ORGANIZATIONS

These organizations provide the ideas and values of green living and constructions.

Build it Green
A professional non-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote healthy, energy and resource-efficient buildings.

New American Dream
The Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice.

Association for Environment Conscious Building
The AECB was formed in 1989 to encourage greater environmental awareness within the UK construction industry. The web site includes a section on green building news in the UK, a listing of AECB memebrs in the UK, and a discussion forum. More extensive resources are available to members.

Built Green Colorado
Introduced in 1995, Built Green Colorado was created through the joint efforts of the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver (HBA), The Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation (OEMC), Xcel Energy, and E-Star Colorado. The largest green building program in the nation, we currently have over 100 builder members across the state, 45 sponsor members, and 8 members of our Built Green Industry Leaders group.

Center for Neighborhood Technology
This organization, dedicated to "Building Alternative Visions for the City," publishes "The Neighborhood Works," an award-winning, bimonthly magazine that covers community approaches to housing, organizing, economic development, transportation and the environment.

The Conservation Fund
The Conservation Fund seeks sustainable conservation solutions for the 21st century, emphasizing the integration of economic and environmental goals. Through real estate transactions, demonstration projects, education and community-based activities, the Fund seeks innovative, long-term measures to conserve land and water. Since its inception, the Fund has forged partnerships to protect America’s irreplaceable outdoor heritage on a scale that far exceeds its size (10 years, 1.2 million acres saved) a tangible legacy for future generations.

Development Center for Appropriate Technology
The leading organization promoting building codes that protect the planet as well as building occupants, DCAT is an outstanding resource. In addition to codes-related information, the site offers many valuable resources on alternative building materials and technologies, such as straw-bale and earthen construction.

Environmental Energy Technologies Division
Formerly known as the "Center for Building Science," EETD, based at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, is a leading research organization on windows, energy simulation software, and indoor air quality, among other things. This vast Web site includes the interactive Home Energy Saver tool, archives of the CBS and EETD newsletters, and technical reports in PDF format.

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
FSC is an independent, membership-based organization that brings people together to promote responsible management of the world's forests through developing standards, a certification system and trademark recognition.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities is a nonprofit industry association working to promote the green roof industry throughout North America. The organization provides professional training courses, promotes green roof research, and helps to develop supportive public policies for a green roof infrastructure.

Greenguard Environmental Institute
Greenguard evaluates products on emission of VOCs, formaldehyde, and other pollutants for interior products and building materials. Certifies over 10,000 products, including flooring, ceiling systems, paints, coatings, adhesives, wall coverings, insulation, and office furniture. You first must register using your name, company, email address, and password before being allowed access into this database.

International Initiative for Sustainable Built Environment
iiSBE is the international organization responsible for coordinating the Green Building Challenge, a research project to develop and compare building assessment systems from around the world.

The Kresge Foundation
The Kresge Foundation, one of the largest foundations in the country with assets of over $2 billion, has started a Green Building Initiative, aimed at "creating awareness among nonprofit organizations that they too can build green." The initiative includes educational materials, which can be downloaded from the Kresge Web site, in addition to challenge grants to fund the planning of green building projects. Nonprofit organizations, including government and religious groups, are eligible for the grants. Grants will typically range from $50,000 to $100,000, according to the Kresge Foundation.

Natural Resources Defense Council
The Natural Resources Defense Council's purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends. They work to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life -- air, land and water -- and to defend endangered natural places. NRDC uses law, science, and the support of more than 400,000 members nationwide to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation provides leadership, education and advocacy to save America’s diverse historic places and revitalize our communities. The Trust marked its 50th anniversary in 1999. Since its modest beginnings back in 1949, the Trust has become the private-sector leader of a vigorous and growing movement, with a staff numbering 300, an annual operating budget of $40 million, a nationwide network of regional offices, a collection of 20 historic sites, a loyal and dedicated membership numbering more than 250,000 people, as well as a wide range of programs, projects and services geared towards strengthening a sense of community and improving the quality of life.

The Rocky Mountain Institute
The Rocky Mountain Institute is a non-profit research and educational foundation with a vision across boundaries. Its mission is to foster the efficient and sustainable use of resources as a path to global security. The Institute creates-- and helps individuals and the private sector to practice-- new solutions to old problems, mainly by harnessing the problem-solving power of market economics and of advanced techniques for resource efficiency.

Smart Communities Network
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has established the Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development to offer information and technical advice to communities to help them become more energy efficient and environmentally sound while remaining economically competitive. The Center provides communities with materials and guidance on sustainable development projects ranging from "green" buildings to pedestrian walkways to the use of environmentally friendly energy sources. Communities can review case studies of successful projects and research sources of technical and financial assistance.

The Social Venture Network
Since their founding 10 years ago, the Social Venture Network has advanced the movement for social responsibility in business and played a role in creating a more just, humane and sustainable society. They've brought together some of the most interesting and thoughtful people on the planet and created a place where socially conscious entrepreneurs can meet, teach, support and create new ventures with each other. They've supported their members' efforts to seek ecological sustainability and workplace fulfillment, personal and spiritual growth and social justice, and to find a balance among the three.

