LANL Sustainable Design Guide

The LANL Sustainable Design Guide offers the design and construction community information about sustainable buildings and about the added value that sustainable design can provide in architecture, facility construction, operation, and maintenance. The guidebook focuses on the issues and design processes for energy-efficient buildings at LANL and provides a powerful overview of important ways that LANL can make a difference in the future sustainability of the laboratory and the nation.

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Los Alamos Sustainable Design Guide - December 2002.

Entire document (PDF 12.4 MB)

Front Matter (PDF 1.3 MB)

Chapter 1: Sustainable Development - What and Why? (PDF 1.0 MB)

Chapter 2: Whole-Building Design (PDF 2.0 MB)

Chapter 3: Building Siting (PDF 1.4 MB)

Chapter 4: The Building Architectural Design (PDF 2.6 MB)

Chapter 5: Lighting, HVAC, and Plumbing (PDF 3.3 MB)

Chapter 6: Materials (PDF 2.3 MB)

Chapter 7: Landscape Design and Management (PDF 2.0 MB)

Chapter 8: Constructing the Building (PDF 1.3 MB)

Chapter 9: Commissioning the Building (PDF 1.0 MB)

Chapter 10: Education, Training, and Operation (PDF 797 KB)

Appendices (PDF 3.2 MB)