Sustainable Development

Publications

www.greenclips.com – News on sustainable building design and related government and business issues

www.edcmag.com – Environmental Design & Construction

www.eco-structure.com – Eco-Structure

www.greensourcemag.com – McGraw-Hill Construction – online directory of information on sustainable design, practice & products

www.emagazine.com – The Environmental Magazine

www.ecotecture.com - Ecotecture

www.buildinggreen.com - Environmental Building News

Organizations Promoting Sustainable Development

www.ases.org/ - American Solar Energy Society

www.ashrae.org - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

www.adpsr-norcal.org - Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility (adpsr)

www.strawbuilding.org - California Straw Building Association (CASBA)

www.smartcommunities.ncat.org – Smart Communities Network

www.cmpbs.org - The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems

www.certifiedwood.org - Certified Forest Products Council

www.cnu.org - Congress for the New Urbanism

www.dcat.net - The Development Center for Appropriate Technology (DCAT)

www.earthbuilding.com/ - The Earth Building Foundation, Inc. (under construction, should be up again soon)

www.ecobuildnetwork.org - Ecological Building Network

www.eeba.org - Energy Efficient Building Association

www.eere.energy.gov - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EERE) – U.S. Department of Energy

www.fscus.org - Forest Stewardship Council

www.globalgreen.org -  Global Green USA

www.informinc.org - INFORM-Strategies for a better environment

www.ifia.com - Intermountain Forest Association

www.darksky.org - International Dark-Sky Association (IDA)

eetd.lbl.gov - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory-Environmental Energy Technologies Division Office

www.nahbrc.org - National Association of Home Builders

www.ncat.org - National Center for Appropriate Technology

www.nrel.gov/ - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

www.nrdc.org - Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

www.naturalstep.org - The Natural Step

www.nevadarenewables.org/ - Nevada Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Task Force

www.ecobuilding.org - Northwest EcoBuilding Guild

www.sustainableportland.org - Portland Office of Sustainable Development

www.redo.org - Reuse Development Organization

www.rmi.org/ - Rocky Mountain Institute

www.sandia.gov/Renewable_Energy/renewable.htm - Sandia National Laboratories

www.sierraclub.org - Sierra Club

www.smartgrowthamerica.com - Smart Growth America

www.springspreserve.org – Springs Preserve Las Vegas

www.greenbuilder.com/sbat/ - Straw Bale Association of Texas (SBAT)

www.sbicouncil.org - Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)

www.ucsusa.org - Union of Concerned Scientists

www.uli.org - Urban Land Institute

www.usgbc.org – U.S. Green Building Council

www.usgbclv.org/ - U.S. Green Building Council, Las Vegas Regional Chapter

www.worldwatch.org - WorldWatch Institute

Solar/Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

www.solarnv.org – Southern Nevada Chapter of the American Solar Energy Society

www.ases.org – American Solar Energy Society

www.solargenerations.com – Nevada’s solar energy rebate program

www.nrel.gov – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/markets/netmetering.shtml - DOE Net Metering Information

energy.state.nv.us/renewable/incentives.htm - State of Nevada Renewable Energy Incentives

www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/ - Union of Concerned Scientists Clean Energy Program

www.renewablechoice.com – Renewable Choice Energy – Purchase Renewable Energy

www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/home - Renewable Energy Access – News and Information

www.seia.org/ - Solar Energy Industries Association

www.solarelectricpower.org/ - Solar Electric Power Association

www.energyhog.org/ - Site for kids and adults

Cities with Green Building Programs

www.austinenergy.com/Energy%20Efficiency/Programs/Green%20Building/index.htm - City of Austin Green Building Program

www.pafd.org/sustainability - City of Palo Alto

www.sustainableportland.org - City of Portland - The Office of Sustainable Development

www.ci.san-jose.ca.us/esd - City of San Jose

www.ci.santa-monica.ca.us/environment/policy - City of Santa Monica Environmental Programs Division

greenbuildings.santa-monica.org - Santa Monica Green Buildings Design & Construction Guidelines

www.ci.scottsdale.az.us/greenbuilding - City of Scottsdale Green Building Program

www.gggc.state.pa.us/ - Green Buildings - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

www.dnr.state.md.us/programs/greenbuilding/ - Maryland Green Building Program

www.sustainabledesignguide.umn.edu - Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide

www.ci.seattle.wa.us/sustainablebuilding/default.htm - Seattle Sustainable Building

