Green Buildings and the Law (Hardcover)

1. Planning and policies for sustainable development in California and the San Diego region (Robert A. Leiter)  2. Potential harmful environmental impacts as a consequence of material and system specifications, installation and operations in current US green building practices (Tammy L. McCuen and Lee A. Fithian)  3. Covenants and building regulations: a twin track approach to improving the energy performance of Dutch buildings (Lorraine Murphy)  4. The quest for sustainable buildings: getting it right at the planning stage (Julie Adshead)  5. Green buildings: a critical analysis of the Turkish legislation (Deniz Ilter)  6. Surveying the sustainable and environmental legal and market challenges for real estate (Colleen Theron and Malcolm Dowden)  7. Sustainable development and the South African constitution: implications for built environment legislation (Jeremy Gibberd)  8. Energy efficiency in buildings and building control regulations in South Africa (Alfred Talukhaba, Joachim Wafula and Kennedy Aduda)  9. The extended Australian urban dwelling: key issues relating to private open space in expanding residential suburbia (Andrew H. Kelly and Stuart J. Little)  10. China building control on green buildings (Rui GUAN Michael)  11. Green buildings and the law in Taiwan (Chiung-yu Chiu)  12. Climate change and the construction industry: sustainability challenges for Singapore (Asanga Gunawansa)