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General Green Business Resources Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) is a global organization that helps member companies achieve success in ways that respect ethical values, people, communities and the environment. www.bsr.org click here to visit this site CERES - Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies. CERES encourages corporate environmental responsibility in a number of ways, from encouraging companies to endorse the CERES Principles, working with endorsing companies both on meeting their commitment and on environmental reporting through the Global Reporting Initiative, and mobilizing the network in activist projects like the Sustainable Governance Project and the Green Hotel Initiative. They also convene forums for discussion among diverse groups, from the annual CERES conference to industry-specific dialogues. www.ceres.org click here to visit this site Cool Companies. A resource featuring best practices for strategies and technologies that save energy, cut costs and reduce pollution. click here to visit this site Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Europe. CSR Europe is a business-driven membership network. Their mission is to help companies achieve profitable, sustainable growth and human progress by placing corporate social responsibility in the mainstream of business practice. www.csreurope.org click here to visit this site GreenBiz.com harnesses the power of technology to bring environmental information, resources, and tools to the mainstream business community. Its mission is to provide accurate and balanced information and resources to help companies of all sizes and sectors combine ecological sustainability with profitable business practices. www.greenbiz.com click here to visit this site Global Reporting Initiative. GRI is an international effort to create a common framework for sustainability reporting on economic, environmental and social performance. The mission of the GRI is to elevate the comparability and credibility of sustainability reporting practices worldwide. www.globalreporting.org click here to visit this site SustainableBusiness.com serves as the Internet community for businesses that integrate economic, and social and environmental concerns into their core strategy. They exist to help green business grow. www.sustainablebusiness.com click here to visit this site World Business Council on Sustainable Development. Formed in the wake of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a coalition of 165 international companies united by a shared commitment to sustainable development via the three pillars of economic growth, ecological balance and social progress. www.wbcsd.org click here to visit this site WorldCSR.com is a gateway to the websites of the leading business-led organizations on corporate social responsibility, worldwide. www.worldcsr.com click here to visit this site Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Resources (Chapter 6) The resources under this heading are cited in this chapter and are also found on the interactive PDF document BOOK WEB ADDRESSES that is contained on the CD, which will allow you to access these sites without the need to retype the web addresses. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative: www.ghgprotocol.org/calculation-tools click here to visit this site The Building Energy Software Tools Directory: www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/tools_directory click here to visit this site Quick Plant Energy Profiler: www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/quickpep click here to visit this site Save Energy Now Initiative: www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/saveenergynow click here to visit this site Federal Energy Management Program Energy Cost Calculators: www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement/eep_eccalculators.html click here to visit this site Building Life-Cycle Cost Software: www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/information/download_blcc.html click here to visit this site Utility Company Energy Efficiency Programs: http://eetd.lbl.gov/EnergyCrossroads/2ueeprogram.html click here to visit this site Online Business Energy Analysis: www.energyguide.com click here to visit this site Solar America Cities: www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/solar_america click here to visit this site Wind and Hydropower Technologies website: www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro click here to visit this site Geothermal Technologies Program: www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal click here to visit this site Green Power Options Available for Your State: www.