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+ Renovations HandBook ENV BLDG News -
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Architecture + BLDG Design Sustainable BLDG SourceBook
- compiled by city of Austin during theiir Green BLDG Prog. Full of info,
references + sources for attractive, resource efficient, low env impact
homes. Austin Green Builder Prog was recognized by UN Local Gov't Honours
Programme at 1992 Earth Summit as one of 12 exemplary local gov't initiatives
from around the world.
A.3.b. Gov't Ctr of Excellence for Sustainable
Development Energy Efficiency + Renewable Energy
Net - resource for DOE's energy efficiency + renewable energy info,
plus access to links + doc's.
Energy Star - offers businesses
+ consumers energy efficient solutions, helping to save money while protecting
the environment for future generations.
EPA
GE Textbook Outline Gov't Purchasing Proj Guiding Principles of Sustainable
Design Internat'l Council for Local ENV Initiatives
- internat'l env agency for local gov'tss. Mission is to build + serve a
worldwide movement of local gov'ts to achieve tangible improvements in
global env + sustainable development conditions through cumulative local
actions.
Natural Resources
Canada - federal gov't dept specializing in sustainable development
+ use of natural resources, energy, minerals + metals, forests + earth
sciences.
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
- manages planning, design + constructioon of shore facilities for US Navy
activities around the world.
BRFL NIST OAE Software Office of Federal ENV Executive - advocate,
coordinate + assist env efforts of fed community in waste prevention, recycling,
affirmative procurement of guideline items + acquisition of recycled +
environmentally preferable products + services.
US Army Corps of Engineers US General Service Admin - help fed agencies
better serve public by offering, at best value, superior workplaces, expert
solutions, acquisition services + management policies.
A.3.c. Green BLDG's Audubon Online - Nat'l Audubon Society
- conserve + restore natural ecosystems,, focusing on birds + other wildlife
for benefit of humanity + earth's biological diversity. Founded in 1905,
NAS named for John James Audubon (1785-1851), famed ornithologist, explorer
+ wildlife artist.
Regina's
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Weald +
Downland Open Air Museum GridShell A.3.d. Institutions Consortium
on Green Design + Manufacturing - interdisciplinary research initiative
+ industry/gov't/univ partnership to develop links betw manufacturing,
design, their env effects + to integrate engineering info, management practices
+ gov't policy-making.
ENV Tech Ctr Green Design Initiative at
Carnegie Mellon Univ - promotes environmentally conscious engineering,
product + process design, manufacturing + architecture. Initiative involves
forming partnerships w/ industrial corp's, foundations + gov't agencies
to develop joint research + edu prog's which improve env quality while
encouraging sustainable economic development.
Sustainable
Urban Housing in China A.3.e. Non-profit Entities AISC - to make structural steel the mat'l
of choice by being the leader in structural steel related tech + market
bldg activities, including: spec + code development, research, edu, tech
assistance, quality certification, standardization + market development.
Canadian Sustainable Forestry
Certification Coalition - promote use of internat'lly recognized sustainable
forest management certification standards in Canada in order for producers
to continually move towards sustainable forest management, secure a sustainable
supply of raw mat'l + to ensure marketplace acceptance of forest products.
Canadian Wood Council - nat'l assoc representing
Canadian manufacturers of wood products used in construction. Council ensures
market access for wood products by working in codes + standards, producing
+ communicating tech info, helping to provide edu prog's for students +
construction professionals, + co-ordinating special prog's. CWC mission
is to ensure market access in order to maintain + expand markets for Canadian
wood products in N America.
EcoTrust - org dedicated to supporting the
emergence of a conservation economy along N America's rain forest coast,
the region from San Fran to Anchorage. Work in urban + rural areas to support
entrepreneurs whose work improves env, eco + social conditions.
Energy Guy FL Green BLDG Coalition
- corp dedicated to improve the built ennvironment + provide a statewide
Green BLDG program w\ env + eco benefits.
Forest Stewardship Council of Canada
- internat'l org founded 1993 to supportt environmentally appropriate, socially
beneficial + economically viable management of world's forests. It supports
development of nat'l + regional standards to be used to evaluate whether
a forest is being well-managed.
Forintek: Wood Products Research Institute
- Canada's nat'l wood products research institute. Role is to support forest
products industry in meeting customer's expectations of performance, durability
+ affordability. Delivers technological solutions in such areas as lumber,
panels + other value-added wood products manufacturing processes or attributes,
wood drying + protection, bldg systems, etc. Also conducts market + economic
studies + plays a key role in development of bldg codes + standards, both
nationally + internationally.
Green BLDG Info Council
- org to disseminate info about energy ++ env issues in bldg sector.
Green Construction UK
- collection of abstracts of newspaper ++ periodical articles relevant to
green bldg.
Heartland Green Sheets ISO - standards
are documented agreements containing tech spec's or other precise criteria
to be used consistently as rules, guidelines or definitions of characteristics,
to ensure mat'ls, products, processes + services are fit for their purpose.
ISO is a non-gov'tal org established 1947 to promote development of standardization
+ related activities in world w/ a view to facilitating internat'l exchange
of goods + services + to developing cooperation in spheres of intellectual,
scientific, technological + economic activity.
Nat'l Ctr for Appropriate Tech - org
w/ prog's in sustainable agriculture, rural development, renewable energy
+ low income housing.
