Sustainability’s greatest obstacle is financial. Investors and developers blame noncompliance with sustainability standards on the supposedly higher costs and lower profits of sustainable construction. But with rapid urbanization ; a sluggish economy ; and a worsening climate crisis ; we urgently need more sustainable construction practices and buildings. The Economy of Sustainable Construction seeks to dispel the myth that sustainability cannot be profitable ; evaluate current architectural practices and models ; and introduce materials and methods to maximize the environmental ; social ; and economic performance of buildings. Essays ; reports ; and case studies examine the relationship between commercial and sustainable values and explore the paths that construction will take in the twenty-first century.weiterlesen