Kitchen and Bath Sustainable Design: Conservation, Materials, Practices

Kitchen and Bath Sustainability is the first book that offers a complete guide to designing kitchens and bathrooms in an environmentally sustainable way. Going beyond just rating systems and efficiency standards, Kitchen and Bath Sustainability explains why it makes sense to green this important rooms, and supplies the sustainable building techniques that the designer and planner can use to implement their designs. In addition to technical information, the professional practice of designing sustainably is explained, including communication with clients, life cycle costing, and marketing. Case studies throughout include award-winning examples of sustainably designed kitchens and baths, which explain how they achieved their status of sustainability. From energy efficiency, to water use, to material selection, this is the only book needed to design beautiful, environmentally responsible rooms.