Gresn Building Book Club Laumehsd

The U.S. Circcn Br-rilclin-e Ciouncil hus tcamecl ri ith lsluncl Press to launclt Grce-n\Vorks. rr book club that lvill oft'er -crcen bLrililinc books at cliscotrnt ccl priccs to LIS(illC nrcmbcrs.

"This book club is about :turlirrg rr conversirtion." slrid Peter Tcntltlcton. USGBC's scnior Iice pr.csirlcnl. "USCi B(' nrcnrbcrs are f'Lr ll ol irlcls antl solutions. Thr- book clLrb rvill ollcr' prottssionuls u ltlacc to cortncct u,itl-r othcrs irr thc I'iclcl. shurc thcir.thoLrgltts on \ ilrror.ls books. iclcas lrnd lrrthors. as wcll us lcarn morL- itbout ull things grccn buildin-u."

Islancl Prcss has becn ltublishinu rcsoLlrccs on thc built crrvinrnntcnt litr alnrost l-5 r'eat's. uccoldinq 1o plesi rlcnt uncl publishcr'('hlrlcs S. Savitt. "B1 ri olkin-u * ith L:S(lIlC'. onc of rhc prinrary soLlrccs lirr- ltlurtncrs. archi lects. and othcr prolL'ssionals. nc u ill bc ablc to o1'lcr u wiclc range of itlcris luncl solutions to thosc lookin-9 lur crpcrtise on tltcsc cIitical issues."

Books u ill bc sclcctcd on u rnonthlv basis bv l llincl ol lcading c\l)cr.ts in the ficlcl. und t.rc availablc lirr' pLrr' chase front Islaltrl l)rcss. Thc l'ilst iirur' offerings ar.c:

EttttrtrItl \r'cltiter'Itu c. lt7 (irr'enSoLrlcc \llrguzinc. li collcction of'2-1 in tlep(lt cusc stuclies ol Lrccn buildings thut lrlc both sustairriLblc rrnd attrilctl Vc.

. 'l lrc (.irt't'tt Ilrrildirt,q Rcyolrttiotr. l-rr .lcrlr Yuclclson. l chrorriclc o1' grc-cn [rLrilcl irrg that sltous lvlty and horr r-ctrclct's ncccl to stlrlt tltinking luboLrt tlcsr Sn in g. bLli ld itr !. lrntl opcratiug LF.lrD-ccrtificcl hLriltlin!\ on convcnt ionlrl buclgcts.

.,\ t r.s I t t i t t u lt I c (' t t t t.s I r t t t l i r t tt - ) rt tl l',tlitirtrt. br Churlcs .l . Kibcrt. rrhich !trrrlcs constluctiorr lrnrl rlcsitn plof'es sionrrls through tltc Prrccss ol'clcvel opr n ! cor.r.rn'rclc i u I lr ntl i nstitr-rtionuI hith pcrfornralrcc grccn builclinss ln toclav's rlalketltllrec.

. 'l'ltc Nacc.s.sttt-.t' llt't oltrtiort; Hot' I rttliridttuls & Or,qtttri,.ution\ t\t-(, \l'ot'kittq 'l o,qL,tlttr to ()rcata rr .!rr.r'ttrirtublt l|rtrltl. b\ Pcter M. Scngc ri ith Brrun Sntitlt. Ninu Kruschu'i12. .loc Luur antl Sunr Schlcl Thc lrLrthors rcveal hou colnpanics ire boltllr lcucl ing the changc fl'ont businr-:s lrs usrrul tactics to tlarrslirlnratir.'e stnttc!ics thut ale eritrcll lirl cr-cuting a lloLlrishing. sustainlrblc u orlcl.