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CODES
FIRST SOURCE www.reedfirstsource.com
INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL www.iccsafe.org
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION www.nfpa.org
THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL www.icccampus.org
BUILDERS BOOKSOURCE www.buildersbooksource.com
RESEARCH AND INFORMATION
INFORM DESIGN www.informdesign.com
TRADE ONLY DESIGN LIBRARY www.TODL.com
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GENERAL INFORMATION
UNITED STATES GREEN BUILDING CODE www.usgbc.org
BUILDING GREEN www.buildinggreen.com
THE WHOLE BUILDING DESIGN APPROACH www.wbdg.org
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN RESEARCH GUIDE www.aiasdrg.org
THE CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN www.cfsd.org.uk
THE COLLABORATIVE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS www.chps.net
CANADA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL www.cagbc.com
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION www.eeba.org
FLORIDA GREEN BUILDING COALITION www.floridagreenbuilding.org
GREEN BLUE www.greenblue.org
INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL www.icc.safe.org
ISO 14000 INFORMATION CENTER www.ens-hsms.com
MATERIALS AND WASTE:
AIR AND WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION www.awma.org
BUILDT IT GREEN www.buildtgreen.org
CANADIAN WOOD COUNCIL www.c.wc.ca.com
CARPET AMERICA RECOVERY EFFORT (CARE) www.carpetrecovery.org
CARPET AND RUG INSTITUTE www.carpet-rug.com
CENTER FOR RESOURCEFUL BUILDING TECHNOLOGY www.crbt.ncat.org
CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS INSTITUTE www.csinet.org
EARTH 911 – BASIC RECYCLING INFORMATION www.earth911.org
EPA PURCHASING GUIDELINES FOR RECYCLED – CONTENT PRODUCTS www.epa.gov
FOREST CERTIFICATION RESOURCE CENTER www.metafore.org
FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL www.fscus.org
GREEN PROJECTS SPECIFICATIONS – CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD www.ciwmb.ca.gov
GREEN ROOFS FOR HEALTHY CITIES www.greenroofs.org
GREEN SEAL www.greenseal.org
GREEN SAGE www.greensage.com
GREEN SPECIFICATIONS www.buildinggreen.com
HARDWOOD INFORMATION CENTER www.hardwoodinfo.com
HEALTHY BUILDING NETWORK www.healthybuilding.net
PVC ALTERNATIVES DATABASE www.archive.greenpeace.org
SCIENTIFIC CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS www.scscertified.com
STOP WASTE www.stopwaste.org
ENERGY
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING, REFRIGERATING AND
AIR – CONDITIONING ENGINEERS www.ashrae.org
AMERICAN SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY www.ases.org
BETTER BRICKS www.betterbricks.com
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY www.eere.energy.gov
ENERGY IDEAS www.energyideas.org
ENERGY STAR www.energystar.gov
FLORIDA SOLAR ENERGY CENTER www.fsec.ucf.edu
HOME ENERGY SAVER www.hes.lbl.gov
SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION www.seia.org
SOLAR ENERGY INTERNATIONAL www.solarenergy.org
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
AMERICAN INDOOR AIR QUALITY COUNCIL www.iaqcouncil.org
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION – INDOOR AIR QUALITY www.lungusa.org
EPA – INDOOR AIR QUALITY www.epa.gov
GREENGUARD ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE www.greenguard.org
INDOOR AIR PROGRAM – NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL www.nsc.org
INDOOR AIR QUALITY ASSOCIATION (IAQA) www.iaqa.org
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL - QUALITY (CDC/NIOSH) www.cdc.gov
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND CLIMATE www.isiaq.org
SOUTH COAST (AQMD) AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT www.aqmd.gov
SPECIALIZATIONS (HOMES, HEALTHCARE, SCHOOLS)
BUILDING GREEN SCHOOLS RESOURCE LIST www.nesea.org
COLLABORATIVE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE SCHOOLS (CHPS) www.chps.net
EARTH CRAFT HOUSE (ATLANTA) www.southface.org
GREEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING COALITION (SAN FRANCISCO) www.frontierassoc.net
GREEN BUILDING GUIDELINES www.stopwaste.org
GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM – CITY OF AUSTIN www.austienergy.com
GREEN HOME ENVIRONMENTAL STORE www.greenhome.com
GREEN SCHOOLS INITIATIVE (MASSACHUSETTS) www.mtpc.org
HEALTH CARE WITHOUT HARM www.hcwh.org
HOUSE DESIGN ARTICLES (HOME PLANS INFO NEWS) www.homeplaninfo.com
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN FOR SCHOOLS www.pprc.org