Green Building Resource Links

The Masonry Heater Association includes a member list, a library, and more.
Roofer Magazine
Envirosense Consortium
American Wind Energy Association
EcoDesign Resource Society (Canada)
Electric Vehicle Association of the Americas
Healthy Homes Institute
American Solar Energy Society
Development Center for Appropriate Technology
UK Based Association for Environment Conscious Building
International Dark-Sky Association: Proper lighting doesn’t have to block out the stars!
Green Hotels Association

Forest Stewardship Council
certification for wood products that are sustainable and environmentally friendly.

Home of David Hertz Architects, Syndesis Inc, and Syndecrete
an environmentally friendly building material.

Passive Solar design
passive solar buildings stay at a comfortable temperature without the use of mechanical cooling and heating equipment.

Passive Solar heating

distribute natural solar heat through large glazed doors, walls and windows.

Natural ventilation
betterbricks.com features a natural ventilation primer.

Natural ventilation
horizontal pivot windows (awning and hopper windows) offer the highest ventilation capacity.

Natural ventilation
stack ventilation and wind ventilation.

Mixed-mode ventilation

using a mix of operable windows, stack ventilation, and HVAC ventilation as needed.

The Healthy Building Network advocates the use of safer, ecologically superior building materials as a means to a healthier indoor environment and global environmental preservation. Also a useful source of links, US based.

The EcoProcura Initiatives website from ICLEI (The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives) – Has a wealth of information on environmentally responsible purchasing, including a ‘Green Purchasing Good Practice Guide’
(select ‘information’) and a ‘Best Practice Database’, with case studies of municipal purchasers throughout Europe. Excellent links database. Also in German

Association for Environment Conscious Building – Publishes the quarterly magazine Building for a Future, and Greener Building – a directory covering all areas of building design, constructin and maintenance. Also provides the ‘GreenPro’ – an interactive environmental building database. UK based.

Global Environmental Options/Green Building Resource Centre. GEO provides comprehensive green design information resources to users in over 70 countries around the world. US/Worldwide focus.

Environmental Building News – access to Newsletter, Archives, Product Directory and Green Building Advisor. US/Worldwide focus.

Sustainablebusiness.com – Greenbuilding and Construction links to Organisations, Databases, Reports, Periodicals/Books and Listservers (select links directory, construction). US.

Greenbuilder.com: A list of Green Building Databases and Design Resources, US.

The Healthy Flooring Network: A new alliance of individuals and organisations concerned about health, asthma and allergies. The network aims to raise awareness of the links between fitted carpets, PVC flooring and health and to encourage and promote alternatives, UK.

Denmark: PVC-Fri Indk�b – hvordan? (in Danish) PVC-Free Purchases � how?: A handbook/database on medical, office and general PVC-free purchases issued by Aarhus County, the Danish Ministry for Energy and the Environment and the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.

Local and State Government:
Bronx
Initiative for Energy and the Environment
The
Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (BOEDC)
The
Bronx Borough President’s Office
Connecticut
Clean Energy Fund
Connecticut
Department of Transportation
Dormitory
Authority of the State of New York
Metropolitan
Transportation Authority
New
Jersey Transit
New
York Energy $mart
New
York City Department of Design and Construction Office of Sustainable
Design

NY City Dept. of Transportation Alternative Fuels Program
New
York State Clean Fueled Vehicles Program
New
York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
PlaNYC
Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey

Federal Government:
Congressman
José E. Serrano’s Web Page
Energy
Information Administration
Million
Solar Roofs
National
Renewable Energy Laboratory

U.S.
Department of Energy
US
DOE’s Clean Cities Program
USEPA
Energy Star Program

Academic Centers:

Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center
(Eastern Iowa Community College)
Alternative
Power Program (United States Merchant Marine Academy)
Center
for the Biology of Natural Systems (Queens College)
Center
for Energy, Economic & Environmental Policy (Rutgers University)
Center
for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (MIT)
Center
for Energy and Environmental Policy (University of Delaware )
Center
for Sustainable and Renewable Energy (SUNY Syracuse)
Environmental
Technology Program (Cape Cod Community College)
Environmental
Systems Technology Program (Oakland Community College, Michigan)
Florida
Solar Energy Center (U of Central Florida)
Institute
for Research and Technology Transfer (SUNY Farmingdale)
Institute
for Sustainable Energy (Eastern Connecticut State University)
National
Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (U of W. Virginia)
New
Designs (LaGuardia Community College, CUNY)
New York Metropolitan
Sustainable Energy Consortium
Solar
Energy Center (SUNY Farmingdale)

Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy (general):
Alternative
Energy Institute
American
Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Database
of State Incentives for Renewable Energy
Energy
Future Coalition

Interstate Renewable Energy Council
National
Commission on Energy Policy
New Energy New York
Northeast
Sustainable Energy Association
Partnership
for Environmental Technology Education (PETE)
Renewable
Energy Policy Project
Architecture/Green Buildings:
U.S.
Green Buildings Council
Sustainable
Buildings Industry Council
Local Not-for-Profit Groups:
Association
For Energy Affordability
Bronx
River Alliance
Build
it Green NYC Re-Use Center
Center
for Economic and Environmental Partnership
Citizens
Campaign for the Environment
Clean Air NY
Community
Environmental Center
Environmental
Business Association of New York State
Garden
State EnviroNet
Hudson
River Sloop Clearwater
INFORM,
Inc.
Long
Island Offshore Wind Initiative
New
Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability
New
York City Apollo
New
York Climate Rescue
New York Sun Works
Solar
New York
Sustainable Long Island
Sustainable
South Bronx
Tri-State
Transportation Campaign
Wind
Power New York

Other Not-for-Profit Groups:

American Solar Energy Society

American
Wind Energy Association
Apollo
Alliance
Clean
Air Cool Planet
Environmental
and Energy Study Institute
Fuel
Cells 2000
Geothermal
Resources Council
Geothermal
Heat Pump Consortium
Institute
for Local Self-Reliance
Institute
for Sustainable Power
Interstate
Renewable Energy Council
North
American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners
Partnership
for Environmental Technology Education (PETE)
Peoples
Action for Clean Energy
Post
Carbon Network
Rocky
Mountain Institute
Solar
Energy International
Worldwatch
Institute
Local- Regional Power and Public Utilities :
Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control
http://www.state.ct.us/dpuc/

Connecticut
Light & Power
http://www.cl-p.com/

Consolidated Edison http://www.coned.com/

Keyspan Energy
http://www.keyspanenergy.com/

Long Island Power Authority
http://www.lipower.org/

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
http://www.bpu.state.nj.us/home/home.shtm

New York State Public Service Commission
http://www.dps.state.ny.us/
New York PowerAuthority
http://www.nypa.gov/

Northeast Utilities Service Company
http://www.nu.com/

Public Service Enterprise Group
http://www.pseg.com/

Special Features:
Transportation:
Alternative Fuels and Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Natural
Gas Resources
Tidal
Energy in the East River
Global
Climate Change
Hydrogen
Fuel Cell Education Resources