Links
February 28, 2008
Green Building Workshop Handout
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
The following links to organizations and websites are part of the Green Building Toolkit we are providing for the attendees of this workshop.
Some Communities & Building Departments with Green Building Programs & Resources
Pima County, Arizona www.pimaxpress.com/Building/default.htm
Scottsdale, Arizona www.ci.scottsdale.az.us/greenbuilding
Aspen/Pitken County, Colorado www.aspenpitkin.com
Austin, Texas www.ci.austin.tx.us/greenbuilder/default.htm
Seattle, Washington www.seattle.gov/sustainablebuilding
San Francisco, California www.sfenvironment.org
Chicago, Illinois http://egov.cityofchicago.org
Santa Monica, California http://greenbuildings.santa-monica.org
Rohnert Park California www.rpcity.org/content/view/468/1
Websites/Organizations for the Workshop Toolkit:
US Green Building Council (USGBC) - www.usgbc.org
USGBC Government Resources - www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1779
USGBC Green Building Links - www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=76
National Association of Homebuilders Green Guidelines - www.nahbrc.org/greenguidelines/
National Association of Homebuilders - www.nahb.org/page.aspx/category/sectionID=222
International Code Council Green Building Page - www.iccsafe.org/news/green/index.html
Environmental Building News/BuildingGreen - www.buildinggreen.com
Global Footprint Network - www.footprintnetwork.org
Sustainable Measures - www.sustainablemeasures.com
Sustainable Measures Links - www.sustainablemeasures.com/Resources/Assistance.php
Smart Communities Network www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/buildings/gbprogrm.shtml
Smart Communities Network Affordable Housing www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/buildings/affhousing.shtml
Smart Communities Rural Issues - www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/rural/arttoc.shtml
Ecological Building Network - www.ecobuildnetwork.org
Development Center for Appropriate Technology - www.dcat.net
Oikos - www.oikos.com
The Last Straw: The Journal of Straw Bale and Natural Building - www.thelaststraw.org
The Natural Building Network - www.nbnetwork.org
The Green Building Initiative and Green Globes - www.thegbi.org
The Relocalization Network - www.relocalize.net
Regenesis Group - Regenerative Design - www.regenesisgroup.com
Brad Lancaster, Water Harvesting and Greywater - www.harvestingrainwater.com
Arizona State University Global Institute of Sustainability - http://sustainability.asu.edu
The Canelo Project - www.caneloproject.com
Red Feather Development Group - www.redfeather.org
Sustainable Nations - www.sustainablenations.org
Intertribal Council on Utility Policy - www.intertribalcoup.org
Cool Cities - www.coolcities.us
Green Communities - www.greencommunities.org
Enterprise Community Partners - www.enterprisecommunity.org
Building Commissioning Association - www.bcxa.org
The Green Playbook - www.greenplaybook.org - Terrific green planning resource
Inhabitation - what’s new in green technology - www.inhabitat.com
Energy and Environmental Building Association – www.eeba.org - Building Science
Healthy Building Network - www.healthybuilding.net
Water Sense - www.epa.gov/watersense/ - EPA’s directory of water saving fixtures
The American Institute of Architects Sustainability toolkit - www.aia.org/toolkit2030
Greener Buildings - www.greenerbuildings.com - resources for green building
Pharos Material Selection Tool - www.pharosproject.net
BEES - www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/software/bees/bees.html - Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainabiltiy product selection tool
The Athena Institute - www.athenasmi.ca - Lifecycle assessment for materials
Affordable Comfort Institute - www.affordablecomfort.org - Building science, healthy buildings, energy-efficiency, affordability, weatherization
Biomimicry Institute - www.biomimicry.org
New Buildings Institute - www.newbuildings.org
Advanced Buildings Network - www.advancedbuildings.net
Natural Systems International – www.natsys-inc.com - Water Systems – Michael Ogden
Regenerative Design Institute – http://regenerativedesign.org - Permaculture and more
Better Bricks - www.betterbricks.com –energy efficiency for building types
RESNET - www.natresnet.org – National site for HERS energy rating information and rater locater
Earth 911 - www.earth911.org – recycling information on a variety of materials
Collaborative for High Performance Schools - www.chps.net
Alliance to Save Energy - Green Schools http://ase.org/section/program/greenschl
Global Green USA - www.globalgreen.org
Global Green Green Cities and Schools www.globalgreen.org/greenbuilding/index.html
Global Green Green Building Resource Center - www.globalgreen.org/gbrc/index.htm
The Green Schools Initiative - www.greenschools.net
American Solar Energy Society - www.ases.org
Green-Collar Jobs Campaign - http://ellabakercenter.org/page.php?pageid=5