How Green Is My Library?

Mulford, a library design consultant with experience in strategic and master planning and programming and the design of large and small public and private projects, and Himmel, a retired library director and current library design and operations consultant, provide tools for library and facilities managers, boards of trustees, staff, and students to evaluating the sustainability of their facilities and operations. They define green and sustainable design, operations, and practices; describe how to evaluate facilities and practices; and explain the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System. They explain how to establish a benchmark, and how to meet goals for sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor air quality, and innovation in operations and design. Libraries Unlimited is an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

SAM MCBANE MULFORD is the Principal Strategist and founder of Ideation*Collaborative (IC). She has 17 years experience in strategic and master planning and programming and design of both large and small-scale public and private projects with 10 years working with Anderson Brule Architects, Inc. Her education is from the College of Environmental Design at Texas A&M, the San Francisco Institute of Architecture and the Advanced Management Institute of Architects and Engineers.

NED A. HIMMEL is Assistant Library Director, San Jose Public Library April 2001-present where he directs the operations for the Main Library and its current 17 branches. Library Director, Jane Light, has suggested that he is a better author than she to write this book. His previous position was a Chief of the Main Library in San Jose. His BA is from UCLA and his MLS is from Berkeley. He is participating in the major bond-funding building project with the re-building of 14 branches and the addition of 6 new branches. San Jose opened the first LEED-certified library in the United States.