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/buying/buying_power.shtml click here to visit this site Certified Sources of Renewable Energy Credits: www.green-e.org click here to visit this site Native Energy CoolWatts Program: www.NativeEnergy.com click here to visit this site Green-e Climate Certification Programs: www.green-e.org/getcert_ghg_products.shtml click here to visit this site Database for State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency: www.dsireusa.org click here to visit this site Small Producer Biodiesel and Ethanol Credit: www.irs.gov click here to visit this site Manufactured Home Tax Credit: www.irs.gov click here to visit this site Energy Cost Calculator for Compact Fluorescent Lamps: www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement/eep_fluorescent_lamps_calc.html click here to visit this site U.S. EPA’s Climate Leaders Program: www.epa.gov/stateply click here to visit this site Belkin Conserve Surge Protector: www.belkin.com click here to visit this site Smart Strip Power Strip: http://bitsltd.net/ConsumerProducts/ click here to visit this site The Isole Plug Load Controller: www.wattstopper.com click here to visit this site U.S. EPA’s Energy Star Label Program: www.energystar.gov click here to visit this site Additional Energy Resources The U.S. Department of Energy, Industrial Technology Best Practices program has a varied and expanding software collection. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/bestpractices/software.html. A few packages must be ordered from the EERE Information Center via E-mail at www1.eere.energy.gov/informationcenter or by calling 1-877-EERE-INF (877-337-3463). The Decision Tools for Industry CD contains the following software tools the MotorMaster+ (MM+), Pump System Assessment Tool, Steam System Tool Suite, 3E Plus and the new AirMaster+ software packages. Please order the CD via E-mail from the EERE Information Center at www1.eere.energy.gov/informationcenter or call the EERE Information Center at 1-877-EERE-INF (877-337-3463). Energy Analysis Software EnergyPlus from the US Department of Energy. EnergyPlus is a free building energy simulation software program for modeling building heating, cooling, lighting, ventilating, and other energy flows. http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/ DOE 2/ DOE 2.1 E/ DOE 2.2 from the Energy Science and Technology Software Center; DOE2.com; others all adaptions of the original software developed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Hourly energy usage and energy costs software for commercial or residential; $300, costs differ for commercial adaptions. http://www.doe2.com Building Loads Analysis and System Thermodynamics (BLAST) from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). Software estimates of building energy needs by simulation of air handling systems and central plant equipment; $4501500. http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus Simulation Problem Analysis and Research Kernel (SPARK); VisualSPARK from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (NBNL). Free software that is equation based, object oriented simulation environment for construction and running models of complex systems. http://simulationresearch.lbl.gov THERM from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Free software to model two dimensional heat transfer effects in building components. http://windows.lbl.gov/software/therm/therm.html ENERGY-10 from the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) (in coordination with NREL, LBNL, Berkeley Solar Group). Simulation software that analyzes energy and cost savings for different design strategies; $325. www.sbicouncil.org/storelistitem.cfm?itemnumber=1 Building Design Advisor from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Free software design tool using database of prototype buildings types/materials to guide decision makers through project from design to specification links to other software tools. http://gaia.lbl.gov/BDA/ SUNREL from National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Energy simulation software, small buildings; $50. http://www.nrel.gov/buildings/sunrel/ Energy Scheming from the Energy Studies in Buildings Lab at the University of Oregon. Energy analysis software program based on graphical interface (architectural renderings); $250. www.uoregon.edu/~esbl/esbl_web/index2.htm eQuest from the U.S. Department of Energy. Free energy analysis software program based on graphical interface (architectural renderings). http://doe2.com/equest/ Energy Star Green Building Design from the U.S. EPA. Website with guidance for new buildings to improve energy efficiency. http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=new_bldg_design.new_bldg_design Clean Power Estimator from the California Energy Commission. Free economic evaluation software to estimate benefits in investing in a PV solar or small wind electric generating system. http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/renewables/estimator/index.html PV DesignPro from Maui Solar, based on Sandia National Labs Algorithms. Software model to predict the electrical output of photovoltaic panels included with several other solar design tools, $250. http://www.mauisolarsoftware.com PV Watts