Green Building ~ Links
www.amicusgreen.com
Amicus Green Building Center is the Mid-Atlantic's greatest collection of genuine "green" products, resources, and expert support to help you create a healthy, environmentally friendly, stylish, energy smart and sustainable building.
www.ases.org
American Solar Energy Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the use of solar energy, energy efficiency and other sustainable technologies in the U.S.
www.buildinggreen.com
BuildingGreen.com is an independent publishing company committed to providing its members accurate, unbiased and timely green design information.
www.coolroofs.org
The Cool Roof Rating Council is incorporated as a non-profit educational organization with the following mission:
- To implement and communicate fair, accurate and credible radiative energy performance rating systems for roof surfaces.
- To support research into energy related radiative properties of roofing surfaces, including durability of those properties.
- To provide education and objective support to parties interested in understanding and comparing various roofing options.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_building
Wikipedia’s article and links for green building.
www.energystar.gov
ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy designed to help consumers save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.
www.epa.gov
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Web site.
www.greenbuildinginstitute.org
The Green Building Institute’s mission is to foster green building practices through education and example.
www.greenbuilder.org
Greenbuilder.org provides links and searches for green building related products and services.
www.goinggreenathome.org
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s Web site for green building.
www.healthyhome.com
Healthy Home provides green home products and services.
www.pathnet.org
The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) is dedicated to accelerating the development and use of technologies that dramatically improve the quality, durability, energy efficiency, environmental performance and affordability of America's housing.
www.sustainable.org
Sustainable Communities Network links private citizens to resources and to one another to create healthy, vital, sustainable communities.
www.usgbc.org
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
