Green Urbanism



KEY ORGANIZATIONS

American Institute of Architects (AIA): Committee on the Environment

Architects, Designers, and Planners for Social Responsibility

Architecture 2030

Build It Green (California)

Global Green USA

Healthy Building Network

Rocky Mountain Institute

Sustainable Buildings Industry Council

U.S. Green Building Council


PERIODICALS & INFORMATION WEBSITES

BuildingGreen

Dwell magazine

EcoHome magazine

Eco-Structure magazine

Environmental Building News

Environmental Design and Construction magazine

Green Builder magazine

Green Building Advisor

Green Home Guide

GreenerBuildings.com

Inhabitat

Oikos Green Building Source

Metropolis magazine

Natural Home magazine

Smart Homeowner magazine


PROJECT CERTIFICATIONS & GUIDELINES

Commercial/Institutional

ENERGY STAR Buildings

LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Rating Systems

Living Building Challenge

Whole Building Design Guide

Residential

ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes

GreenPoint Rated (California)

LEED for Homes

Passive House standard

REGREEN Remodeling Guidelines (from ASID / USGBC)

NAHB National Green Building Standard (National Association of Home Builders)
 

FEDERAL, STATE, & MUNICIPAL GREEN BUILDING PROGRAMS

Federal Programs

U.S. EPA Green Building information and links to other agencies’ programs

State of California Programs

Green California (Department of General Services)

CalRecycle Green Building information

Municipal Programs

Irvine: Green Building Program

Long Beach: Green Buildings and Neighborhoods Policies

Los Angeles: Green Building Program

Los Angeles County: Green Building Program

Malibu: Green Building Ordinance

Mountain View: Green building/sustainability initiatives

Pasadena: Green Building Program

San Francisco

San Mateo County

Santa Clarita: Sustainable development/green building programs

Santa Monica: Green Building Program

West Hollywood: Green Building Program


ENERGY-RELATED RESOURCES

American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy

Energy & Environmental Building Association

ENERGY STAR Buildings/Homes/Products

Home Energy magazine

Flex Your Power

PG&E Pacific Energy Center

U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

U.S. Department of Energy: Building Technologies Program


GREEN MATERIALS & PRODUCT SELECTION RESOURCES


Green Building Materials/Product Directories

GreenSpec Directory (BuildingGreen)

Residential GreenSpec Directory (Green Building Advisor)

Recycled-Content Construction Products Directory (CalRecycle)

PVC-Free Alternative Materials Lists (Healthy Building Network)

Build It Green Product Directory (for the San Francisco Bay Area and Anaheim)

Green Product Info from Global Green’s “Build It Back Green” Initiative

Green Building Materials/Product Assessment Tools

BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) software (National Institute for Standards and Technology)

Pharos material selection framework/lens (Healthy Building Network)

Athena EcoCalculator, Impact Estimator, and LCI databases (Athena Institute)

Green Product Certifications and Standards

Carpet and Rug Institute Green Label Plus

Certified Forests and Forest Products Database

Cradle to Cradle  (MBDC)

ENERGY STAR

Forest Stewardship Council

Greenguard: Indoor Air Quality certified products

Green Seal

Scientific Certification Systems

State of California Section 01350: Indoor Air Quality/Low-Emitting Materials Standard

U.S. EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

U.S. EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (for recycled-content)

WaterSense

 

For additional links, go to these pages:

Green Affordable Housing Resources

Green Urbanism Resources (Cities/Communities/Neighborhoods)

Green Schools Resources