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CONTENTS CHAPTER COMMUNITY AND SITE PLANNING LAND DEVELOPMENT SMART GROWTH PRINCIPLES OF SMART GROWTH WHAT IS A TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT (TND)? INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPERS AND BUILDERS BROWNFIELD SITES GREYFIELD SITES SCATTERED-LOT INFILL SITES OPEN SPACE AND BUILDING CLUSTERING GREENFIELD SITES PAVED AREAS STORMWATER MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY: BIGELOW HOMES, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS LAND DEVELOPMENT – RULES OF THUMB ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WEB RESOURCES INTERACTIONS SITE PLANNING GREEN SITE PLANNING IN HIGHER DENSITY DEVELOPMENTS GREEN SITE PLANNING IN LOWER DENSITY DEVELOPMENTS SITE PLANNING FOR SOLAR ACCESS REDUCE SITE DISTURBANCE LANDSCAPING SITE PLANNING – RULES OF THUMB CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT WHY BOTHER? DEVELOPING A WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL CASE STUDY: CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO MINIMIZE WASTE GENERATION STRATEGIES FOR WASTE RECYCLING CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES – RULES OF THUMB CHAPTER RENEWABLE ENERGY PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN STRATEGIES FOLLOWING THE SUN SHADING SOUTH-FACING GLASS SHADING EAST- AND WEST-FACING GLASS WINDOWS TERMINOLOGY THE NATURE OF SOLAR RADIATION CHOOSING GLASS IN VARIOUS CLIMATES NFRC DEFINITIONS EXAMPLES OF SOUTH-FACING GLASS IN VARIOUS CLIMATES ‘TUNING’ GLASS WITH LOW-E COATINGS SHADING GLASS WITH OVERHANGS AND LANDSCAPING HOW TO USE THERMAL MASS THICKNESS OF THERMAL MASS WAYS OF PROVIDING THERMAL MASS CASE STUDY: PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN CASE STUDY: AN AFFORDABLE, ENERGY-EFFICIENT PASSIVE SOLAR HOME PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN – RULES OF THUMB SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEMS THERMOSYPHON SYSTEMS DIRECT CIRCULATION SYSTEMS DRAIN-BACK SYSTEMS CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS BATCH/INTEGRAL COLLECTOR STORAGE SYSTEMS DESIGN AND INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS PRE-PLUMBING FOR SOLAR WATER HEATING SOLAR WATER HEATING – RULES OF THUMB SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC STRATEGIES INVERTERS ORIENTATION TALK TO AN EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES CASE STUDY: ENERGY INDEPENDENCE THROUGH PHOTOVOLTAICS PHOTOVOLTAIC STRATEGIES – RULES OF THUMB THE BUILDING ENVELOPE WHY THE ENVELOPE IS IMPORTANT WHAT DOES THE ENVELOPE INCLUDE? BUILDING SCIENCE IN TRANSITION FOUNDATIONS MOISTURE CONTROL TECHNIQUES WALLS AND FLOORS FRAMING EFFICIENCY WALL CLADDING/EXTERIOR SURFACES ROOFS INSULATION AND AIR SEALING VAPOR RETARDERS AIR LEAKAGE DRIVING FORCES AIR INFILTRATION CONTROL AIR INFILTRATION CONTROL CHECKLIST AIR INFILTRATION CONTROL DIAGRAMS WINDOWS THE BUILDING ENVELOPE – RULES OF THUMB ENERGY EFFICIENCY HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS DUCTWORK VERSUS NO DUCTWORK HEATING SYSTEM OPTIONS AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OPTIONS EVAPORATIVE COOLERS SIZING AND DESIGNING SYSTEMS HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS – RULES OF THUMB MANUAL J EXAMPLE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT VARIABLE SPEED UNITS HEAT PUMPS HEATING EQUIPMENT GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS EFFICIENT DUCT DESIGN AND INSTALLATION EFFICIENT DUCT DESIGN AND INSTALLATION DIAGRAMS DUCT INSTALLATION TIPS: HIGH-PRIORITY LEAKS DUCT INSTALLATION TIPS: LOW-PRIORITY LEAKS ADDITIONAL DUCT DESIGN AND INSTALLATION RECOMMENDATIONS HVAC CONTROLS: PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTATS AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT – RULES OF THUMB HEATING EQUIPMENT – RULES OF THUMB WATER HEATING WATER HEATER EFFICIENCY INSULATE HOT WATER TANK AND LINES REDUCING LOSSES AT REMOTE FIXTURES SET WATER HEATER TO 120 DEGREES ALTERNATIVE WATER HEATING SYSTEMS WATER HEATING – RULES OF THUMB LIGHTING DAYLIGHT COMPACT AND OTHER FLUORESCENT LIGHTING FOR INDOOR USE RECESSED LIGHTING OUTDOOR LIGHTING OCCUPANT AND PHOTO SENSORS, DIMMERS, AND OTHER CONTROLS ENERGY-EFFICIENT LIGHTING – RULES OF THUMB APPLIANCES BUY ENERGY STAR® APPLIANCES REFRIGERATORS/FREEZERS DISHWASHERS OVENS, STOVES, AND RANGES CLOTHES WASHERS CLOTHES DRYERS ENERGY-EFFICIENT APPLIANCES – RULES OF THUMB EFFICIENT WATER USE INDOOR WATER USE LOW-FLOW TOILETS LOW-FLOW FAUCETS LOW-FLOW SHOWERHEADS APPLIANCES AND RECIRCULATING SYSTEMS LEAKS PLUMBING HARDWARE/NSF CERTIFICATION POTABLE WATER QUALITY EFFICIENT INTERIOR WATER USE – RULES OF THUMB OUTDOOR WATER USE XERISCAPING WITH NATIVE AND DROUGHT-RESISTANT PLANTS XERISCAPING AND LANDSCAPING PLANTING PLANS MINIMIZING USE OF LAWN TURF BY USING NATIVE GRASSES PERVIOUS MATERIALS IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY: TIMERS, SENSORS, AND OTHER CONTROLS DRIP IRRIGATION WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND RECLAIMED WATER RAIN CATCHMENT GREYWATER CASE STUDY: WASTEWATER TREATMENT EFFICIENT EXTERIOR WATER USE – RULES OF THUMB INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INDOOR AIR QUALITY PREVENTING POLLUTION FROM ATTACHED GARAGES RADON CONTROL MEASURES SAMPLE VENTILATION PLANS FILTRATION TECHNIQUES COMBUSTION SAFETY CONTROLLING INDOOR HUMIDITY BUILD VENTED STORAGE SPACE FOR TOXIC MATERIALS RANGE HOODS DUCTED TO THE OUTSIDE DON’T OVERSIZE AIR MOVEMENT AIR SEALING ACOUSTICS LIGHT INTENSITY AND QUALITY FIREPLACES AND STOVES SEALED COMBUSTION FURNACES OR BOILERS SEALED COMBUSTION WATER HEATERS BATHROOM EXHAUST STRATEGIES INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY – RULES OF THUMB MATERIALS SELECTING GREEN MATERIALS MATERIAL REUSE HOW TO FIND GREEN MATERIAL SUPPLIERS GREEN MATERIALS BY CATEGORY FORESTRY AND LUMBER PROGRAMS WALL CLADDING/EXTERIOR FINISHES INSULATION TYPES FINISHES MATERIALS – RULES OF THUMB CASE STUDY: MATERIAL SAVINGS/FRAMING TECHNIQUES CASE STUDY: MATERIAL SAVINGS/VALUE-ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE WHAT THE BUILDER CAN DO IN THE DESIGN PROCESS WHAT THE HOMEOWNER CAN DO O&M RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOMEBUILDERS & HOMEOWNERS GENERAL REFERENCES GREEN BUILDING PROGRAMS NATIONAL PROGRAMS LOCAL PROGRAMS WAYS TO SEARCH FOR OTHER GREEN BUILDING PROGRAMS GREEN BUILDING CHECKLISTS BUILT GREENTM CHECKLIST LEED® FOR HOMES