from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Free software to calculate electrical energy produced by gridconnected PV system. http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/codes_algs/PVWATTS/ REM Design from Architectural Energy Corporation. Home energy analysis software; $297. http://www.archenergy.com/products/rem EnergyPro from Energy Soft. Energy analysis software based on California Title 24; $200$1200. http://www.energysoft.com/ Building Energy Software Tools Directory from the US Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program. Free database of detailed information on software tools, including strengths and weakness. http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/tools_directory/ National Center for Photovoltaics from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. http://www.nrel.gov/ncpv Green Building Studio. Webbased energy engineering analysis software solution that integrates with today’’s 3D-CAD/BIM applications; first five runs on a project free (demonstration phase). http://www.greenbuildingstudio.com Home Energy Efficient Design (HEED), from the University of California, Los Angeles. Free, fast, easy to use, and highly graphic energy analysis software. http://www2.aud.ucla.edu/energy-design-tools/ Energy Gauge USA from the University of Central Florida. Code compliance and energy rating software; $100$150. http://energygauge.com/usares/default.htm Energy Assessment Service Providers U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs). IACs, which are located at 26 universities across the United States provide no-cost energy and waste assessments to eligible small and medium-sized manufacturers. Teams of engineering faculty and students from IACs conduct energy audits or industrial assessments of manufacturing facilities and recommend actions to improve productivity, reduce waste, and save energy. www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/bestpractices/iacs.html U.S. DOE Best Practices Plant-Wide Energy Assessments. Mid-size and large manufacturers can apply for a cost-shared Plant-Wide Energy Assessment offered by U.S. DOE. The assessments are comprehensive and systematic examinations of energy use reduction opportunities at industrial facilities. All major aspects of energy consumption are addressed, including process operations and plant utility systems. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/bestpractices/plant_assessments.html U.S. DOE Save Energy Now Energy Savings Assessments. Through the Save Energy Now program, the U.S. DOE offers Energy Savings Assessments to the nation’s most energy-intensive manufacturing facilities. The focus of these assessments is on immediate opportunities to save energy and money, primarily by focusing on energy-intensive systems such as process heating, steam, pumps, fans, and compressed air. www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/saveenergynow/ ENERGY STAR Directory of Energy Service and Product Providers. The U.S. EPA and U.S. DOE ENERGY STAR Program offers a searchable on-line directory of private energy service and product providers, that includes energy management service companies, energy improvement contractors, and energy service companies, as well as other types of service providers and equipment manufacturers. http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=find_a_product. Energy Assessment Resources and Tools Energy Efficiency Toolkit for Manufacturers: Eight Proven Ways to Reduce Your Costs. The National Association of Manufacturers has developed this toolkit outlining energy conservation strategies, case studies, and resources for manufacturers seeking to reduce energy use and costs. The toolkit is based on the results of an energy-efficiency survey of over 400 manufacturing companies. www.fypower.org/pdf/manufacturer_toolkit.pdf ENERGY STAR Guidelines for Energy Management. The ENERGY STAR website describes a seven-step process for effective energy management. The guidelines are based on the successful practices of ENERGY STAR partners for improving the energy, financial, and environmental performance of businesses. In addition to practical guidelines, the ENERGY STAR website offers several energy assessment tools and resources. www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=guidelines.guidelines_index IAC Self-Assessment Workbook for Small Manufacturers. This workbook presents a step-by-step methodology for small manufacturers to identify opportunities to reduce energy use, improve operations, and reduce costs at their facilities. The workbook includes practical tips, checklists, and examples of common energy cost savings opportunities. iac.rutgers.edu/redirect.php?rf=selfassessment Industrial Audit Guidebook Developed by the Bonneville Power Administration. The Bonneville Power Administration’s Industrial Audit Guidebook provides practical instructions, tips, and guidance for performing walk-through energy audits of industrial facilities to identify opportunities to reduce electrical energy