Green buildings and the law / edited by Julie Adshead.
2011
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Title
Green buildings and the law / edited by Julie Adshead.
Published
London ; New York : Spon Press, 2011.
Call Number
K3538 .G74 2011
ISBN
9780415559263 (hbk.)
041555926X (hbk.)
9780203866801 (e-book)
0203866800 (e-book)
041555926X (hbk.)
9780203866801 (e-book)
0203866800 (e-book)
Description
xx, 268 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)641535757
Summary
"In countries such as the UK, the energy used in constructing, occupying and operating buildings represents approximately 50% of greenhouse gas emissions. Pressure to improve the environmental performance of buildings during both construction and occupancy, particularly to reduce carbon emissions from buildings, has become intense.Understandably, legislation and regulation are driving green development and compliance. And this is happening in a wide variety of ways. This 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. Members of the CIB TG69 research group on green uildings and the Law review aspects of the law relating to green development in a range of jurisdictions"--Provided by publisher.
"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.
"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.
Note
"CIB, The International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction"--P. opposite title page.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
List of illustrations
xiii
Notes on contributors
xv
Preface
xix
Introduction / Julie Adshead
1
PART I
13
1.
Planning and policies for sustainable development in California and the San Diego region / Robert A. Leiter
15
1.1.
Introduction
15
1.2.
Background
15
1.2.1.
Laws protecting environmental resources
16
1.2.2.
Laws requiring local general plans
17
1.2.3.
Laws requiring environmental assessment of plans and projects
18
1.3.
The evolution of environmental planning and urban planning in California
18
1.3.1.
First evolutionary period (1970 to 1985)
19
1.3.2.
Second evolutionary period (1985 to 2002)
20
1.3.3.
Third evolutionary period (2003 to present)
23
1.4.
Case study: planning in the San Diego region
25
1.4.1.
Background
25
1.4.2.
First evolutionary period (1970 to 1985)
25
1.4.3.
Second evolutionary period (1985 to 2002)
27
1.4.4.
Third evolutionary period (2003 to present)
29
1.5.
Conclusion
33
2.
Potential harmful environmental impacts as a consequence of material and system specifications, installation, and operations in current U.S. green building practices / Lee A. Fithian
36
2.1.
Introduction
36
2.2.
Background
37
2.3.
Manufacturing processes of materials used in green building
38
2.3.1.
Aluminum
38
2.3.2.
Pvc
39
2.3.3.
Cement
41
2.3.4.
Glass
42
2.4.
Construction processes and construction equipment used in green building
42
2.4.1.
Bidding and procurement process
43
2.4.2.
Construction and demolition waste
43
2.4.3.
Construction field equipment
44
2.5.
Potential negative side effects of current green building practices
45
2.5.1.
Ground source heat pumps
46
2.5.2.
Carbon sequestration
47
2.5.3.
Coal-fired electric plants
47
2.6.
Summary
48
PART II
51
3.
Covenants and building regulations: a twin track approach to improving the energy performance of Dutch buildings / Lorraine Murphy
53
3.1.
Introduction
53
3.2.
Sustainable buildings in the Netherlands
54
3.2.1.
Green buildings as sustainable buildings
54
3.2.2.
A context for sustainable building
54
3.2.3.
A context for energy efficiency in buildings
56
3.3.
The Building Decree and energy performance regulations
59
3.3.1.
Evolution and organization of the Building Decree
59
3.3.2.
Compliance and enforcement
60
3.3.3.
Impact of energy performance regulations
61
3.3.4.
Existing buildings
62
3.3.5.
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Energy Label
63
3.4.
Covenants and the energy transition
65
3.4.1.
Evolution and organization
65
3.4.2.
Compliance and enforcement
66
3.4.3.
Impact of covenants
67
3.5.
Sustainable building in the Netherlands
68
3.6.
Conclusions
69
3.7.
Postscript
70
4.
The quest for sustainable buildings: getting it right at the planning stage / Julie Adshead
76
4.1.
