Green Building Consultant pens book on sustainability for developers
So begins a laudatory review of “Green Building: A to Z” in the Phoenix Business Journal. For more on this review…
From Jan Buchholz’ Phoenix Business Journal review of Green Building A to Z: For people who don’t know the meaning of zero-net-energy buildings, ecologic footprints or cradle-to-cradle design, a new book helps set the record straight about sustainability.
“Green build” consultant Jerry Yudelson is the author of “Green Building A to Z.” The owner of consulting firm Yudelson Associates in Tucson has become an international authority on green building, and he’s taking his message to the masses. “What’s been missing is an introductory piece for people who aren’t professional engineers and architects, but they want to know about green building,” he said.
The 222-page easy read is published by New Society Publishers. It’s available for $16.95 through most online booksellers, and will be in bookstores by November.
Although the material is presented in a simple format, Yudelson said, “It’s technical, it’s accurate, but it’s brief. It’s for people who don’t want a detailed treatise, but they don’t want a dumbed-down version, either.”
Ryc Loope, director of Arizona State University’s master’s degree program in real estate development, got an early peek at the softcover. He said the book will be an “invaluable” tool for developers and individuals who want to get into the green-build arena, but aren’t well versed yet. “Jerry is one of the more forward thinkers in this area,” Loope said. “He was a part of our sustainability discussion last year, and he’s back again this year.”
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