Constructing green : the social structures of sustainability / edited by Rebecca L. Henn and Andrew J. Hoffman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword. Integrating the social into the built environment / Nicole Woolsey Biggart -- 1. Introduction / Rebecca I. Henn and Andrew J. Hoffman -- I. Emerging professions and expertise. 2. Building expertise : renovation as professional innovation / Kathryn B. Janda and Gavin Killip ; 3. LEED, collaborative rationality, and green building public policy / Nicholas B. Rakjovich, Alison G. Kwok, and Larissa Larsen ; 4. Beyond platinum : making the case for titanium buildings / Jock Herron, Amy C. Edmondson, and Robert G. Eccles -- II. Market structures and strategies. 5. Why multinational corporations still need to keep it local : environment, operations, and ownership in the hospitality industry / Jie J. Zhang, Nitin R. Joglekar, and Rohit Verma ; 6. The evolution of the green building supply industry : entrepreneurial entrants and diversifying incumbents / Michael Conger and Jeffrey G. York ; 7. Individual projects as portals for mainstreaming niche innovations / Ellen van Bueren and Bertien Broekhans.

III. Operational, organizational, and cultural change. 8. Empowering the inhabitant : communications technologies, responsive interfaces, and living in sustainable buildings / Kathy Velikov [and 5 others] ; 9. Building up to organizational sustainability : how the greening of places transforms organizations / Christine Monder, David Deal, and Stephen Hockley ; 10. Green school building success : innovation through a flat team approach / Michelle A. Meyer [and 4 others] ; 11. Generativity : reconceptualizing the benefits of green buildings / Ronald Fry and Garima Sharma -- IV. Perceptions, frames, and narratives. 12. Conveying greenness : sustainable ideals and organizational narratives about LEED-certified buildings / Beth M. Duckles ; 13. Challenging the imperative to build : the case of a controversial bridge at a world heritage site / Olivier Berthod ; 14. Incorporating biophilic design through living walls : the decision-making process / Clayton Bartczak, Brian Dunbar, and Lenora Bohren -- V. Perspectives on the future. 15. Constructing green : challenging conventional building practices / Monica Ponce de Leon ; 16. Constructing the biophilic community / William Browning.

"Buildings are the nation's greatest energy consumers. Forty percent of all our energy is used for heating, cooling, lighting, and powering machines and devices in buildings. And despite decades of investment in green construction technologies, residential and commercial buildings remain stubbornly energy inefficient. This book looks beyond the technological and material aspects of green construction to examine the cultural, social, and organizational shifts that sustainable building requires, examining the fundamental challenge to centuries-long traditions in design and construction that green building represents. The contributors consider the changes associated with green building through a sociological and organizational lens. They discuss shifts in professional expertise created by new social concerns about green building, including evolving boundaries of professional jurisdictions; changing industry strategies and structures, including the roles of ownership, supply firms, and market niches; new operational, organizational, and cultural arrangements, including the mainstreaming of environmental concerns; narratives and frames that influence the perception of green building; and future directions for the theory and practice of sustainable construction. The essays offer uniquely multidisciplinary insights into the transformative potential of green building and the obstacles that must be overcome to make it the norm."--Provided by publisher

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