Green Design/Sustainable Architecture

Business Case for Green Design: Sustainable design is more than good intentions; It's a way of reaching business goals, Steven Morton (Building Operating Management, November, 2002) - www.facilitiesnet.com/bom/Nov02/Nov02environment.shtml

Creating a Green Design Process: Guidelines for Creating Green Buildings, Steve Ashkin, Rochester Midland Corporation, 1995 - www.gggc.state.pa.us/publictn/3process.pdf

E-Design Forum, Environmental & Green Design - www.designcommunity.com/e-design/e-forum.html

Earthship Biotecture Solar Affordable Housing - www.earthship.org/

Energy & Environmental Building Association (EEBA) - www.eeba.org/

• About Us - www.eeba.org/inside/default.htm
  
  
• Other Sites - www.eeba.org/sites/default.htm
  
  
  • Green Builder Programs - www.eeba.org/sites/green_programs.htm
    
    
  • Green Building Resources - www.eeba.org/sites/green.htm
    
    
  • Home Energy Rating Systems - www.eeba.org/sites/hers.htm
    

Environmental Design + Construction: The Premier Magazine Dedicated to Efficient and Sustainable Building - www.edcmag.com/

• Industry Links - www.edcmag.com/FILES/HTML/EDC_industry_links/0,5198,,00.html
  
  
• Recommended Books - www.edcmag.com/FILES/HTML/EDC_books/0,5842,,00.html
  
  
• Cool Roof Supplement - www.edcmag.com/CDA/Article_Information/EDC_Cool_Roof_Index/1,6386,,00.html
  

Green, Related Articles - www.buildings.com/Articles/related.asp?Category=Green

Green Buildings – www.sustainable.doe.gov/buildings/gbintro.shtml

• Building Principles – www.sustainable.doe.gov/buildings/gbprinc.shtml
  
  
• Building Programs – www.sustainable.doe.gov/buildings/gbprograms.shtml
  
  
• Energy Rating Systems – www.sustainable.doe.gov/buildings/hers.shtml
  
  
• U.S. Government Green Building Efforts – www.sustainable.doe.gov/buildings/usgovbe.shtml
  
  
• Affordable Housing – www.sustainable.doe.gov/buildings/affhousing.shtml
  
  
• Success Stories – www.sustainable.doe.gov/buildings/gbsstoc.shtml
  
  
• Codes/Ordinances – www.sustainable.doe.gov/buildings/gbcodtoc.shtml
  
  
• Articles/Publications – www.sustainable.doe.gov/buildings/gbarttoc.shtml
  
  
• Educational Materials – www.sustainable.doe.gov/buildings/gbedtoc.shtml
  
  
• Other Resources - www.sustainable.doe.gov/buildings/gbothtoc.shtml
  

Green Design (Environmental Literacy Council) - www.enviroliteracy.org/subcategory.php/23.html

Green Design & Building - www.ecoiq.com/greendesign/

• The EcoGateway Link Center, Green Design & Building - www.ecoiq.com/onlineresources/center/building/index.html

Green Design Education Initiative (a strategic partnership of the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC), the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and Metropolis Magazine) - www.idec.org/greendesign/home.html

Green Design Initiative, (Carnegie Mellon University) - www.ce.cmu.edu/GreenDesign/

• Introduction to Green Design (by Chris Hendrickson, Noellette Conway-Schempf, Lester Lave and Francis McMichael, Carnegie Mellon University) - www.ce.cmu.edu/GreenDesign/gdedintro.html
  
  
• Links to Other Web Resources - www.ce.cmu.edu/GreenDesign/links.html
  
  
• Publications List (compiled by Dmitri Perekhodtsev) - www.ce.cmu.edu/GreenDesign/page2.htm
  

Green Design/Sustainable Architecture: Resources (Environmental Design Laboratory, UC Berkeley Library) - www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/GreenAll.html

• Reference
  
• Guides, Handbooks, and Histories
• Design
  
• Home Design/Interiors
  
• Building Materials & Construction
  
• Straw Bale
  
• Energy/Solar Energy/Photovoltaics
  
• Specifications
  
• Associations, Institutes, Organizations
  
• Civic Programs
  
• Projects
  
• Keywords/Subject Headings (for books and articles)
  
• Indexes & CD Roms
  
• Journals
  

Green Development – www.sustainable.doe.gov/greendev/gdintro.shtml

• Benefits & Basic Elements – www.sustainable.doe.gov/greendev/benefits.shtml
  
  
• Guiding Principles – www.sustainable.doe.gov/greendev/princpl.shtml
  
  
• Programs/Ratings Systems – www.sustainable.doe.gov/greendev/programs.shtml
  
  
• Financing – www.sustainable.doe.gov/greendev/finance.shtml
  
  
• Tools – www.sustainable.doe.gov/greendev/tools.shtml
  
  
• Success Stories – www.sustainable.doe.gov/greendev/stories.shtml
  
  
• Codes/Ordinances – www.sustainable.doe.gov/greendev/codes.shtml
  
  
• Articles/Publications – www.sustainable.doe.gov/greendev/artpub.shtml
  
  
• Other Resources - www.sustainable.doe.gov/greendev/other.shtml
  

Green Strategies, ENVIRON Design Collaborative - www.cstone.net/edc/edc/greendes.htm

