Green Urbanism
Links
LOCAL, STATE, & FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND POLICIES
San Mateo County RecycleWorks: Green Building Program
City of San Jose: Green Building Program
City/County of San Francisco: Green Building program
(go to Resource Efficiency Program page)
Alameda County Waste Management Authority: Green Building Programs
City of Berkeley: Green Building Initiative
City of Oakland: Sustainable Development Initiative
City of Santa Monica: Green Building Program
City of Seattle, WA: Sustainable Design and Construction
City of Portland, OR: G-Rated Green Building Services
City of Austin, TX: Green Building Program
City of New York, NY: Sustainable Design
California Integrated Waste Management Board
Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide
US Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Energy Star: Buildings/Homes/Lights, etc.
KEY ORGANIZATIONS AND WEBSITES
Architects, Designers, and Planners for Social Responsibility
Environmental Building News / Building Green, Inc.
U.S. Green Building Council / LEED™ Rating System
Oikos Green Construction Source
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
DESIGN GUIDES AND SOFTWARE
LEED 2.0 (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
Sustainable Building Technical Manual: Green Building Design, Construction, and Operations
U.S. Green Building Council
Greening RFPs and RFQs in Public and Community Building Projects
Alameda County Waste Management Authority
Whole Building Design Guide
National Institute of Building Sciences
PERIODICALS (print and online)
Environmental Design and Construction
Architectural Record - Green Index
MATERIALS SPECIFICATION TOOLS AND DIRECTORIES
GreenSpec
EBN/Building Green, Inc.
Print and CD-ROM versions
Reference Specifications for Energy and Resource Efficiency
California Energy Commission/Eley Associates
Architectural Resource Guide
David Kibbey, Editor
ADPSR-Northern California Chapter
BEES 4.0 (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) software
National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection & Specification
Ross Spiegel, Dru Meadows; 1999
www.amazon.com
Recycled-Content Construction Product Manufacturers Database
Caifornia Integrated Waste Management Board
Sustainable Building Tool Kit
Caifornia Integrated Waste Management Board
GREEN PRODUCT CERTIFICATION/STANDARDS GROUPS
Greenguard-Indoor Air Quality Certification
Carpet and Rug Institute Green Label
Certified Forest Products Council
(provides sample spec. language for certified wood)
Energy Star (Lights, Appliances, Roofs, etc.)
Scientific Certification Systems
Publications
Green Urbanism Leaders Summit: Outcomes and Ideas report.
Green Urbanism Leaders Summit. In February 2009, Global Green USA gathered a group urban and environmental thinkers and doers a two-day discussion on the compelling but elusive concept of green urbanism.
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Case Study: Andrew H. Wilson Elementary School
Andrew H. Wilson Elementary School is a model high performance school for the New Orleans Recovery School District’s $1.8 billion school construction program. Andrew H. Wilson is a kindergarden through 8th grande school for approx. 540 students. The campus includes: 26 classrooms, a cafeteria, a gymnasium, an art studio, a music room, a computer lab, a library, and administration facilities. The school features an environmentally friendly site design, and was designed to meet LEED for Schools 2007 standards and is anticipated to achieve LEED for Schools Gold certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).
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