Design and Energy
U.S. Green Building Council
- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a non-profit composed of leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Our more than 10,000 member organizations and our network of 75 regional chapters are united to advance our mission of transforming the building industry to sustainability.
MBDC Cradle to Cradle Certification
- Cradle to Cradle Certification provides a company with a means to tangibly, credibly measure achievement in environmentally-intelligent design and helps customers purchase and specify products that are pursuing a broader definition of quality.
ASHRAE
- The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers advances technology to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world. Membership is open to any person associated with the field.
NAHB Research Center
- The NAHB Research Center is a full-service product commercialization company that strives to make housing more durable and affordable. Bottom line, we help push new building technologies into the residential market through our integrated consulting services. We were created in 1964 as a subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and since then have provided clients with an unrivaled depth of understanding of the housing industry and access to its business leaders.
Energy Star
- ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.
Sustainable Sources
- A lengthy of Sustainable Building Sourcebook for Green and Sustainable Building.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Learn about NREL’s research and development of renewable fuels and electricity that advance national energy goals to change the way we power our homes, businesses, and cars.
U.S. Department of Energy
- A high-performance commercial building is a building with energy, economic, and environmental performance that is substantially better than standard practice. It’s energy efficient, so it saves money and natural resources. It’s a healthy place to live and work for its occupants and has relatively low impact on the environment. All this is achieved through a process called whole-building design.
Whole Building Design Guide
- The goal of ‘Whole Building’ Design is to create a successful high-performance building. To achieve that goal, we must apply the integrated design approach and the integrated team approach to the project during the planning and programming phases.
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