"GreeningExistingBuildings"byJerryYudelson(2014edition)isacomprehensiveguidefocusedonsustainableretrofittingpracticesforolderstructures.Thisbookprovidespracticalstrategiesfortransformingexistingbuildingsintohigh-performancegreenfacilitieswhileaddressingcost-effectivenessandenvironmentalimpact.Yudelson,arecognizedexpertingreenbuilding,outlinessystematicapproachestoenergyefficiencyupgrades,waterconservationmeasures,andimprovedindoorenvironmentalquality.Thetextcoverskeytopicssuchasbuildingassessments,retrofittechnologies,financialanalysis,andcertificationprocesseslikeLEED-EBOM.Withcasestudiesandreal-worldexamples,thebookservesasanessentialresourceforarchitects,engineers,propertyowners,andsustainabilityprofessionalsseekingtoreducetheecologicalfootprintofbuiltenvironmentsthroughrenovationratherthannewconstruction.The2014editionincorporatesupdatedstandardsandemergingbestpracticesintherapidlyevolvingfieldofgreenbuildingretrofits.
