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CERTIFICATION & STANDARDS
http://www.leedbuilding.org
LEED™ - Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System® "is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings."
http://www.usgbc.org
U.S. Green Building Council - Promotes the understanding, development and accelerated implementation of "green building" policies, programs, technologies, standards and design practices.
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
http://www.buildinggreen.com
Building Green - Includes an introduction to green building, a calendar of upcoming events, a green building checklist and tips for making environmental choices on a budget.
http://www.crbt.org
Center for Resourceful Building Technology - Offers a guide to resource efficient building materials and a database of suppliers.
http://www.energystar.gov
Energy Star - Learn how to increase energy efficiency when making home improvements or building a new home.
http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/
EPA: Green Building - Tips on energy efficiency, water use efficiency, using green building materials, reducing waste and creating a healthy indoor environment.
http://www.certifiedwood.org
Forest Certification Research Center - Search the database to find suppliers of certified wood and certified wood products.
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/GreenBuilding/default.htm
Green Building Design and Construction - Created by California's Integrated Waste Management Board, this website includes green building basics, case studies and a sustainable building tool kit.
http://www.nps.gov/dsc/dsgncnstr/gpsd/toc.html
Guiding Principles of Sustainable Design - This National Park Service report provides an overview of the decisions involved in a sustainable building project.
http://www.nrdc.org/buildinggreen/
NRDC's Building Green: From Principle to Practice - NRDC's guide for building professionals outlines the business reasons to build green and then provides a step-by-step guide to getting started.
http://oikos.com
Oikos - Green building news, product information, instructional articles and related links.
http://www.sustainableabc.com
SustainableABC.com - Directories of green building products and professionals, and a large collection of Internet resources, organized by topic.
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