Introduction
76
4.2.
The international and regional context
77
4.2.1.
The international regime
77
4.2.2.
Law and policy of the European Union
78
4.3.
Uk Legislative Provisions
79
4.3.1.
The Climate Change Act 2008
79
4.3.2.
Powers under the Building Act 1984
80
4.4.
The Code for Sustainable Homes
81
4.5.
The UK planning regime
82
4.5.1.
Development
82
4.5.2.
The development plan
82
4.5.3.
Material considerations
83
4.5.4.
Planning guidance
83
4.5.5.
Planning conditions
83
4.5.6.
General Permitted Development Order
83
4.6.
Planning and micro generation
84
4.6.1.
The Merton Rule
84
4.6.2.
Permitted Development Order
85
4.7.
Planning conditions and sustainable buildings
85
4.7.1.
Brighton and Hove City Council
86
4.7.2.
The former New Penny public house
86
4.7.3.
Hut Cottage
87
4.8.
The future of requirements for sustainable buildings in local planning
89
4.9.
Conclusions
89
5.
Green buildings: a critical analysis of the Turkish legislation / Deniz Ilter
94
5.1.
Introduction
94
5.2.
Country overview
95
5.2.1.
Economy
95
5.2.2.
Legal system
96
5.2.3.
Energy and environment
96
5.3.
Analysis of the current legislation
98
5.3.1.
International treaties
98
5.3.2.
National legislation
99
5.4.
Conclusion
110
6.
Surveying the sustainable and environmental legal and market challenges for real estate / Malcolm Dowden
115
6.1.
Introduction
115
6.2.
Is sustainability green?
116
6.3.
What are the drivers?
117
6.3.1.
Increased rental level
118
6.3.2.
Lower operating costs
118
6.3.3.
Decreased risks
118
6.3.4.
Reputation
118
6.3.5.
External factors
119
6.4.
Are real estate investors interested in energy efficiency?
119
6.5.
Legal standards for sustainability
119
6.6.
Building design
120
6.6.1.
Legal standards
120
6.7.
The planning system
120
6.7.1.
Local authorities
120
6.7.2.
Environmental impact assessment
121
6.8.
Construction of new buildings
121
6.8.1.
Jct Contracts
121
6.8.2.
Waste management
121
6.8.3.
Land remediation
122
6.9.
Ownership and occupation of a building
122
6.9.1.
Energy performance of buildings
122
6.10.
The sale or rental of a property
122
6.10.1.
Valuation
122
6.10.2.
Energy performance certificates
123
6.10.3.
Green leases
125
6.11.
Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) energy efficiency scheme
127
6.12.
Crc - The Uk's New `Carbon Tax'?
128
6.12.1.
A Pyrrhic victory?
129
6.12.2.
A tax on use or occupation?
130
6.12.3.
Open to challenge?
130
6.13.
Alteration and retrofit
130
6.14.
Demolition
131
6.15.
Challenges for businesses
131
PART III
135
7.
Sustainable development and the South African Constitution: implications for built environment legislation / Jeremy Gibberd
137
7.1.
Introduction
137
7.2.
The South African Constitution
138
7.2.1.
Implications of Section 24 of the Constitution for the built environment
139
7.3.
The environment
139
7.3.1.
Implications for the built environment
140
7.4.
Health and well-being
140
7.4.1.
Implications for the built environment
140
7.5.
Ecologically sustainable development
141
7.5.1.
Implications for the built environment
141
7.6.
Justifiable economic and social development
141
7.6.1.
Implications for the built environment
142
7.7.
Built environment legislation
142
7.8.
Health and well-being
142
7.9.
Indigenous construction
144
7.10.
Ecologically sustainable development
144
7.11.
Justifiable economic and social development
146
7.12.
Conclusions and recommendations
147
8.
Energy efficiency in buildings and building control regulations in South Africa / Alfred A. Talukhaba
151
8.1.
