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 betterbricks.com
- "Great spaces are great for business."
Straightforward solutions for improving workplace comfort, efficiency
and productivity. Sponsored by the Northwest Energy Efficiency
Alliance.
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LEED™ Green Building Rating System
- The LEED Green Building Rating System™ is a priority program of
the US Green Building Council.
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Greening the Building and the Bottom Line: Increasing
Productivity Through Energy-Efficient Design. Source:
Rocky Mountain Institute. This
landmark study makes a new economic case for green design in the workplace.
Its message to corporate managers: While energy-efficient design can pay for
itself in reduced energy costs alone, it may also produce vastly greater
benefits in higher worker productivity, lower absenteeism, fewer errors,
better quality, and increased retail sales. Eight documented case studies show
that productivity gains from green design can be as high as 16%.
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The Northwest EcoBuilding Guild -
The Guild is an educational forum. It encourages building practices that
protect human health, encourage sustainable resource usage, and foster long
term economic vitality. The Guild serves a growing number of people in the
Northwest interested in creating and maintaining a sustainable built
environment. Visit the Guild's Web page for links to the Seattle,
Olympia and other Northwest chapters.
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The Business and Industry Resource Venture
is a program of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, made possible through
the financial support of Seattle Public Utilities (SPU).
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Seattle's Sustainable Building Policy
- The purpose of a Citywide policy on sustainable building is to demonstrate
the City’s commitment to environmental, economic, and social stewardship, to
yield cost savings to the City taxpayers through reduced operating costs, to
provide healthy work environments for staff and visitors, and to contribute to
the City’s goals of protecting, conserving, and enhancing the region’s
environmental resources. Additionally, the City helps to set a community
standard of sustainable building. See the following reports for economic
analysis of green building.
High Performance Buildings Deliver
Better Learning Environments -
Increased Comfort -
Increased Market Value and R.O.I.
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Increased Retail Sales -
On the Bottom Line -
Productivity Improvements
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 Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design - The LEED Green
Building Rating System™ is a priority program of the
US Green Building Council.
It is a voluntary, consensus-based, market-driven building rating system
based on existing proven technology. It evaluates environmental performance
from a "whole building" perspective over a building's life cycle, providing
a definitive standard for what constitutes a "green building."
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World Green Building Council -
The WGBC was formed in 1999 with the goal of coordinating and advancing the
work of national green building organizations, supporting the development of
standards, technologies, products and projects.
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Green Building Concepts -
Green Building Concepts supplies information exchange on resource and energy
efficient home building.
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The Energy Efficient Building Association
promotes the awareness, education and development of energy efficient,
environmentally responsible buildings and communities.
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City of Austin: Green Building Program
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Environmental Design Process and the Team Approach
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Solstice - Sustainable energy
resources from the Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology
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Building Environmental Science and Technology
- B. E. S. T. qualified staff will assist you or your
company to implement innovative and cost-effective environmental (green)
building practices. This organization provides an array of technical and
information services as well as some unique perspectives on building
practices, development, energy policy and the environment.
Green Building Primer ©B.E.S.T.
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Green Building Resource Guide -
The Green Building Resource Guide is a
database of over 600 green building
materials and products selected for their usefulness to the design and
building professions, as well as their green material content.
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The Energy Efficient Building Association
promotes the awareness, education and development of energy efficient,
environmentally responsible buildings and communities.
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US Department of Energy - Green Buildings
- By the year 2010, another 38 million buildings are expected to be
constructed. The challenge will be to build them smart, so they use a minimum
of nonrenewable energy, produce a minimum of pollution, and cost a minimum of
energy dollars, while increasing the comfort, health, and safety of the people
who live and work in them.
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ENERGY STAR Program - US
Environmental Protection Agency - EPA.
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 Energy
Savings Tips For Small Business - US Department of Energy (USDOE)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ENERGY STAR-labeled products use
less energy than other products, save you money on utility bills, and help
protect the environment.
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ENERGY STAR Buildings and Greenlights
spurs investment in energy-efficient building technologies with US businesses.
Energy efficient lighting, ventilation, heating and cooling technologies have
cut many companies' total energy bill by 30 percent or more.
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The Northwest Energy Efficiency Business Listing -
Bonneville Power Administration
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Improve your energy efficiency. At this online database provided
by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), you'll find a collection of
energy-efficiency firms and professionals that can help you in your quest for
energy efficiency. You'll find companies that specialize in a vast array of
services, from lighting to metering to HVAC applications to name just a few.
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 Green
Buildings - William McDonough + Partners leads
the design community in creating intelligent and effective architecture
and community plans by celebrating nature's abundance, enhancing
people's lives, and delivering innovative solutions.
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The Johnson Building -
Racine, Wisconsin. As the centerpiece of civic revitalization in
downtown Racine, the Johnson Building embraces its urban setting, offering
a sustaining response to redevelopment issues faced by cities everywhere.
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Ford
Motor Co., Rouge Revitalization - William
McDonough + Partners is leading Ford Motor Company’s revitalization of its
historic Rouge complex. The goal of this 20-year project is to lead the
manufacturing world into the Next Industrial Revolution by modeling
strategies for a sustaining future.
 Center
of Excellence for Sustainable Development, U.S. Department of Energy
- Green building practices offer an opportunity
to create environmentally-sound and resource-efficient buildings by
using an integrated approach to design.
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Oikos: Green Building Source Energy Efficient
Construction - Oikos is a World Wide Web site devoted
to serving professionals whose work promotes sustainable design and
construction. This excelent site features a database of products and
equipment, a bookstore, product gallery, library, a green-building mailing
list, and many valuable references and links - one of the most comprehensive
green-building resources.
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Northwest EcoBuilding Guild 1998 Green Pages
- An annual listing of ecologically sustainable designers, contractors,
suppliers, and professional services.
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Environmental Building News -
EBN's articles, reviews, and news stories are a prime resource on
energy-efficient, resource-efficient, and healthy building practices.
They address material selection, siting, indoor air quality, daylighting,
and other subjects relating to green building practices.
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GreenClips - An excellent
summary of news on sustainable building design and related government and
business issues published every two weeks.
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Guide to Resource-Efficient Building Elements - Online
Edition - A Directory of Environmentally Responsible
Building Products. Center for Resourceful Building Technology.
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Oikos: Green Building Source Energy Efficient
Construction - Oikos is a World Wide Web site devoted
to serving professionals whose work promotes sustainable design and
construction. This excelent site features a database of products and
equipment, a bookstore, product gallery, library, a green-building mailing
list, and many valuable references and links - one of the most comprehensive
green-building resources.
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GreenSpec - GreenSpec is
BuildingGreen's premiere product information service. It contains detailed
listings for more than 1,500 green building products with environmental data,
manufacturer information, and links to additional resources.
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Green Building Resource Guide -
The Green Building Resource Guide is a
database of over 600 green building
materials and products selected for their usefulness to the design and
building professions, as well as their green material content.
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Sustainable Sources - Created in
1993 to provide a one-stop online resource center for sustainablity -
specifically, green building, sustainable agriculture, and responsible
planning.
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Sustainable Resource Guide - 2001 Cascadia Edition
- Seattle City Light. This Resource Guide has been developed to
facilitate the selection of sustainable building materials and methods, many
of which may be somewhat unfamiliar or difficult to access by building and
development decision makers.
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Green buildings save energy and resources while reducing energy bills
and environmental impact.
Lighting Efficiency
Resources - Links to Web lighting
resources.
WA Energy Code
Energy Services staff provide our Tacoma Power customers with information and
expertise about the electrical energy consumption and energy costs in their
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