Beyond Design The Importance of Construction and Post-Construction Phases in Green Developments.docVIP

Sustainability 2010, 2, 1128-1137; doi:10.3390/su2041128 OPEN ACCESS sustainability ISSN 2071-1050 /journal/sustainability Communication Beyond Design: The Importance of Construction and Post-Construction Phases in Green Developments Mark Hostetler University of Florida, P.O. Box 110430, 110 Newins-Ziegler Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-0430, USA; E-Mail: hostetm@; Tel.: +1-352-846-0568; Fax: +1-352-392-6984 Received: 23 March 2010; in revised form: 15 April 2010 / Accepted: 22 April 2010 / Published: 26 April 2010 Abstract: Green developments are becoming a popular land use planning con