Society of Building Science Educators
The Society of Building Science Educators is an association of university educators in architecture who support excellence in the teaching of environmental science and building technologies.

Trust for Public Land
Founded in 1972, the Trust for Public Land is the only national nonprofit working exclusively to protect land for human enjoyment and well-being. TPL helps conserve land for recreation and spiritual nourishment and to improve the health and quality of life of American communities. TPL's works with landowners, government agencies, and community groups to: create urban parks, gardens, greenways, and riverways; to build livable communities by setting aside open space in the path of growth; to conserve land for watershed protection, scenic beauty, and close-to-home recreation; to safeguard the character of communities by preserving historic landmarks and landscapes.

The Urban Land Institute (ULI)
The Urban Land Institute is a non-profit education and research institute that is supported and directed by its members. Its mission is to provide responsible leadership in the use of land organization. The Institute has long been recognized as one of America’s most respected and widely quoted sources of objective information on urban planning, growth and development.

US Green Building Council
The leading green-building related trade association in North America, the USGBC is responsible for the LEED™ Rating System that has generated tremendous interest in green, especially in commercial and institutional buildings. Visit this site for the latest on LEED and other USGBC initiatives. BuildingGreen’s Alex Wilson serves on USGBC’s board of directors.

The Vital Signs Project
The Vital Signs Project encourages architecture students to examine architectural, lighting, and mechanical systems in existing buildings with attention to energy use, occupant well-being, and architectural spacemaking. The Web site features detailed case studies and related resources.

Advanced Building Technologies
A database of building-related, environmentally appropriate technologies. Extensive descriptive and contact information for products in several categories, including indoor air quality, daylighting, non-toxic materials, waste management, electricity production, water conservation, energy efficiency, and recycled materials.

Architectural Record Green Product Guide
Arranged by CSI Divisions this guide has listings especially related to commercial projects. Each product listing has a link to the companies website.

Building Environmental Science and Technology
There are lots of great facts and figures to be found among these essays and other resources. Of particular interest is the Green Building Primer, available on-line in its entirety at no charge.

Building Science Corporation
Useful synopses of engineer Joe Lstiburek's influential approaches to cost-effective energy-efficient and healthy construction. Some papers and other materials also available online.

CIWMB Recycled Content Product Database
Compiled by California Integrated Waste Management Board, this database includes more than just building materials. Other product categories include: agriculture & landscape, automotive and traffic and office supplies. Products are available nationally.

Ecotecture
An eclectic collection of essays and articles by various contributors on ecology, architecture, social issues, and more.

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
Rates building materials and products based on pollution prevention, life cycle analysis, comparison of environmental impacts, environmental performance, and environment/price performance ratio. Product categories include: paints, plumbing, HVAC, lighting, gypsum board, carpets, concrete, coatings, sealants, flooring, doors, and windows.

The Environmental Building News
EBN provides information on innovative environmentally responsible building products and practices.

Environmental Design and Construction
Trade magazine with useful articles on all aspects of environmentally responsible design and construction. Distributed free to qualified subscribers. Supported by advertising.

Environmental Design Library
Nice general directory of green design resources.

Forest Certification Resource Center
This is a comprehensive resource for information on forest management and product certification worldwide. It includes a database of Certified Forest Products, Certified Forests, Certified Businesses and Approved Certifiers.

Green Builder Sustainable Building Sourcebook
A sourcebook of information about alternative building techniques and sustainable construction materials.

Green Building
A great resource for the history, importance, and tools for green building.

GreenClips
GreenClips is a summary of recent articles in the media on environmentally responsible architecture and related government and business issues. Each GreenClips edition features a short summary of 4 - 6 current news items from 60 magazines, newspapers, and specialized newsletters. GreenClips is free of charge and published every two weeks.

Green Seal
Evaluates performance and life cycle evaluation of products, including paint, adhesives, compact fluorescent lamps, chillers, photovoltaic modules, windows, and window films.

Guiding Principles of Sustainable Design
Written for National Park facilities, but a great resource for designers of any buildings or landscapes. Lots of information in a friendly, graphic style. The complete book is available on the Web.

Oikos, Green Building Source
This is a popular, well-used green building site.

Sustainable Business
Sustainablebusiness.com includes The Sustainable Business Insider, a free, online-only monthly publication that covers renewable energy, social investing, green building & construction, organic agriculture and more; Sustainable Business Opportunities; and Jobs in Sustainable Business. Site author Rona Fried founded the Sustainable Business Network before starting this new venture.

U.S. Department of Energy
The US Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy website.

U.S. EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines Program
The guidelines provide information about material content, product specification and a database of manufacturers and suppliers. Once in the Supplier Database you can sort by category, product, material, company or state. Besides the database this website offers product fact sheets, related links and buy recycled news, which among other things lists a calendar of events.

World Wide Web Library on Sustainable Development
The World Wide Web Virtual Library on Sustainable Development offers many links to international resources.

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