Thesis
A comparison of residential green building programs
Washington State University
Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
2010
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/104500
Abstract
Within the arena of green building programs, significant differences in the effectiveness of the programs are in evidence. Differences also exist between how programs measure sustainability, the goals they wish to accomplish, and the local social and political climate within which they exist. First, the paper examines the residential green building programs’ environmental matrices. Second, an analysis of green building programs is compared to an analysis of the success of local government sustainability promotion efforts within the cities where they are located. Third, the paper examines the efforts that have taken place within Seattle, Washington that encourage residential green building. The findings of this paper suggest that residential green building programs, although differing somewhat in their goals how they measure sustainability, can be compared effectively. It was also found that well-established programs (programs a decade old or greater) that are located within cities that encourage sustainability are more successful than similar mature programs located within cities that have done less to encourage sustainability. Cities that take a comprehensive approach through regulatory measures, economic incentives, permitting incentives and public education and awareness also tend to feature more successful green building programs.
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- Title
- A comparison of residential green building programs
- Creators
- Alicia J. Miller
- Contributors
- Michael P. Wolcott (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Environment, School of the (CAHNRS)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525292601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis