HVAC - Resource Guide For Green Building Design - Trane

Healthy buildings are vital to the world’s economic and social development.
Unfortunately, high energy and other resource use means they
create a significant environmental impact. Trane has been a leader
in this field, promoting more sustainable alternatives to conventional
building design and equipment. This practical guidebook to energy efficient
and green HVAC design will make an important contribution to
reducing the environmental impact of energy use in buildings, while
making them healthier and more productive places to live and work.
Rob Watson
Founding Chairman
LEED Green Building Rating System
Board Member, US Green Building Council
As the environmental impact of buildings becomes more apparent,
a new field called green building is gaining momentum. Green or
sustainable building is the practice of creating healthier and more
resource-efficient models of construction, renovation, operation,
maintenance, and demolition. Research and experience increasingly
demonstrate that when buildings are designed and operated with
their lifecycle impacts in mind, they can provide great environmental,
economic, and social benefits.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov/greenbuilding