Contents -- Foreword: Integrating the Social into the Built Environment -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Green Building Progress and Shifting Social Structures -- Constructing Green: Past and Future Research in Social Structures -- Constructing Green: Contributions of this Volume -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part I. Emerging Professions and Expertise -- Chapter 2. Building Expertise: Renovation as Professional Innovation -- Introduction -- A Socio-technical System of Professions Approach -- Toward a UK Low-Carbon Refurbishment Industry -- Conclusions and Next Steps -- References -- Chapter 3. LEED, Collaborative Rationality, and Green Building Public Policy -- Introduction -- Case 1: The Adam Joseph Lewis Center -- LEED Rating System -- Case 2: Chartwell School -- LEED as Public Policy -- Bureaucracy of the LEED Rating System -- Next Steps for LEED -- Conclusions and Directions for Future Research -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4. Beyond Platinum: Making the Case for Titanium Buildings -- Introduction -- Green Construction and the Social Influence of Ratings -- Titanium: A New Category for Sustainable Building -- Titanium's Three Elements -- Toward Titanium Certification: Issues of Implementation -- The Relationship between Building Titanium and Sustainable Cities -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Part II. Market Structures and Strategies -- Chapter 5. Why Multinational Corporations Still Need to Keep It Local: Environment, Operations, and Ownership in the Hospitality Industry -- Introduction -- The U.S. Hospitality Industry -- Corporate Motivations to Adopt Sustainability -- Managerial and Policy Implications -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References.

Chapter 6. The Evolution of the Green Building Supply Industry: Entrepreneurial Entrants and Diversifying Incumbents -- Introduction -- How New Industries Evolve -- The U.S. Green Building Supply Industry -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7. Individual Projects as Portals for Mainstreaming Niche Innovations -- Introduction -- From Green Niches to Regime Change: The Role of Projects -- A Competition to Design and Construct a New Town Hall -- How Niche and Regime Influenced the Project -- Influences of Niche-Regime Interaction on Project Sustainability -- Conclusion: Projects as Portals for Mainstreaming Sustainable Construction -- Notes -- References -- Part III. Operational, Organizational, and Cultural Change -- Chapter 8. Empowering the Inhabitant: Communications Technologies, Responsive Interfaces, and Living in Sustainable Buildings -- Introduction -- The North House -- Conclusion: Prospects for Active Design Research -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 9. Building Up to Organizational Sustainability: How the Greening of Places Transforms Organizations -- Introduction -- A Definition for Organizational Sustainability -- In Small Organizations, Sustainability Grows from Place -- Gravitational Assist: Vectors of Action and Motivating Forces -- Sharing Knowledge to Create Gravitational Assist -- Organizational Sustainability Principles for Action -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 10. Green School Building Success: Innovation through a Flat Team Approach -- Introduction -- The Case Study of Green School Building Success -- The Green Team and Green Building -- Summary: Interactional Processes and Green Building Success -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 11. Generativity: Reconceptualizing the Benefits of Green Buildings -- Green Buildings and Business Benefits -- What Is Generativity?.

Generative Benefits of Green Building Practices -- Discussion and Implications -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Part IV. Perceptions, Frames, and Narratives -- Chapter 12. Conveying Greenness: Sustainable Ideals and Organizational Narratives about LEED-Certified Buildings -- Introduction -- Background -- Data and Analysis -- Five Organizational Narratives for Green Building -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 13. Challenging the Imperative to Build: The Case of a Controversial Bridge at a World Heritage Site -- Introduction -- Shedding Ambiguity on the Imperative to Build -- The Dresden Case Study -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 14. Incorporating Biophilic Design through Living Walls: The Decision-Making Process -- Introduction -- Psychological Benefits of Plants and Biophilic Design -- Worker Productivity, Stress Reduction, and Student Performance -- Human Behavior -- Overall Environmental Impact -- Physical Effects of Poor Indoor Air Quality -- Physical Benefits of Plants -- Current Installations of Living Walls -- Studying the Living-Wall Decision Process -- Factors that Influence the Living-Wall Decision Process -- Economic Factors -- Psychological and Physical Benefits of Living Walls -- Novelty of Living Walls -- Link to Environmental Attitudes -- Interest Shown by Upper Management -- Influence on Green Building Certification -- The Most Important Factors -- Objective Attributes -- Praise for Living Walls -- Concerns about Living Walls -- Practical Suggestions for Future Living-Wall Projects -- Conclusion -- References -- Part V. Perspectives on the Future -- Chapter 15. Constructing Green: Challenging Conventional Building Practices -- References -- Chapter 16. Constructing the Biophilic Community -- Introduction -- Background -- The Basis of Biophilia and Design.

Biophilic Design in Practice -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Contributors -- Editors -- Contributors -- Index -- Urban and Industrial Environments.