consumption. Organized as a checklist of questions, the guidebook is intended for technical and non-technical audiences to assist with the first step in an energy audit: touring a facility and quickly identifying energy savings opportunities. www.bpa.gov/Energy/N/projects/industrial/audit/index.cfm Green Suppliers Network Lean and Clean Assessments. The Green Suppliers Network (GSN) is a collaborative partnership between EPA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) that works with large companies to provide low-cost “Lean and Clean “ facility assessments to small and medium-sized businesses in several sectors. These assessments include detailed consideration of energy reduction opportunities. www.greensuppliers.gov Resource Efficiency Management Resources from Washington State University has developed several workbooks, checklists, and other guidance for conducting energy audits. Other resources available on the website include fact sheets describing energy-efficiency opportunities for commercial and industrial users. www.energy.wsu.edu/pubs/default.cfm Water Conservation Resources (Chapter 7) The resources under this heading are cited in this chapter and are also found on the interactive PDF document BOOK WEB ADDRESSES that is contained on the CD, which will allow you to access these sites without the need to retype the web addresses. WaterSense® Program: www.epa.gov/watersense American Water Works Association: ww.awwa.org/waterwiser Low-flow Water products: www.zeroflush.com Waste Reduction and Recycling Resources (Chapter 8) The resources under this heading are cited in this chapter and are also found on the interactive PDF document BOOK WEB ADDRESSES that is contained on the CD, which will allow you to access these sites without the need to retype the web addresses. Waste Reduction Model (WARM): www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/waste/calculators/Warm_home.html Reduce your advertising mail: www.dmachoice.org Reduce the number of catalogs you receive: www.CatalogChoice.org Advertise surplus and reusable waste items: www.govlink.org/hazwaste/business/imex Reselling cardboard boxes: www.UsedCardboardBoxes.com Selling equipment or other items aren’t recyclable: www.freecycle.org Selling used business items: www.craigslist.com State environmental protection agencies: www.epa.gov/osw Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity: www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/data/form8700/forms.htm To drop off packing peanuts: www.loosefillpackaging.com Universal Waste List: www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/univwast/index.htm Travel and Transportation Resources (Chapter 9) The resources under this heading are cited in this chapter and are also found on the interactive PDF document BOOK WEB ADDRESSES that is contained on the CD, which will allow you to access these sites without the need to retype the web addresses. Carbon footprint calculator: www.carbontrust.co.uk/solutions/CarbonFootprinting/FootprintCalculators or www.carbonfootprint.com/businessregister.aspx General travel carbon footprint calculator: www.nativeenergy.com/pages/travel_calculator/30.php Excel® spreadsheets for calculating transportation emissions: www.ghgprotocol.org/calculation-tools To promote carpooling: www.carpoolworld.com or www.erideshare.com Hybrid company-owned cars: www.hybridcenter.org EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership: www.epa.gov/smartway ‘Green’ hotels: www.greenhotels.com Hybrid car rentals: www.evrental.com Carbon offsetting for required travel: www.nativeenergy.com Office Equipment and Computing Resources (Chapter 10) The resources under this heading are cited in this chapter and are also found on the interactive PDF document BOOK WEB ADDRESSES that is contained on the CD, which will allow you to access these sites without the need to retype the web addresses. EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool): www.epeat.net U.S. Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program: www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement/eep_computer.html Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Industrial Technology Program: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/saveenergynow/partnering_data_centers.html Dell computer free recycling program: www.dell.com/recycling or www.dell.com/assetrecovery IBM computer and equipment purchasing program: www-03.ibm.com/financing/us/recovery/small/buyback.html Apple Computer free take-back and recycling program: www.apple.com/environment/recycling Hewlett-Packard recycling program: www.hp.com Electronic Industries Alliance recycling program: www.eiae.org E-waste overseas electronics recycling to developing countries: www.ban.org Good Deed Foundation: www.gooddeedfoundation.org/recycle Evaluating dollar savings by using power management techniques: www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=power_mgt.pr_power_mgt_users For purchasing used or refurbished equipment: www.dell.com/outlet