Reuse and Recycling Organizations and Programs

www.loadingdock.org/ - The Loading Dock

www.sorrt.org - Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Public Works & Transportation - Solid Waste Services Division

www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dshm/redrecy/index.htm - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

www.deq.state.or.us/wmc/solwaste/rsw.htm - Oregon Department of Environmental Quality-Solid Waste Program

www.tjcog.dst.nc.us/regplan/solidwst.htm - WasteSpec: Model Specifications for Construction Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling

Green Building Databases & Design Resources

www.azsolarcenter.com - Arizona Solar Center

www.brown.edu/Departments/Brown_Is_Green/ - Brown is Green

arch.hku.hk/research/BEER/ - Building Energy Efficiency Research (BEER)

www.dsireusa.org - Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE)

www.ecobusinesslinks.com - EcoBusinessLinks-Green Directory

www.ellerbebecket.com/resources.html - Ellerbe Becket - Sustainable Development Resources

www.energydesignresources.com - Energy Design Resources - Your Guide to Energy Efficient Design Practices

www.energystar.gov – EPA Energy Star

www.environmentalhomecenter.com - Environmental Home Center

www.greenbuilder.com - Green Building - Sustainable Sources

www.greenguide.com - Green Building Resource Guide

www.greenerbuildings.com – Green Building Resource Guide

www.greenpeaceusa.org/toxics - GreenPeace USA-Toxics

www.greenspec.com - GreenSpec - The Environmental Building News Product Directory 

www.toolbase.org/ToolbaseResources/level3.aspx?BucketID=2&CategoryID=17 - National Association of Home Builders Research Center-Green Building

www.nps.gov/dsc/dsgncnstr/gpsd - National Park Service Management Policies: Park Facilities Guiding Principles of Sustainable Design

www.02.org - O2

www.oikos.com/green_products/index.php - Oikos Product Directory

www.rmi.org – Rocky Mountain Institute

www.savingsbydesign.com - Savings by Design

www.swenergy.org – Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

www.strawlocator.com - StrawLocator.com

www.SustainableABC.com - Sustainable Architecture, Building and Culture

www.usc.edu/dept/architecture/mbs/tools/sbma - Sustainable Building Materials Advisor LS

www.sustainable-cities.org.uk - Sustainable Cities Research Institute

www.sustainable.org - Sustainable Communities Network

www.aiacolorado.org/SDRG/home.htm - The Sustainable Design Resource Guide

iisd1.iisd.ca/educate/ - Sustainable Development on Campus

www.greenbuilder.com - Sustainable Sources

www.thethirdplanet.org - Third Planet

www.library.unlv.edu/arch/rsrce/webrsrce/contents.html - University of Nevada, Las Vegas Architecture and Building Resources

www.urbanecology.org - Urban Ecology

www.wbdg.org - Whole Building Design Guide

www.boma.org/TrainingAndEducation/BEEP/ - BOMA Energy Efficiency Program – online seminars

www.sustainablebusiness.com – Sustainable Business news

Sustainable/Green Facilities

www.oberlin.edu/newserv/esc - Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, Oberlin College

www.tnc.org - Conservation Learning Center

www.socalgas.com/business/resource_center/erc_home.shtml - Energy Resource Center - Southern California Gas Company

www.csupomona.edu/~crs - John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

www.wildflower.org - Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

www.realgoods.com - Real Goods Solar Living Center

www.nps.gov/zion/ - www.nrel.gov/buildings/highperformance/zion.html - Zion Visitor Center and Comfort Center

Environmental Showcase Home Precedents

www.oberlin.edu/newserv/esc - Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies, Oberlin College

www.cmpbs.org - Advanced Green Builder Demonstration Home
Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems Austin, TX

APS Environmental Showcase Home (Desert)
Phoenix, AZ For information and tours call 602.250.2100

www.dbg.org/center_dl/desert_house_toc.html - The Desert House @ The Desert Botanical Garden (Desert) Phoenix, AZ

www.enviroweb.org/earthsweet/INSTITUTE/index.html#PROJECTHOUSE - Earth Sweet Home E. Dummerston, VT

www.ecohome.org - Eco-Home Los Angeles, CA

www.greenhome.org - GreenHOME Washington, DC

www.southface.org - Southface Energy and Environmental Resource Center Atlanta, Visitor Center and Comfort Center

Hybrid/Alternative Vehicle

www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/hev/cost_calc.html - DOE’s Hybrid Vehicle Cost Calculator Tool

www.fueleconomy.gov – Fuel Economy – Side-by-side Comparisons

www.hybridcenter.org – Hybrid Center – a project of the Union of Concerned Scientists