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Reshaping the Built Environment: Ecology, Ethics, and Economics
Because of the profound effects of the built environment on the availability of natural resources for future generations, those involved with designing, creating, operating, renovating, and demolishing human structures have a vital role to play in working to put society on a path toward sustainability.This volume presents the thinking of leading academics and professionals in planning, civil engineering, economics, ecology, architecture, landscape architecture, construction, and related fields who are seeking to discover ways of creating a more sustainable built environment. Contributors address the broad range of issues involved, offering both insights and practical examples. In the book: Stephen Kellert describes the scope of the looming ecological crisis Herman Daly explains the unsustainability of the world's economic system and the dangers inherent in the current movement toward globalization John Todd describes the evolution of wastewater processing systems inspired by natural systems John Tillman Lyle discusses the importance of landscape in the creation of the human environment Randall Arendt argues for a fundamental shift in land development patterns that would not only provide for more green space in new developments, but would also increase the profitability of developers and the quality of life for new home owners Thomas E. Graedel proposes the application of lessons learned from the emerging science of industrial ecology to the creation of "green" building. While the transition to sustainability will not be easy, natural systems provide abundant models of architecture, engineering, production, and waste conversion that can be used in rethinking the human habitat and itsinterconnections. This volume provides insights that can light the way to a new era in which a reshaped built environment will not only provide improved human living conditions, but will also protect and respect the earth's essential natural life-support systems and resources.
380 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 1999
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About the author
Charles J. Kibert
11 books1 followerCharles J. Kibert is a Professor in the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction, College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida. He was the Director of the Center for Construction and Environment from 1991-1999 and of the Rinker School from 1999-2002. He is also a co-founder and chairman of the Cross Creek Initiative, a non-profit industry/university joint venture seeking to implement sustainability principles into construction. His research interests are: construction waste management, environmental impacts of construction, construction and demolition (C&D) debris recycling, and sustainable development and construction. He is the Coordinator of an international working group known as Task Group 16 of Conseil International du Batiment (CIB) on the subject of Sustainable Construction.
Dr. Kibert teaches a newly developed graduate course on Sustainable Construction at the University of Florida as well as continuing education courses to industry on the subject. He organized the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Construction held in Tampa, Florida in November 1994, an event attended by 300 construction industry people from 30 countries. He also organized Green Building Materials '96 held in Gainesville, Florida in June 1996. He has published over 90 papers and books and edited several publications on construction and the environment and related issues. He is the author of Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Construction (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2005; 2nd Edition 2008). Along with colleagues from the Departments of Religion, Political Science, and Forestry, he recently completed a book on the ethics of sustainability for John Wiley & Sons, Working toward Sustainability: Ethical Decision Making in a Technological World. He holds a B.S. (General Engineering) from the U.S. Military Academy, a M.S. (Nuclear Engineering) from Carnegie-Mellon University, and a Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of South Florida. He is a USGBC LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) and a Green Globes Assessor (GGA). He has served as a consultant on numerous green building projects, and directed the design and construction of the award winning Rinker Hall, the first LEED gold certified building in Florida and which was listed as one of the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE) Top 10 green building projects. He has been the keynote speaker and lectured on sustainable construction in the U.K., Germany, Lithuania, Finland, Italy, Canada, and the U.S. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Florida, a Chartered Engineer in the U.K., and a mechanical and electrical contractor in Florida.
Dr. Kibert was the Project Manager for the creation of Sustainability Codes for the Abacoa Project on behalf of the land developer and the owner, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. These Codes are a sustainable or green development and construction overlay on the standard construction documents used in construction. They are designed to make the Abacoa development the first community in the world specifically built using sustainability principles for its content.
Dr. Kibert was the Project Manager for Summer House, a demonstration of green construction, to be located at Kanapaha Gardens, an ecotourism attraction in Alachua County, Florida. He has also worked with the Neighborhood Housing and Development Corporation in Gainesville in the renovation of derelict structures into high performance homes. He was the Project Director in the creation of an innovative educational outreach program for Florida building contractors: "How to Build Green and Profit." This continuing education course, completed in March 1996, is expected to reach all Florida builders within 2 years, resulting in a dramatic impact on the way construction is performed in the State. He also co-organized a 1996 series on sustainability that consisted of seminars on susta
Dr. Kibert teaches a newly developed graduate course on Sustainable Construction at the University of Florida as well as continuing education courses to industry on the subject. He organized the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Construction held in Tampa, Florida in November 1994, an event attended by 300 construction industry people from 30 countries. He also organized Green Building Materials '96 held in Gainesville, Florida in June 1996. He has published over 90 papers and books and edited several publications on construction and the environment and related issues. He is the author of Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Construction (John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2005; 2nd Edition 2008). Along with colleagues from the Departments of Religion, Political Science, and Forestry, he recently completed a book on the ethics of sustainability for John Wiley & Sons, Working toward Sustainability: Ethical Decision Making in a Technological World. He holds a B.S. (General Engineering) from the U.S. Military Academy, a M.S. (Nuclear Engineering) from Carnegie-Mellon University, and a Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of South Florida. He is a USGBC LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) and a Green Globes Assessor (GGA). He has served as a consultant on numerous green building projects, and directed the design and construction of the award winning Rinker Hall, the first LEED gold certified building in Florida and which was listed as one of the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE) Top 10 green building projects. He has been the keynote speaker and lectured on sustainable construction in the U.K., Germany, Lithuania, Finland, Italy, Canada, and the U.S. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Florida, a Chartered Engineer in the U.K., and a mechanical and electrical contractor in Florida.
Dr. Kibert was the Project Manager for the creation of Sustainability Codes for the Abacoa Project on behalf of the land developer and the owner, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. These Codes are a sustainable or green development and construction overlay on the standard construction documents used in construction. They are designed to make the Abacoa development the first community in the world specifically built using sustainability principles for its content.
Dr. Kibert was the Project Manager for Summer House, a demonstration of green construction, to be located at Kanapaha Gardens, an ecotourism attraction in Alachua County, Florida. He has also worked with the Neighborhood Housing and Development Corporation in Gainesville in the renovation of derelict structures into high performance homes. He was the Project Director in the creation of an innovative educational outreach program for Florida building contractors: "How to Build Green and Profit." This continuing education course, completed in March 1996, is expected to reach all Florida builders within 2 years, resulting in a dramatic impact on the way construction is performed in the State. He also co-organized a 1996 series on sustainability that consisted of seminars on susta
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