SBA Unit 1 - SUSTAINABLE BUILDING FUNDAMENTALS
1B. Sustainable Development through Green Building
How Green Building Programs Address Environmental Problems
White Paper on Sustainability: A Report on the Green Building Movement (pdf)
1C. Early Drivers of the Green Building Movement
Federal Executive Orders, DOD Sustainability Initiatives
Greening the Government, Executive Order (pdf)
USAF: Sustainable Facilities Guide (pdf)
US Army Corps of Engineers: Sustainable Project Rating Tool (SPiRiT) Rating System (pdf)
State Energy Codes, Rebates, Tax Credits, Green Building Requirements (CIP)
State of Minnesota Sustainable Building Guidelines (MSBG) Version 2.0 (pdf)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania High-Performance Green Building Guidelines (webpage)
NJ & Maryland Smart Growth Tax Credit (pdf)
Municipal Energy Codes, Incentives (financial, planning), Green Building Requirements (CIP) & Guidelines
City of Seattle: City Green Building (webpage)
City of Seattle: Green Building (webpage)
City of Seattle: LEEDĒ Financial Incentives
City of Santa Monica: Green Building (webpage)
City of New York: High Performance Building Guidelines (pdf)
City of Santa Monica: Green Building: Guidelines for Design (webpage)
City of Portland: Creating High Performance Workspace, G-Rated Tenant Improvement Guide (pdf)
Green Buildings BC (website)
Metro Vancouver (website)
Special Sectors
The Collaborative for High Performance Schools (website)
City of Seattle: SeaGreen--Sustainability & Conservation (webpage)
Green Building in Alameda County: Home Remodeling (webpage)
Austin Energy: Austin Energy Green Building (webpage)
Projects
Village Homes, Davis, CA (website)
Galinsky: ING Bank Headquarters (webpage)
1D. Where the Market is Now: Status Report
Policies
LEED Initiatives in Governments and Schools (pdf)
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE): Federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 (webpage)
National Programs
US Green Building Council: LEED Rating System (webpage)
EPA: Green Communities (webpage)
NAHB: National Green Building Program (website)
International Living Building Institute, i.e., The Living Building Challenge (website)
One Planet Living (website)
Green Globes (website)
The Energy and Environmental Building Association (EEBA) (website)
Local Programs
Architecture 2030 (website)
ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guides (website)
Washington Sustainable Schools Protocol (pdf)
Green Guide for Health Care (website)
ENERGY STAR (website)
American Lung Association Health House (website)
Why Market Driven Initiatives Make Sense- The Market Is There!
Recent Consumer Research, e.g. The State of Green Building Survey (webpage)
RESNET: Fannie Mae Energy Efficient Mortgages (webpage)
Realtor.org: Field Guide to Green Homes & Green Mortgages (webpage)
EcoBroker International (website)
Studies
Greening America's Schools: Costs and Benefits (pdf)
Green Building Costs and Financial Benefits (pdf)
The Cost and Benefit of Achieving Green Buildings (pdf)
LEED for Neighborhood Development: Encourage Healthy Living (webpage)
1E. Delivering Green Buildings: The Process
Making the Case
Green Buildings, BC: Guide to Green Building Resources *see section 10.0 (webpage)
SAVE International (Value Engineering) (website)
Recommended
Redefining Progress: Footprint Calculator (website)
Writing the Green RFP: Sustainable Design Language for Consultant Requests (pdf)
Select Cost Analysis Method DOE Building Technologies (pdf)
Case Study: Green City Buildings--Applying the LEED Rating System (pdf)
2007 The Cost of Green Revisited. By Lisa Fay Matthiessen / Peter Morris, 2007. (webpage)