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- Inspirational Quotes on Sustainability
- Introduction
to Sustainable Design
- Sustainable Design
Checklist for Designers, Builders, Engineers.
Broken into five parts:
- Eco-Design Strategies
from ECO-Design: The Sourcebook
- Case Study
Examples of Sustainable Buildings, sorted into
the following six categories:
- Residential.
Single- and multi-family homes, tract developments,
apartments, senior-assisted living.
- Commercial.
Retail, offices, entertainment, hotels, restaurants,
financial centers, health clubs.
- Institutional.
Schools, universities, government, museums, recreational
facilities, hospitals, religious centers.
- Land-Use
and Planning
- Landscape
Design
- Industrial
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- Search Green Products database.
Use this tool to:
- Find a specific product to view its evaluation.
Enter product name, manufacturer name, and/or
its CSI number
- Search for a type of product. Enter keywords
into the search field and the products with the
closest matches will be listed.
- Browse Green Products database
by CSI Division. Use this option to:
- View all products listed under a particular
category. GBP Evaluations are linked to the product
name.
- Compare competing products' evaluations.
- Evaluation Criteria.
Explanation of categories of the product evaluation
and what the evaluation represent.
- Criteria broken into 5 major sections:
- Green Building Pages Company and Product Profile
Form. The comprehensive 5-part questionnaire completed
by the product manufacturers.
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- Weblinks. Sustainability-related
websites, divided into the following categories, listed
in a menu to the left of the page:
- Agencies
requiring LEED. Federal, State and Local Governements
using LEED Criteria and/or Certification requirements
in their building projects.
- Sustainable
Design Organizations. Non-profits.
- Professional
Trade Organizations. AIA, for example.
- Government
Agencies offering information or local
guidelines for sustainable building, including
national standards for sustainability-related
issues like energy efficiency, gas emissions,
etc.
- Sustainable
Design Professionals. Find an experienced
professional architect, builder, designer or engineer
for your sustainable project.
- Conferences
and Expositions. Comprehensive listing of
these learning opportunities with up-to-date contact
info.
- Funding &
Partnership Opportunities. Links to possible
grants, incentives, low-interest loans, and cost-sharing
partners.
- Web Literature.
E-newsletters, online magazines, email lists,
green building reference websites.
- Consulting.
Consulting services and websites. Some free, some
not.
- Educational
Institutions. Universities and educational
centers with focus groups on sustainability issues.
- Research Labs.
Labs conducting research for sustainability groups
or government agencies.
- Product
Marketing, Sales and Mfg. Green building
material databases similar to this one, online
buying forums, product information sites.
- Real Estate.
Sustainable housing developments and individual
homes for sale.
- Investments.
Information on investments that benefit sustainability
causes.
- Supporting
Businesses. Businesses and for-profit groups
that support sustainability, either indirectly
through financial contributions to projects, activist
groups, or directly through their own sustainable
business practices.
- Miscellaneous
- Paper-published
media. Inlcudes books, pamphlets, leaflets, news
articles not available on the web.
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- About Green Building
Pages
- Contact. Mailing
address and e-mail links.
- Text Site Outline and Site
Requirements (you
are here)
- FAQ. Frequently Asked
Questions.
- Legal. Disclaimer
and copyright information.
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