Green Links

Green Links

Green Organizations

Advanced Buildings Technologies & Practices

http://www.advancedbuildings.org/

Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)

http://www.ase.org/

Alliance to Save Energy – High Performance Green Schools Project

http://www.ase.org/section/program/greenschl

American Solar Energy Society

www.ases.org

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

www.ashrae.org

Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility (adpsr)

http://adpsr.org/nor-cal

Arizona’s Solar Energy Advisory Council (SEAC)

http://www.azcommerce.com/SiteSel/

ASHRAE

http://www.ashrae.org

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)

www.aashe.org

BACnet International

http://bacnetinternational.org

California Straw Building Association (CASBA)

www.strawbuilding.org

Canada Green Building Council

http://www.cagbc.org/

Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems

www.cmpbs.org

Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems (CMPBS)

http://www.cmpbs.org/

Center for Resourceful Building Technology (CRBT)

http://www.crbt.org/

Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST)

www.crest.org

Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development

http://www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/

Certified Forest Products Council

http://www.metafore.org/index.php?p=Forest_Certification_Resource_Center&s=147

Climate Protection Page – The U.S. Conference of Mayors

www.usmayors.org/climateprotection/

Congress for the New Urbanism

www.cnu.org

Continental Automated Buildings Association

http://caba.org

Daylighting Guide for Canadian Commercial Buildings

http://www.enermodal.com/Canadian/pdf/DaylightingGuideforCanadianBuildingsFinal6.pdf

Ecological Building Network

www.ecobuildnetwork.org

Ecosa Institute

www.ecosainstitute.org

Energy Efficient Building Association

www.eeba.org/

Federal Network for Sustainability

http://federalsustainability.net/

Flex Your Power – Flex Your Power is California’s statewide energy efficiency marketing and outreach campaign.

http://www.fypower.org/

Forest Stewardship Council

www.fscus.org

Global Green USA – Green Building Resource Center

http://www.globalgreen.org/gbrc/index.htm

Green Building Council of Australia

http://www.gbca.org.au/

Green Power Market Development Group

http://www.thegreenpowergroup.org/

Green Seal®

http://www.greenseal.org

INFORM – Strategies for a better environment

www.informinc.org

International Dark-Sky Association (IDA)

www.darksky.org

International Institute for Sustainable Development – Sustainable Development on Campus

http://www.iisd.org/educate/

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments – Green Building Program

http://www.mwcog.org/environment/greenbuilding/

National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center – Green Building Program

http://www.nahbgreen.org/About/default.aspx

National Association of Home Builders

http://www.nahbrc.com/index.aspx

National Center for Appropriate Technology

www.ncat.org

National Energy Policy Initiative – NEP Initiative is a non-governmental, non-partisan, foundation-funded project designed to support the development of a stakeholder-based national energy policy.

http://www.nepinitiative.org/

Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution

http://www.natcap.org/

Natural Resources Canada’s Office of Energy Efficiency

http://www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

www.nrdc.org

The Natural Step

www.naturalstep.org

Northwest EcoBuilding Guild

www.ecobuilding.org

Portland Office of Sustainable Development

http://www.portlandonline.com/

Reuse Development Organization

www.redo.org

Rocky Mountain Institute

http://www.rmi.org/rmi/

Sierra Club

www.sierraclub.org

Small is Profitable

http://www.smallisprofitable.org/

Sustainable Buildings Industry Council

http://www.sbicouncil.org/

The Sustainability Report

http://www.sustreport.org/

Union of Concerned Scientists

www.ucsusa.org

Urban Land Institute

www.uli.org

U.S. Green Building Council

www.usgbc.org

Whole Building Design Guide

http://www.wbdg.org

Winning the Oil Endgame – Winning the Oil Endgame offers a strategy for ending US oil dependence, and is applicable worldwide… There are many analyses of the oil problem. This synthesis is the first roadmap of the oil solution — one led by business for profit.

http://www.oilendgame.com

World Business Council for Sustainable Development – The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a coalition of 170 international companies united by a shared commitment to sustainable development via the three pillars of economic growth, ecological balance and social progress.

http://www.wbcsd.org/

World Green Building Council (WGBC)

http://www.worldgbc.org/

WorldWatch Institute

www.worldwatch.org

Green Commercial Kitchens

http://www.foodservicewarehouse.com/education/going-green/default.aspx

Education

Arizona State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design – Master of Science in Building Design

http://design.asu.edu/programs/

Brown University – Brown is Green

http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Brown_Is_Green/

California High Performance Schools (CHPS)

http://www.chps.net/

Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture – Sustainable Design

http://www.cmu.edu/architecture/?id=7

Center for the Built Environment

http://www.cbe.berkeley.edu/

Center for Sustainable Environments at Northern Arizona University

http://www.cefns.nau.edu/Academic/CSE/

Environmental Research Laboratory at the University of Arizona

http://ag.arizona.edu/azaqua/erlhome.html

Florida Gulf Coast University – WCI Green Building Project

http://www.fgcu.edu/greenbuilding/index.html

Global Institute of Sustainability at Arizona State University

http://sustainability.asu.edu/

Harvard University – Sustainable Building Design: Review and Recommendations

http://green.harvard.edu/ofs/programs

Harvard University Green Campus Initiative

http://green.harvard.edu/

Middlebury College – Pathways to a Green Campus Report

http://community.middlebury.edu/~enviroc/content.html

Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide

http://www.sustainabledesignguide.umn.edu/

MIT Building Technology Group

http://web.mit.edu/bt/www/

National Center of Excellence: SMART Innovations for Urban Climate and Energy at ASU

www.asusmart.com

National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities – High Performance School Buildings

http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/high_performance.cfm

Northern Arizona University – Applied Research and Development Facility

http://www.ardf.nau.edu/

Northern Arizona University – Center for Sustainable Environments

http://www.cefns.nau.edu/Academic/CSE/

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Lighting Research Center: Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)

http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/programs/transportation/led/index.asp

