If you are a building owner, developer, or property management professional who wants to go green but has limited capital, Green within Reach will show you what you can do-no matter how small your budget-to reduce costs, reduce waste, and efficiently use energy, water, and other available resources. Author Barry P. Weaver, a leading real estate professional and certified green-building expert, provides an easy-to-read manual that takes you step by step through all the areas of vital importance within and without your building environment. The book reveals how the use of sustainable and renewable products and practices can increase your cash flow, profitability, and asset value. It also explains how a whole-building approach will protect the health of your occupants as well as increase employee productivity. So go ahead-you can afford to decrease your building's carbon footprint. Green within Reach provides valuable information not only for builders, planners, and managers but also consumers and tenants. It offers a comprehensive guide to energy conservation, recycling, building maintenance, and apartment living that focuses on environmental concerns. The scope of the book is practical and its contents are easy to understand and access. Included in Weaver's book are knowledge self-assessments at the end of each section, and a glossary and references to dozens of Internet sites for further information on recycling, energy use, appliances, etc. Through Green within Reach Weaver explains step by step how much can be done to green an existing building by utilizing the resources at hand. Readers will learn how to positively affect the quality of a building environment both indoors and outdoors, and how energy can be saved through changes made in landscaping and through the proper choice of window and lighting fixtures, appliances, carpeting, and even cleaning products. Weaver provides ways to reduce costs for operation and maintenance, as well as reduce waste, pollution, and environmental degradation. He takes on the subjects of pest control, air quality, water efficiency, and the health of a building and its occupants. He also shows how a tenant green education program can be implemented-one that will act as an effective incentive for others to play a role in energy conservation measures.
