Commercial Through my education and experience, I have learned a great deal about building and maintaining green/eco friendly homes and buildings. The Ecobroker designation is one that I am very proud to have attained. Below is a list of websites that should answer most of your green/eco friendly questions. If you need any further explanations please feel free to give me a call or send over an emai so that I can get the answers for you.
I hope you enjoy these resources as much I enjoyed learning about them.
ASSOCIATIONS & NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
American Indoor Air Quality Council
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
American Wind Energy Association
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
Boston Area Solar Energy Association
Boston Building Materials Co-op
Boston Building Materials Resource Center
Building Commissioning Association
Building Owners and Managers Association
Business for Social Responsibility
Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology
Community Greenhouse Foundation
Construction Materials Recycling Association
Development Center for Appropriate Technology
Ecological Design Institute (EDI)
Electric Drive Transportation Association
Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)
Florida Green Building Coalition
Global Environmental Options (GEO)
Green Building Alliance (Pittsburgh)
Green Building Finance Consortium
Green Round Table: Sustainable Architecture and Design
International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA)
Metropolitan Partnership for Energy
National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
Natural Resources Defense Council
North East Sustainable Energy Association- NESEA
Society of Building Science Educators
Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS)
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)
Wisconsin Green Building Alliance (WGBA)
CODES & STANDARDS
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Building Codes Assistance Project
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development - Codes Compilation
International Organization for Standardization
U.S. DOE BTS - Codes and Standards Program
U.S. DOE EERE - Building Energy Code Resources
EDUCATION & TRAINING
America's Best Real Estate Education Courses
ENERGY
ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guides
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
National Association of State Energy Officials
U.S. DOE and U.S. EPA -- Energy Star program
U.S. Department of Energy - EnergyFiles
U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
FUNDING
Bridgemer: Funding and Investing in Green Buildings
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development - Funding Sources
Kresge Foundation - Green Building Initiative
Tax Incentives Assistance Project (TIAP)
U.S. EPA Green Building Funding Opportunities
GREEN DIRECTORIES
LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS & COSTING
ATHENA Sustainable Materials Institute
BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) [NIST]
BuildingGreen.com - Life Cycle Assessment
California Life Cycle Cost Assessment Model
ENVEST (Environmental Impact Estimating Design Software) [UK BRE]
Life Cycle Analysis of Wood Products
LISA (LCA in Sustainable Architecture)
MATERIALS, GUIDES & CERTIFICATION
Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide
ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guides
Building Materials Resource Center
Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES 2.0)
CIWMB Recycled Content Product Database
Construction Materials Recycling Association
Environmental Design & Construction Magazine
Environmental Resource Guide- American Institute of Architects
Forest World - Sustainable Forest Products Resource
Green Building Databases & Design Resources
Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification, Second Edition
Green Building Products Initiative
GreenSpec, from Environmental Building News
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing
SpaceMedGuide - A Space Planning Guide for Healthcare Facilities
Sustainable Products Corporation
U.S. EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
Federal Energy ManagementProgramGreeningInitiatives/Tools
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
OECD Project on Sustainable Buildings
U.S. Air Force Environmentally Responsible Facilities Guide
U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
U.S. DOE and U.S. EPA - Energy Star Program
U.S. DOE Building Technologies Program
U.S. DOE High Performance Commercial Buildings: A Technology Roadmap
U.S. EPA's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP)
U.S. GSA Sustainable Design and LEED
U.S. GSA - Great Lakes Region - Build Green
U.S. National Park Service - Guiding Principles of Sustainable Design
U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command - Design Policy
PRODUCT CERTIFICATION & TESTING
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Forest Certification Resource Center
Scientific Certification Systems
RESEARCH CENTERS
Carnegie Mellon University Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics
Carnegie Mellon University Green Design Institute
Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies (CEERT)
Center for Green Roof Research
Center for the Built Environment - UC Berkeley
Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems (CMPBS)
Center for Sustainable Building Research
Green Building Research Center
Hong Kong University - Building Energy Efficiency Research
National Association of Home Builders Research Center
National Institute of Building Sciences
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory-Buildings Technology Center
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
Rutgers Center for Green Building
Sandia National Laboratories Renewable Energy Office
STATE/PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
California Integrated Waste Management Board - Green Building Program
Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS)
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
Maryland Environmental Design Program
Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide
New Jersey Clean Energy Program
New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA)
New York State Green Building Tax Incentive Initiative
Pennsylvania Buildings - Governor's Green Government Council
Performance Contracting Legislation by State
OTHER
California Building Performance Contractors Association
