Organizations, Associations and Councils:
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI)
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
LEED Online website
LEED Online GBCI
LEED Online login
Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC)
Building Research and Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)
Green Building Initiative (Green Globes)
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
Greenroads Greenroads is a sustainability rating system for roadway design and construction projects
NEXUS a project of the Green Round Table
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Form-Base Codes Institute (FBCI)
SmartCode Central model transect-based planning and zoning document based on environmental analysis
Center for Applied Transect Studies
Government and National References:
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
U.S. Department of Energy Building Energy Codes Program
U.S. Department of Energy High Performance Federal Buildings Database
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative
Terms of Environment EPA Environmental Glossary, Abbreviations and Acronyms
California Environmental Protection Agency
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA)
Brownfields and Land Revitalization
Code of Federal Regulations Definitions of prime agricultural land and wetlands
FEMA Definition of 100 year flood
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program
NOAA Office of Protected Resources Endangered Species Act
Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) National Institute of Building Sciences
California Building Standards Commission
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA)
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) Uniform Plumbing Code
International Code Council (ICC)
Publications:
Environmental Design + Construction (EDC)
Housing Zone Professional Builder, Professional Remodeler, Custom Builder Online and Housing Giants
Stratford, Naturally list for US and Canada
Legal:
Green Energy and Development Law
Environmental Law Professor Blog
Websites & Blogs:
Autodesk Buildings Resource Center
Harvard Green Building Resource
YRG Sustainability Consultants
The Encylopedia of Alternative Energy and Sustainable Living
Trendir - Modern House Designs
Facilities Management Resource
If you discover any broken links, or have sites you recommend be included, please contact us or post here. Thank you.