LibGuides: Green Libraries: Green Building/Facility Management

Introduction

This page contains information relating to green buidings and case studies of green library building projects. For specific aspects of facilities management, see the following pages:

Energy
Green Cleaning
Water Efficiency

Case Studies

Examples of what specific libraries are doing to go green.

Calgary Public Library Eco-Action
Check out a Bike Lock
Green Libraries: A Website for Information about Green and Sustainable Libraries
Green Libraries Are Local
Green Libraries Directory
It's Not the Emerald City But It Sure Is Close: The Journey Toward a "Green" Library
Making Green Routine at the Chicago Public Library Chicago Public Library
Michigan State University Library's Environment Committee
More Than Ever, New York Libraries Are Going Green
Public Input Yields Greener Library Design
South Huntington Public Library is Certified Sustainable
Sustainable Landscaping (Santa Monica Public Library)
West Vancouver Memorial Library > Sustainabilty

Green Building in Libraries

Academic Library Building Design: Resources for Planning: Green Building Resources
Aram, R., & Alibaba, H. Z. (2018). "Investigation of the effects of daylight in a university library." Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 35(4), 343–356.
Barnes, Laura L. (2012). "Green Buildings as Sustainability Education Tools." Library Hi Tech 30(3), 397-407.
Bigourdan, Jean Louis (2017). "Methodologies for Sustainable HVAC Operation in Collection Environments." Rochester Institute of Technology.
Brown, Bill (2010). "The New Green Standard." Library Journal, May 21, 2010.
Daylight Dividends Case Study: Harmony Library, Fort Collins, CO
Daylighting Design in Libraries
Didem Kan Kilic, Deniz Hasirci (2011). "Daylighting Concepts for University Libraries and Their Influences on Users' Satisfaction." Journal of Academic Librarianship 37(6), 471-479.
Fluorescent Lamps (Waste Disposal)
Gisolfi, Peter (2011). "This Old Library: Strategies for Reducing Energy Consumption." American Libraries, 42(3/4), 38-40.
Green Building Certification System Review
IPI's Guide to Sustainable Preservation Practices for Managing Storage Environments
LampRecycle.org
LEED rating system
Recycling and Disposal of CFLs and Other Bulbs that Contain Mercury
Santa Monica Public Library: The Main Library and Sustainabilty
Sustainable Library Design
Whole Building Design Guide: Libraries

Books

Building Science 101 by Lynn M. Piotrowicz; Scott Osgood
ISBN: 9780838910412
Publication Date: 2010-04-13
Eco-Library Design by John A. Flannery; Karen M. Smith
ISBN: 9789400740778
Publication Date: 2013-11-08
The Greening of America's Libraries : LEEDing the Way by Mary M. Carr, Steven L. Carr
ISBN: 9780838986646
Publication Date: 2013
The Green Library Planner by Mary M. Carr
ISBN: 9780810887374
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Sustainable Construction by Charles J. Kibert
ISBN: 9781119706458
Publication Date: 2022-04-12
Sustainable Energy System Engineering by Peter Gevorkian
ISBN: 9780071473590
Publication Date: 2006-10-31