Resource Conservation Alliance -
protect natural forests + other ecological systems through market- + commodity-based
conservation strategies. These strategies include reduced consumption +
increased recycling, redesign + resource diversification. Encourages consumers
to conserve forests by reducing their consumption of paper + bldg products
overall + by replacing virgin wood products w\ products made from recycled
fibers, straw, kenaf, hemp, etc.
Rocky Mountain Institute - entrepreneurial
org that fosters efficient + restorative use of resources to create a more
secure, prosperous + life-sustaining world.
Sustainable BLDG Industries Council
- org to advance design, affordability, energy performance + env soundness
of residential, institutional + commercial bldg's.
Whole BLDG Design Guide - architects,
engineers + project managers can improve performance + quality of their
bldg's by guidance + recommendations provided in categories.
ATHENA Sustainable Mat'ls Institute
- project originally known as BLDG Mat'lls in the Context of Sustainable
Development proj. When it started, we formed a research alliance involving
org's + ppl w\ detailed knowledge about production processes for different
bldg products, the use of those products in bldg + construction, and broader
env issues associated w\ resource extraction + bldg demolition + disposal.
BRE - Research Proj's
- tool allowing owners, users + designerrs of bldg's to review + improve
env performance throughout the life of a bldg. Widely accepted + respected
scheme setting a benchmark for env performance + provides a wide range
of benefits. Independent + authoritative, being based on many years of
construction + env research carried out at BRE together w/ input + experience
of construction + property industries, gov't + bldg regulators.
Buy Green: Lists of Green Products FEMP
Tech Assistance: Analytical Software Tools Green BLDG Resource Guide - mainly
for homebuilders, each of nearly 600 product listings includes a brief
product description, icons representing categories of env benefit, contact
info for manufacturer + a cost comparison with its most likely conventional
alternative. Icons identify nontoxic, recycled content, resource efficient,
long life-cycle + environmentally conscious products.
Peaks
to Prairies - Residential Construction - Green Products - in cooperation
w/ EPA Region 8 states, site looks for ways to encourage adoption of pollution
prevention practices by citizens, small businesses + local gov'ts. Center
networks w/ state + local pollution prevention assistance providers by
offering access to current info + contacts, encouraging collaboration +
leveraging of resources + facilitating communication about activities +
proj's.
US Green BLDG Council - LEED Green BLDG
Rating Sys is a priority program of US Green BLDG Council. It's a voluntary,
consensus-based, market-driven bldg rating sys based on existing proven
technology. Evaluates env performance from a whole bldg perspective over
a bldg's life cycle, providing a definitive standard for what constitutes
a green bldg.
A.3.f. Services 4specs - fast + comprehensive way to
access "specified" product info. Access to sites for construction product
specs, CAD details + CSI-formatted specs.
Affordable Sustainability Tech Assistance
- serve needs of affordable housing deveeloper by providing step-by-step
recommendations on how to make single-family home construction proj's more
sustainable in areas of resource + energy use + occupant health.
BLDG ENV Science + Tech - implements
cost-effective + innovative env bldg practices. Delivers tech consulting
services on green design, energy efficiency, solar performance + reducing
env impacts of construction + remodeling.
Ctr for Renewable Energy + Sustainable Tech
- created by US Dept of Energy to help ccommunities design + implement a
vibrant new approach to planning. Operated by the Denver Regional Support
Office, which is part of DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency + Renewable
Energy, this service assists communities by providing world-class consultation
+ info on sustainable development. Federal, state + local agencies that
assist community developers are also our target customers.
Ctr for Resourceful BLDG Tech - proj
of Nat'l Ctr for Appropriate Tech, NCAT. Promotes environmentally responsible
practices in construction. Works to serve as both catalyst + facilitator
in encouraging bldg technologies which realize a sustainable + efficient
use of resources.
EcoIQ Home - provides internet publications,
professional development resources + consulting + client services designed
to help communities + their local gov'ts become more environmentally, ecomomically
+ socially sustainable. EcoIQ focuses on helping prog's + professionals
in resource management, env management + land use + transportation planning
become more effective.
Energywi$e Construction
Funding Directory - guide to grants, tech assistance, creative financing
+ private-public partnerships for commercial "green" bldg's. Describes
in detail more than 100 energy-efficient + environmentally-oriented grant
funding, loan financing + tech assistance prog's.
ENV Council of Concrete Org - dedicated
to improving quality of the environment by working to increase awareness
of env aspects + benefits of concrete.
Forest Products Assoc of Canada - represents
forest products companies across Canada.
Green BLDG Concepts - source
of reports + guides to help build an energy + resource efficient home +
know why sustainable bldg or green architecture, is important to ameliorate
greenhouse gas emmisions.
McGraw-Hill Sweet's Catalog Oikos - info on energy efficiency +
sustainable bldg construction. Offers architects, designers, bldg contractors,
consultants + consumers detailed info on products + techniques. Searchable
database of bldg mat'ls + equipment w/ substantial env benefits, including
products made w/ recycled content + products saving energy.
Sapient Tech - expertise in IT aspects.
Sustainability - specialize
in business strategy + sustainable development. Hybrid company: part award
winning strategic management consultancy, part world class think tank +
part energetic public interest grp.
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