or www.refurbdepot.com Energy Star® products: www.energystar.gov EPEAT products: www.epeat.net Leasing of computers and equipment: www.ibm.com EZ Wizard: www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=power_mgt.pr_power_mgt_ez_wiz Oxford University climate modeling software: www.climateprediction.net Supply Chain and Purchasing Resources (Chapter 11) The resources under this heading are cited in this chapter and are also found on the interactive PDF document BOOK WEB ADDRESSES that is contained on the CD, which will allow you to access these sites without the need to retype the web addresses. U.S. EPA Database of Environmental Products Information: http://yosemite1.epa.gov/oppt/eppstand2.nsf Analytica Software: www.lumina.com/ana/player.htm Life-Cycle Assessment Tool: www.earthster.org The Recycled Content (ReCon) Tool: http://epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/waste/calculators/ReCon_home.html Product assessment for your environmental purchasing goals: www.earthster.org or www.openLca.org Green Building Resources (Chapter 12) The resources under this heading are cited in this chapter and are also found on the interactive PDF document BOOK WEB ADDRESSES that is contained on the CD, which will allow you to access these sites without the need to retype the web addresses. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority: www.nyserda.org New York State tax credit program for sustainable design: www.dec.state.ny.us New Jersey SmartStart Building Program: www.njcleanenergy.com/commercial-industrial/programs/nj-smartstart-buildings New Jersey Clean Energy Program: www.njcleanenergy.com Pennsylvania Governor’s Green Government Council: www.gggc.state.pa.us Connecticut Clean Energy Fund: www.ctcleanenergy.com Oregon’s Business Energy Tax Credit: www.oregon.gov/energy/cons/bus/betc.shtml Database for State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency: www.dsireusa.org Green Building Initiative and Green Globes rating system: www.thegbi.org/commercial LEED certification program: www.usgbc.org Greenguard Environmental Institute: www.greenguard.org Green Building Certification Institute: www.gbci.org The Energy Building Investment Decision Support (eBIDS) database: http://cbpd.arc.cmu.edu/ebids eVALUator: www.energydesignresources.com/resource/131 U.S. EPA’s Sustainable Redevelopment of Brownfields Program: www.epa.gov/brownfields/sustain.htm Green roofs: www.greenroofs.com Certified ‘green’ power suppliers: www.green-e.org Green Building Life-Cycle Cost Tools Building Investment Decision Support (BIDS) from the Carnegie-Mellon University Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics. Casebased decisionmaking software that calculates the economic value added of investing in high performance building systems based on the findings of building owners and researchers around the world; subscription required. http://cbpd.arc.cmu.edu/bids/ Energy Building Investment Decision Support (eBIDS) from the Carnegie-Mellon University Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics. Detailed case study information with ROI data; Free database. http://cbpd.arc.cmu.edu/ebids/ Building LifeCycle Cost (BLCC) Program from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Analysis of capital investments in buildings; Free software. http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/information/download_blcc.html Life Cycle Costing Manual for the Federal Energy Management Program from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Free publication available on line; contains specific LEED guidance; referenced in LEED. http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/publications/handbooks/135.pdf Envest from Building Research Establishment Limited (BRE). Software for LCC and LCA intended for use with BREEAM rating tool; $150 and up. http://envestv2.bre.co.uk Clean Power Estimator from the California Energy Commission. Free economic evaluation software to estimate benefits in investing in a PV solar or small wind electric generating system. http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/renewables/estimator/index.html Energy Price Indices and Discount Factors for Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Annual Supplement to Handbook 135 (ASHB 135). http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/pdfs/ashb08.pdf eVALUator from Energy Design Resources. Calculates the life-cycle benefits of investments that improve building design. It analyzes the financial benefits from buildings that reduce energy cost, raise employee productivity, and enhance tenant satisfaction; Free with registration; software. http://www.energydesignresources.com/resource/131/ LIFE from Elite Software. Software for LCC, user definable cost items; about $400. http://www.elitesoft.com/web/hvacr/elite_life_info.html Additional Green Building Organizations EEBA-Energy & Environmental Building Association: www.eeba.org SBIC-Sustainable Buildings Industry Council: www.SBICouncil.org AAMA-American Architectural