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 Program Case Study: Los Vecinos
Los Vecinos is a 42-unit affordable housing project that meets nearly all of its annual electricity demand through 93 kW of on-site solar photovoltaic power. Located along a light rail line in the southern part of the San Diego metropolitan area, this LEED Platinum certified project is the second Zero Energy Affordable Housing project in the State of California. The project, located on the site of a former dilapidated motel that had the largest number of police calls for any single address in Chula Vista, is a testament to what can be accomplished by a determined development and design team that stands by its commitment to extremely high performance standards. Released March, 2010.
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Green Building Criteria in State Low Income Housing Tax Credit Programs, 2009 Update
Global Green's review of the low-income housing tax credit allocation policy shows significant progress being made in the effort to make green building measures standard practice in affordable housing. This development is particularly apparent through a summary of the changes over the last five years to the green building criteria found in state Qualified Allocation Plans (QAPs), which states develop to guide the distribution of federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC). For the first time since we started the analysis in 2005, all 50 states were shown to exhibit some aspects of green building in their QAPs. To learn more, download our 2009 report here.
Here are links to Global Green USA’s QAP reports for the previous four years:
Click here for 2008
Click here for 2007
Click here for 2006
Click here for 2005
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