Safe Schools Program

http://www.pattersonhouse.net/SafeSchools/

State of California Public Schools – Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS)

http://www.chps.net/

State University of New York at Buffalo – UB Green

http://wings.buffalo.edu/ubgreen/

University of British Columbia – UBC Campus Sustainability Office

http://www.sustain.ubc.ca/

Government Sites

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality – Pollution Prevention (P2) Tools

http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/waste/p2/tools.html

Building Energy Codes

http://www.energycodes.gov

California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB)

http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/

California Sustainable Building Task Force

http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/GreenBuilding/TaskForce/

Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development

http://www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/

City of Austin – Green Building Program

http://www.austinenergy.com/Energy%20Efficiency/Programs/Green%20Building/index.htm

Climate Change Website – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

www.epa.gov/climatechange/

DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

http://www.eere.energy.gov

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN) U.S. Department of Energy

www.eere.energy.gov/

Energy Star® Label

http://www.energystar.gov/

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

http://www.ipcc.ch/

Lawrence Berkley Laboratory – Simulation Research Group

http://gundog.lbl.gov/

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – Windows and Daylighting Website

http://windows.lbl.gov/

Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory – Building Technologies Department

http://btech.lbl.gov/

Lighting Controls

http://www.advancedbuildings.org/

Maryland Environmental Design Program

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/ed/index.html

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

www.nrel.gov

New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program

http://www.njcleanenergy.com/

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation – Green Building Initiative

http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/ppu/grnbldg/index.html

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

http://www.nyserda.org/

Oak Ridge National Laboratory – Building Technology Center

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/btc/apps/

Oregon Office of Energy

http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/

Pennsylvania’s Governor’s Green Government Council

http://www.gggc.state.pa.us/

President’s Council on Sustainable Development

http://clinton2.nara.gov/PCSD/Publications/

Sandia National Laboratories – Renewable Energy Laboratory

http://www.sandia.gov/Renewable_Energy/renewable.htm

San Francisco Green Building Program

http://www.sfenvironment.org/

San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association

http://spur.org/

San Jose Green Building Program

http://www.sanjoseca.gov/esd/greenbuilding/

Santa Monica Green Building Program

http://greenbuildings.santa-monica.org/

Scottsdale Green Building Program

http://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/greenbuilding

Seattle City Light – Built Smart Program

http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/light/conserve/resident/cv5_bs.htm

U.S. Department of Energy Rebuild America – Energy Smart Schools Program

http://www.rebuild.org/

U.S. DOE – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN)

http://www.eere.energy.gov/

U.S DOE EERE – Energy Efficient Lighting Website

http://www.energysavers.gov/

U.S DOE EERE – Passive Solar Heating, Cooling and Daylighting

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/sh_basics_space.html

U.S. DOE NREL – Daylighting in Schools: Improving Student Performance and Health at a Price Schools can Afford

http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy00osti/28049.pdf

U.S. EPA – Energy Star for Schools: K-12

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=k12_schools.bus_schoolsk12

U.S. EPA – Energy Star for Schools: Higher Education

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=higher_ed.bus_highereducation

U.S. EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/

U.S. EPA Green Communities Assistance Kit

http://www.epa.gov/greenkit/

U.S. EPA Watersense

http://www.epa.gov/watersense/

U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

http://www.usgbc.org

USGBC – Arizona Chapter

http://www.usgbcaz.org/

U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

http://www.nrel.gov/

Publications

Building Design & Construction Magazine

http://www.bdcnetwork.com/

Environmental Design + Construction Magazine

http://www.edcmag.com/

Environmental News Network

http://www.enn.com/

Green Building Pages

http://www.greenbuildingpages.com

Codes and Standards

Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) – For over a decade, BRE’s Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) has been used to assess the environmental performance of both new and existing buildings. It is regarded by the UK’s construction and property sectors as the measure of best practice in environmental design and management

http://products.bre.co.uk/breeam/index.html

Development Center for Appropriate Technology (DCAT)

http://www.dcat.net/

Resources

Ashkin Group

http://www.ashkingroup.com/

BuildingGreen.com

http://www.buildinggreen.com

DOE2.com

http://www.doe2.com/

Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

http://www.epri.com

Energie-Cites – the Association of European local authorities promoting Sustainable Policy

www.energie-cites.eu

Energy Design Resources

http://www.energydesignresources.com/

Green Building Resource Guide

http://www.greenguide.com/

GreenerBuildings.com

http://www.greenbiz.com/buildings

iGreenBuild.com

http://www.igreenbuild.com

Intermountain Forest Association

www.ifia.com

Oikos Green Building Source

http://oikos.com/

Smart Growth America

http://smartgrowthamerica.org

Straw Bale Association of Nebraska (SBAN)

www.strawhomes.com/sban/

Straw Bale Association of Texas (SBAT)

http://www.thelaststraw.org/resources/educational-organizations.html

Solar Buzz

http://www.solarbuzz.com/

Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)

www.sbicouncil.org

The Development Center for Appropriate Technology (DCAT)

www.dcat.net

The Earth Building Foundation, Inc.

http://www.earthbuilding.com/

Triangle J Council of Governments – Green/High Performance Buildings

http://www.tjcog.dst.nc.us/

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