. This international review of the law in key jurisdictions for the research community, lawyers, the construction industry and government examines some of the mechanisms in place - from the more traditional building regulation controls to green leases and the law relating to buildings and their natural environment"--Provided by publisher UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=684046 ER -