Manufacturers Association: www.aamanet.org CRRC-Cool Roof Rating Council: www.coolroofs.org ASHRAE-American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers: www.ashrae.org The Energy Efficient Mortgages Program: www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/eem/energy-r.cfm NRC-National Recycling Coalition, Inc.: www.nrc-recycle.org IAQA-Indoor Air Quality Association, Inc.: www.iaqa.org ASES-The American Solar Energy Society: www.ases.org SEPA-The Solar Electric Power Association: www.solarelectricpower.org DSIRE-Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy: www.dsireusa.org GHPC-Geothermal Heat Pump ConsortiumState Incentives: www.geoexchange.com/incentives/incentives.htm CEE-Consortium for Energy Efficiency, Inc.: www.cee1.org SCAQMD-South Coast Air Quality Management District: www.aqmd.gov NFRC-National Fenestration Rating Council: www.nfrc.org EWC-Efficient Windows Collaborative: www.efficientwindows.org NSF-National Sanitation Foundation: www.nsf.org RESNET-Residential Energy Services Network: www.natresnet.org CRI-Carpet & Rug Institute-IAQ Green Label Program: www.carpet-rug.com Green Guard Environmental Institute: www.greenguard.org Green Seal, Inc.: www.greenseal.org SCS-Scientific Certification Systems: www.scscertified.com GreenSpec® (Materials Directory): www.buildinggreen.com ACEEE-American Council for Energy Efficient Economy: www.aceee.org Iris Communications, Inc.: www.oikos.com/green_products/index.php Athena™ Environmental Impact EstimatorSustainable Materials Institute: www.athenaSMI.ca SFI-Sustainable Forest Initiative®: www.aboutsfi.org Green PrintsSouthface Energy Institute: www.greenprints.org NAHBRC-NAHB Research Center: www.nahbrc.com EEBA-Energy & Environmental Building Association: Regional Workshops: www.eeba.org SBIC-Sustainable Buildings Industry Council: Regional Workshops: www.sbicouncil.org ASES-American Solar Energy Society: www.ases.org EPAs Energy Star Label Program: www.energystar.gov Green Building Material & Product Specification Tools Architecture Record Green Product Guide from McGraw Hill Construction. Free online directory of green products with active links to identify quantifiable, easily verifiable standards, where these can be defined. http://archrecord.construction.com/products/green/default.asp Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifiers from the U.S. EPA Whole Building Design Guide. Free online database; specification language by type of construction product. http://www.wbdg.org/design/greenspec.php Forest Stewardship Council Certified Product Locator. Free online locator for products with Forest Stewardship Council Certification. http://www.fscus.org/faqs/fsc_products.php EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing from the U.S. EPA. Compilation of tools and resources to estimate the environmental and economic benefits of both past and projected Environmentally Preferable Purchasing choices. http://www.epa.gov/epp/tools/epp_metrics.pdf Cool Roofing Materials Database from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Free database of roofing materials, other research and reference materials on heat island effects. http://eetd.lbl.gov/CoolRoofs/ GreenSpec Directory. Product information service, screened by staff, no advertising money for inclusion; printed copy $89, online subscription $200 per year. http://www.buildinggreen.com Professional’s Guide to Energy Efficient Building Products from eBuild. Free product listings, commercial advertising. http://www.ebuild.com/products.hwx The Sustainable Design Resource Guide from the American Institute of Architects, Colorado. Free online guide is organized according to divisions of the Construction Specifications Institute. Outlines specific concerns related to the products and systems; gives product listings and information designed to help specify sustainable building products; provides list of organizations, publications and computer software. http://www.aiasdrg.org/ Oikos Green Product Information. Searchable online database, commercial sponsors but focus on green products. http://oikos.com/green_products/index.php General Services Administration Environmental Products and Services Guide. Free online publication with GSA recommended products and services. http://www.fedcenter.gov/Documents/index.cfm?id=517&pge_prg_id=0&pge_id=0 U.S. EPA Database of Environmental Information for Products and Services. Online searchable database of environmental information for products and services, get product information or additional resources. http://yosemite1.epa.gov/oppt/eppstand2.nsf Energy Star from the U.S. EPA. Online listing of Energy Star certified products. http://www.energystar.gov Green-e Certification Program from the Center for Resource Solutions. Independent certification and verification program for renewable energy. http://www.green-e.org/about_cert.shtml Recycled Content Product Directory from the California Integrated Waste Management Board. Free online product listings and links to manufacturers