Greener Facilities Newsletter - www.buildings.com/newsletters/greer_facilities/

Greening Federal Facilities (comprehensive resource guide), Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) - www.eere.energy.gov/femp/techassist/green_fed_facilities.html

• Resources - eere.energy.gov/femp/resources.html
  

Healthy Building Network (HBN) - www.healthybuilding.net/

• About Us - www.healthybuilding.net/about.html
  
  
• PVC/Vinyl - www.healthybuilding.net/pvc/links.html
  
  
• Healthcare Design - www.healthybuilding.net/healthcare/links.html
  

Healthy House Institute - www.hhinst.com/

• About Us - www.hhinst.com/JohnLynn.html
  
  
• Healthier Building Materials and Indoor Air (archives) - www.hhinst.com/archives.html
  
  
• Links to Related Sites - www.hhinst.com/links.html
  

Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) - www.ilsr.org/

• About US, ILSR: A 20 Year Track Record Promoting Sustainable Communities - www.ilsr.org/20yrhist.html
  
  
• Program Areas
  
  
  • The New Rules Project - www.newrules.org/
    
    
  • Carbohydrate Economy Clearinghouse - www.carbohydrateeconomy.orgAbout.cfm
    
    
  • Waste to Wealth - www.ilsr.org/recycling/content.htm
    
    
  • Minnesotans for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ME3) - www.me3.org/
    
    
  • Healthy Building Network - www.healthybuilding.net/
    
    
• Publications - www.ilsr.org/pubs/pubbroch.html
  
  
  • Carbohydrate Economy: Growing the Next Economy Program - www.ilsr.org/pubs/pubscarbo.html
    
    
  • New Rules Project - www.ilsr.org/pubs/pubsrules.html
    
    
  • Reuse, Recycling, Solid Waste Management, and Recycling-based Economic Development from ILSR's Waste to Wealth Program - www.ilsr.org/pubs/pubswtow.html
    
    
  • Articles, Columns, Interviews and Media Advisories - www.ilsr.org/columns/index.html
    

Metropolis Magazine - www.metropolismag.com/

Sustainable Business - www.sustainablebusiness.com/

• About Us - www.sustainablebusiness.com/info/aboutus.cfm
  
  
• Resources Directory - www.sustainablebusiness.com/resource_directory/index.cfm
  
  
  • Building Design and Construction - www.sustainablebusiness.com/resource_directory/index.cfm?p=
    detailsubsection&id=2
    
    
  • Eco-Design/Industrial Ecology/Management - www.sustainablebusiness.com/resource_directory/index.cfm?p=
    detailsubsection&id=7
    
    
  • Ecological Economics - www.sustainablebusiness.com/resource_directory/index.cfm?p=
    detailsubsection&id=3
    
    
  • Green Procurement - www.sustainablebusiness.com/resource_directory/index.cfm?p=
    detailsubsection&id=10
    
    
  • Waste Reduction/Recycling/Composting - www.sustainablebusiness.com/resource_directory/index.cfm?p=detailsubsection&id=11
    
    
• Business Connections - www.sustainablebusiness.com/B_Connections/index.cfm
  

U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) - www.usgbc.org/

• About USGBC - www.usgbc.org/AboutUs/mission_facts.asp
  
  
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) - www.usgbc.org/LEED/LEED_main.asp
  
  
  • Publications - www.usgbc.org/LEED/publications.asp
    
    
  • LEED Rating System for Existing Buildings - www.usgbc.org/LEED/existing/leed_existing.asp
    
    
  • LEED Green Building Rating System Version 2.1, For New Construction & Major Rennovations, November 2002 - www.usgbc.org/Docs/LEEDdocs/LEED_RS_v2-1.pdf
    
    
  • LEED Rating System Version 2.0, Including the Project Checklist, June 2001 - www.usgbc.org/Docs/LEEDdocs/3.4xLEEDRatingSystemJune01.pdf
    
    
  • LEED Rating System Version 2.0 Documentation Requirements (Summary) - www.usgbc.org/Docs/LEEDdocs/v-2.docreg.8.14.00.pdf
    
    
  • LEED Frequently Asked Questions, Focus: Building Materials - www.usgbc.org/docs/LEEDdocs/LEEDfaq-materials.pdf
    
    
• Resources - www.usgbc.org/Resources/resources_main.asp
  
  
  • Industry Research - www.usgbc.org/Resources/research.asp
    
    
  • Green Building Links - www.usgbc.org/Resources/links.asp
    
    
  • Green Publications - www.usgbc.org/Resources/green_publications.asp
    
    
    • Building Momentum: National Trends and Prospects for High-Performance Green Buildings - www.usgbc.org/Docs/Resources/043003_hpgb_whitepaper.pdf
      

World Build - www.worldbuild.com/

• About Us - www.worldbuild.com/about.htm
  
  
  • David Gottfried, A Vision and A Visionary!: A Vision of Green Building Economics for the Private Sector - www.worldbuild.com/about_press.htm
    
    
• Strategic Intelligence - www.worldbuild.com/stratint_intell.htm
  
  
• Green Building Strategies - www.worldbuild.com/greenbuilding.htm
  
  
• Services - www.worldbuild.com/services.htm
  
  
• Resources (LEED, Links+Tools: Green Building Organizations, Energy/HVAC Tools, Building Materials. Local Government Programs and Guideline Links, Publications) - www.worldbuild.com/resources.htm