NEWS UPDATE
January 12th
General Membership meeting
Macaroni Grill/Chillis
Meeting Room 5:30pm
Speaker – Computer Institute of the Rookies *save my computer from losers.
February 9th
General Membership meeting
Pierce Carpet Mill Outlet 5:30pm
Speaker – Anders Lewendal Builder of the 100% American Made Product House.
Green Building
What is "Green Building"?
Green building incorporates environmental and resource efficiency practices that significantly reduce or eliminate the negative impact of buildings on the environment and occupants in five broad areas:
sustainable site planning
- safeguarding water and water efficiency
- energy efficiency and renewable energy
- conservation of materials and resources
- indoor environmental quality.
In short, green buildings are environmentally responsible, economically viable, and healthy places in which to work and live.
To learn more about green building, please click on the links below:
ACEEE Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings
www.aceee.org/consumerguide/index.htm
American Lung Association Healthy House Program
www.healthhouse.org
Carpet and Rug Institute Green Label
www.carpet-rug.org
Consumer Reports Greener Choices
www.greenerchoices.org
DSIRE-Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy
www.dsireusa.org
EEBA-Energy & Environmental Building Association
www.eeba.org
Efficient Windows Collaborative
www.efficientwindows.org
Environmental Building News
www.buildinggreen.com
Environmental Design+ Construction Magazine
www.edcmag.com
Environments for Living
www.eflhome.com
EPA Energy Star Program
www.energystar.gov
EPA Watersense Program
www.epa.gov/watersense
Forest Stewardship Council
www.fscus.org
Global Green
www.globalgreen.org
Green Builder Magazine
www.greenbuildermag.com
Green Building Elements
www.greenbuildingelements.com
Green Building Initiative
www.thegbi.org
Greenguard Environmental Institute
www.greenguard.org
GreenHomeGuide
www.greenhomeguide.com
Green Options Blog
www.greenoptions.com/blog
Green Seal
www.greenseal.org
GreenSource
www.construction.com/greensource
Home Energy Magazine
www.homeenergy.org
Home-Smart
www.home-smart.org
Inhabitat Green Building 101
www.inhabitat.com/category/greenbuilding-101
Introduction to Residential Duct Systems
www.ducts.lbl.gov
LEED Rating System (USGBC)
www.usgbc.org/leed
NAHB Green Home Building Guidelines
www.nahbgreen.org
NAHB Research Center
www.nahbrc.org
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
www.nrel.gov/buildings
Oikos: Green Building News
www.oikos.com
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH)
www.pathnet.org
Scientific Certification Systems
www.scscertified.com
Solar Energy International
www.solarenergy.org
The Irrigation Association
www.irrigation.org
The Green Guide
www.thegreenguide.com
The Green Home Guide (U.S. Green Building Council)
www.greenhomeguide.org
ToolBase Services
www.toolbase.org
U.S. Department of Energy Building Energy Codes
www.energycodes.gov
U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program
www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/building_america
U.S. Green Building Council
www.leedbuilding.org
Water Saver Home
www.h2ouse.org