A First‎-Hand Look at the High‎-Performance Civano Development This GreenSource book offers a complete survey of Civano‎,‎ the largest high‎-performance mixed‎-use community in the United States‎.‎ Located in Tucson‎,‎ Arizona‎,‎ Civano encompasses high standards of resource conservation‎,‎ sustainability‎,‎ and solar energy use‎.‎ Inside the Civano Project features insider information on the planning‎,‎ funding‎,‎ building‎,‎ and management of this development‎,‎ which integrates residential communities with shopping‎,‎ workplace‎,‎ school‎,‎ and civic facilities‎,‎ as well as parks and natural open spaces‎.‎ The book discusses the zoning and building code guidelines‎,‎ sustainable building materials‎,‎ energy standards‎,‎ and water conservation technologies that make Civano ahead of its time‎.‎Inside the Civano Project covers‎:‎ Behind‎-the‎-scenes preconstruction discussions Site analysis‎,‎ planning‎,‎ and zoning Insights from members of the Civano development team The Congress for the New Urbanism The LEED‎-Neighborhood Development program Public/private land development strategies The Urban Lands Act The Integrated Method of Performance and Cost Tracking ‎(‎IMPACT‎)‎ System Energy and water use monitoring Photographs of Civano Challenges‎,‎ pitfalls‎,‎ and lessons learned throughout Civano‎'‎s development

• Author‎:‎ Al Nichols‎,‎ Jason Laros
• Puplisher‎:‎ McGraw‎-Hill
• ISBN‎:‎ 9780071599313