by type. http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/rcp/ Green Seal Certified Products. Online product listings. http://www.greenseal.org/findaproduct/index.cfm Construction Criteria Base from the Whole Building Design Guide. Free online library of construction guide specifications, manuals, standards and many other essential criteria documents. http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/ Green Format from the Construction Specification Institute. Online product data guide for green properties. http://www.csinet.org/s_csi/sec.asp?CID=1958&DID=13641 Green Sage. Listing of sustainable building materials and furnishings (commercial sponsorship). http://www.greensage.com/ Green Guard Product Certification from Green Guard Environmental Institute. Certification program and product listings regarding indoor air quality. http://www.greenguard.org/ Product Database, Green Building Pages. Online database with ability to search for products by LEED point or CSI (Construction Specification Institute) categories. http://www.greenbuildingpages.com/main_md.html Green Product database. Online product listings by CSI categories. http://www.greenerbuilding.org/ Green Products Network. Online information on bio-based products, research, links to suppliers. http://www.greenproducts.net/ Green Design Resources (Chapter 13) Life Cycle Assessment Tools ATHENA Environmental Impact Estimator (EIE) from the Athena Sustainable Materials Institute. Easytouse design tool (software) for selection of materials; life cycle assessments of various designs based on extensive database of materials and products; $5401200. http://www.athenasmi.ca/tools/software/index.html BEES 4.0. Free software for analyzing life cycle implications of building products, can be used for balancing the environmental and economic performance of building products. BEES 3.0 can be downloaded free of charge from the NIST website: www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/software/bees.html Boustead Model 5.0. Extensive database in which data such as fuels and energy use, raw materials requirements, and solid, liquid, and gaseous emissions are stored. It also includes software which enables the user to manipulate data in the database and to select a suitable data presentation method from a host of options. http://www.boustead-consulting.co.uk/products.htm eiolca.net. This web site allows users to estimate the overall environmental impacts from producing a certain dollar amount of a commodity or service in the United States. Carnegie-Mellon University http://www.eiolca.net Environmental Impact Indicator. Prepared for architects, engineers, and researchers to get LCA answers about conceptual designs of new buildings or renovations to existing buildings: www.athenaSMI.ca GaBi 4 Software System and Database. Different versions are available from educational to professional use of Life Cycle Analysis to evaluate life cycle environmental, cost, and social profiles of products, processes and technologies. GaBi offers databases with worldwide coverage as well as Ecoinvent data. A demo version is available for download. www.gabi-software.com GEMIS (Global Emission Model for Integrated Systems). A life cycle analysis program and database for energy, material, and transport systems. The GEMIS database offers information on fossil fuels, renewables, processes for electricity and heat, raw materials, and transports. Free from the website.www.oeko.de/service/gemis/en/index.htm GREET. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Transportation Technologies fuel-cycle model called GREET (Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation) allows researchers to evaluate various engine and fuel combinations on a consistent fuel-cycle basis: www.transportation.anl.gov/software/GREET TEAM 4.0. Offered by Pricewaterhouse Coopers Ecobilan Group (also known as Ecobalance), a professional tool for evaluating the life cycle environmental and cost profiles of products and technologies. It contains comprehensive database of over 600 modules with worldwide coverage. An online demo is available from the website. www.ecobalance.com/uk_lcatool.php US LCI Data. In May 2001, NREL and its partners created the U.S. Life-Cycle Inventory (LCI) Database to provide support to public, private, and non-profit sector efforts in developing product life cycle assessments and environmentally-oriented decision support systems and tools. The objective of the U.S. LCI Database Project is to provide LCI data for commonly used materials, products and processes following a single data development protocol consistent with international standards. Since the goal is to make the creation of LCIs easier, rather than to carry out full product LCIs, database modules provide data on many of the processes needed by others for conducting LCIs. However, the modules do not contain data characterizing the full life cycles of specific products. The data protocol is based on ISO 14048 and is compatible with the EcoSpold format. The