Introduction
151
8.2.
Energy efficiency in buildings
153
8.3.
Building regulations and control in South Africa
155
8.4.
Promotion of energy efficiency in buildings in South Africa
157
8.5.
Proposals on implementation of energy efficiency in buildings in South Africa
159
8.6.
Worldwide scenario
161
8.7.
Conclusions and recommendations
162
8.8.
Acknowledgement
165
PART IV
169
9.
The extended Australian urban dwelling: key issues relating to private open space in expanding residential suburbia / Stuart J. Little
171
9.1.
Introduction
171
9.2.
Statutory town planning in New South Wales and the urban periphery
172
9.3.
Amenity
174
9.3.1.
The meaning of amenity
174
9.3.2.
Amenity, gardens and the law
176
9.4.
Biodiversity conservation
177
9.4.1.
The notion of biodiversity
177
9.4.2.
Biodiversity conservation law
178
9.5.
Bushfires
181
9.5.1.
The impact of bushfire in suburban Australia
181
9.5.2.
Dealing with bushfire in the urban periphery
182
9.5.3.
Changes to bushfire law and effects on private open space
183
9.6.
Conclusions
185
10.
China building control on green buildings / Rui Guan Michael
191
10.1.
Background
191
10.1.1.
Zoning concept in Chinese building control
191
10.1.2.
Green buildings
192
10.2.
Green building control
193
10.2.1.
Green building control on land planning and external environmental design
196
10.2.2.
Green building control on energy consumption
197
10.2.3.
Green building control on water consumption
199
10.2.4.
Green building control on building materials
199
10.2.5.
Green building control on internal environmental quality
200
10.2.6.
Green building control on management and maintenance in building life cycle
203
10.3.
Green building research and applied cases
204
10.3.1.
Green building principle
204
10.3.2.
Green Olympic building assessment system
205
10.4.
Summary and conclusion
209
11.
Green buildings and the law in Taiwan / Chiung-Yu Chiu
212
11.1.
Introduction
212
11.2.
Green building research in Taiwan
213
11.2.1.
Climatic conditions of Taiwan
214
11.2.2.
Local environmental issues
214
11.2.3.
Eewh Green Building Assessment System Of Taiwan
218
11.2.4.
Green building material evaluation and labelling system
221
11.2.5.
Brief summary
224
11.3.
Green building policy in Taiwan
224
11.3.1.
Mandatory green building design for all new publicly owned buildings
225
11.3.2.
Green renovation projects for existing buildings
227
11.3.3.
Promotion, education and international interchange
229
11.3.4.
From green building to eco-city
230
11.4.
Green buildings and the law in Taiwan
231
11.4.1.
Green building institutionalization
231
11.4.2.
Urban regulations
233
11.4.3.
Environmental impact assessment review directions
234
11.5.
Conclusions
235
12.
Climate change and the construction industry: sustainability challenges for Singapore / Asanga Gunawansa
238
12.1.
Introduction
238
12.2.
Dealing with climate change and the impact on the construction industry
240
12.2.1.
Kyoto Protocol
240
12.2.2.
National initiatives
240
12.3.
The case of Singapore
242
12.3.1.
Key sustainable development challenges
242
12.3.2.
Construction sector in Singapore
244
12.3.3.
Commitment to reduce GHG emissions
244
12.4.
Singapore's framework for environmental management
245
12.5.
National climate change strategy
246
12.6.
Minimum energy efficiency standards
247
12.6.1.
Building labelling scheme
248
12.6.2.
Building Control (Environmental Sustainability) Regulations 2008
249
12.6.3.
Energy Smart Labelling Scheme
250
12.6.4.
Other initiatives
250
12.7.
Climate change adaptation initiatives in Singapore
251
12.7.1.
The need for adaptation initiatives
251
12.7.2.
Current adaptation initiatives
252
12.7.3.
Future adaptation initiatives
254
12.7.4.
Recommendations
255
12.8.
Conclusions
256
Index
262