LCI data are available in several formats: a streamlined spreadsheet, an EcoSpold format spreadsheet, an EcoSpold XML file, and a detailed spreadsheet with all the calculation details. www.nrel.gov/lci/ Additional Green Design Resources Green Design Institute. An academic-industry-government consortium based at Carnegie-Mellon University to develop research and education programs to improve environmental quality. http://www.ce.cmu.edu/GreenDesign/ Biomimicry Institute. www.biomimicryinstitute.org Natural Capitalism. www.natcap.org (Paul Hawken) www.natcapinc.org (L. Hunter Lovins) www.rmi.org (Amory Lovins) The Natural Step. www.naturalstep.org William McDonough and Partners. http://www.mcdonoughpartners.com/ The Bottom of the Pyramid. http://www.12manage.com/methods_prahalad_bottom_of_the_pyramid.html Eco-Labeling and Certification Resources (Chapter 14) The resources under this heading are cited in this chapter and are also found on the interactive PDF document BOOK WEB ADDRESSES that is contained on the CD, which will allow you to access these sites without the need to retype the web addresses. Green Suppliers Network: www.greensuppliers.gov National Environmental Performance Track: www.epa.gov/performancetrack/index.htm Green Seal Facilities Partnership programs: www.greenseal.org/programs/partnership.cfm Green Seal program: www.greenseal.org Scientific Certification Systems: www.scscertified.com European Union eco-lableing program: www.eco-label.com European Union: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel Nordic Nations: www.ecolabel.nu FSC-certified products: www.fscus.org Marine Stewardship Council: www.msc.org Chlorine-Free Products Association: www.chlorinefreeproducts.org Greener Choices EcoLabels Center: www.greenerchoices.org/eco-labels Eco Labeling: www.ecolabeling.org Environmental Management System Resources (Chapter 15) The resources under this heading are cited in this chapter and are also found on the interactive PDF document BOOK WEB ADDRESSES that is contained on the CD, which will allow you to access these sites without the need to retype the web addresses. EPA Environmental Management Systems Resource Center. This center provides EMS information and resources, including research reports, best-practice manuals, and EMS templates. www.epa.gov/ems EPA’s Environmental Management System. View the outline of EPA’s EMS, which focus-es on compliance, pollution prevention, purchasing, and public outreach. www.epa.gov/ems EPA’s National Environmental Performance Track Program. Performance Track is a voluntary program designed to recognize facilities that consis-tently meet their legal requirements and have implemented high-quality EMSs. www.epa.gov/performancetrack International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The ISO Web site provides a range of information about the organization and its standards, including press releases, news bulletins, guidance documents, training materials, a calendar of ISO-related events, and contact information. http://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm Industrial Pollution Prevention Gateway. Provides various tools for environmental management, self-assessments, and publications. http://www.eeaa.gov.eg/IPPG/cp_tools.htm The PEER Center. The Public Entity Environmental Management System Resource (PEER) Center provides EMS guidance, tools, and training. This Web site connects you with real-life mentors, technical assistance, and problem-solving strategies. www.peercenter.net The ISO 14001 Guidance Manual. The National Center for Environmental Decision-Making Research (NCEDMR) developed this manual to assist organizations interested in developing an EMS consistent with the ISO 14001 standard. http://www.usistf.org/download/ISMS_Downloads/ISO14001.pdf Sustainability Reporting Resources (Chapter 16) The resources under this heading are cited in this chapter and are also found on the interactive PDF document BOOK WEB ADDRESSES that is contained on the CD, which will allow you to access these sites without the need to retype the web addresses. European Union Environmental Management and Audi Scheme: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas ISO 14031 Environmental Performance Evaluation: www.iso-14001.org.uk Social Accountability International: SA 8000: www.sa8000.org Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative: www.ghgprotocol.org Climate Counts: www.climatecounts.org U.S. Environmental Regulations Resources (Chapter 17) The resources under this heading are cited in this chapter and are also found on the interactive PDF document BOOK WEB ADDRESSES that is contained on the CD, which will allow you to access these sites without the need to retype the web addresses. Reportable Quantity (RQ): www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/er/triggers/haztrigs/rqover.htm EPA’s EnviroFacts: www.epa.gov/enviro Additional U.S. Environmental Regulations: www.epa.gov/lawsregs/envtopics/index.html
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