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Table of Contents

Executive Order 12803 - Infrastructure Privatization
Sustainable System Engineering Blog
Sustainable System Engineering Links
Interesting Companies
Associations and Non-Profit Organizations
Building Codes and Standards
Building Materials, Guides and Certification
Case Studies
Campus Initiatives
Commissioning and Post-Occupancy Evaluation
Design and Simulation Tools
Design Resources
Economics
Energy
Funding
Government Initiatives & Guidelines
Life Cycle Analysis and Costing
Media
Rating Systems
Research Centers
Sustainability/Miscellaneous

Sustainable System Engineering Links

INCOSE
IEER - Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free Aug 2007
SCIAM - Energy’s Future Beyond Carbon Sept 2006
Economist - The power and the glory issue of June 21st 2008
Sustainable Development Possible with Creative System Engineering
U.S. Climate Change Technology Program
National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)

84 ways you can help the planet
Calculate your personal Ecological Footprint
Natural Capitalism
The Hannover Principles
The Natural Edge Project
The Sanborn Principles
UNESCO Int’l Year of Planet Earth

NASA PICKS HUGHES AIRCRAFT FOR SATELLITE DATA BASE

Released: September 30, 1992

National Aeronautics and Space Administration selected the Hughes Aircraft Company to build a computer data base containing all information known to scientists about the earth. TRW was the other company considered. The 10-year contract will build a data and information system for the Earth Orbiting System. The program, which will collect environmental data from satellites, is expected to cost NASA about $3 billion, according to a General Accounting Office report.

The company's proposed cost of the project is $685 million, but the final value of the contract will be determined after payment negotiations begin in January. The data base will be used in part to determine public policy decisions affecting the ecology of the earth, like global warming trends, the company said.

Next Energy News
Solar in Germany

NJ Local Links

Atlantic County Utilities Authority
New Jersey Community Water Watch
Stockton Environmental Forum

PA Local Links

GreenPlan Philadelphia
Philadelphia Going Green
PennFuture
Next Great City Philadelphia
Delaware Valley Green Building Council
Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Sustainable Philadelphia
Institute for Environmental Studies

Tools

Policy Document Analysis
General Document Analysis
Legislative Document Analysis
Constitutional Analysis

UK

Forum For The Future
Sustainable Development Commission

USA

An Inconvenient Truth
Climate Change Technology Program

ORG
Earth Policy Institute
United Nations Environment Programme UNEP
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment MA
Alliance to Save Energy

Other

Think Tanks
USA FFRDC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC

Howard Hughes
UNLV Digital Libraries
Hughes Aircraft Remembered (April 2005 issue of SatMagazine.com)
Hughes Aircraft's Widespread Deployment of a Continuously Improving Software Process
This report describes the software improvement activities of Hughes Aircraft Company over the last 25 years. The focus is on continuous improvement of the software development process and the deployment of that process from a single organization at Fullerton, California, to virtually all the 5000 software engineers of Hughes Aircraft. For this achievement, the widespread deployment of a continuously improving software process, Hughes Aircraft was awarded the 1997 IEEE Computer Society Software Process Achievement Award. PDF

Interesting Companies

www.firstsolar.com
www.rangefuels.com
www.passivhaus.org.uk
www.biocharengineering.com

Associations and Non-Profit Organizations

American Indoor Air Quality Council
American Institute of Architecture Committee on the Environment (COTE)
American Planning Association
American Solar Energy Society
Architects, Designers and Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR)
Better Bricks (productivity)
Boston Area Solar Energy Association
Boston Building Materials Co-op (BBMC)
Boston Building Materials Resource Center (BMRC)
Building Concerns
Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)
Canada Green Building Council
Climate Action Network (CAN)
Climate Healers

Community Greenhouse Foundation
Congress for the New Urbanism
Construction Materials Recycling Association
Development Center for Appropriate Technology
Education Design Showcase
Ecological Design Institute (EDI)
Environmental Defense
Florida Green Building Coalition
Global Environmental Options (GEO)
Global Green USA
Green Building Alliance (Pittsburgh)
Green Building Council Australia
Green Building Council Korea
Green Building Information Council (GBIC), Canada
Green Round Table: Sustainable Architecture and Design
Green Pages (Canada)
Healthy House Institute (HHI)
Metropolitan Partnership for Energy
Mexico Green Building Council
National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)
National Environmental Trust
National Pollution Prevention Center for Higher Education (NPPC)
Natural Resources Defense Council
Natural Step (US)
New Urban Guild
North East Sustainble Energy Association- NESEA
NW Energy Efficiency Alliance
Second Nature
Society of Building Science Educators
Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS)
Solar Living Institute
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)
Sustainable Energy Coalition
Urban Ecology
Used Building Materials Association (UBMA)
Wisconsin Green Building Alliance (WGBA)
World Green Building Council

Codes and Standards

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Building Codes Assistance Project
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development - codes compilation
Development Center for Appropriate Technology - codes
GreenSpec
International Code Council
International Organization for Standardization
U.S. DOE BTS - Codes and Standards program

Materials Guides and Certification

Advanced Buildings
Building Materials Resource Center
Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES 2.0)
Certified Forest Products Council
Center for Resourceful Building Technology
CIWMB Recycled Content Product Database
Concrete Network
Construction Materials Recycling Association
EnCompass - Map of Recycled Content Buildings
Environmental Design + Construction magazine
Environmental Resource Guide - American Institute of Architects
Find Green
Forest World - Sustainable Forest Products Resource
Good to be Green
GreenGuard (interior products emissions testing)
Green Building Databases & Design Resources
Green Building Pages, Inc.
Greenroofs.com

Green Sage
Green Seal
GreenSpec, from Environmental Building News
NY Wa$teMatch Materials Exchange: Building Materials Reuse Calculator
oikos - Green Building Source
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing
Sustainable Design Resource Guide
Sustainable Products Corporation
Used Building Materials Association (UBMA)
U.S. EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

Product Certification and Testing

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Certified Forest Products Council
Forest Stewardship Council (in U.S., with international links)
GreenGuard
Green Seal
Scientific Certification Systems

Case Studies

901 Cherry in San Bruno, California
Adam J. Lewis Center for Environmental Studies
AIA COTE 2001 Top Ten Green Projects
Audubon House: Building for an environmental future
Bachelor Enlistied Quarters, Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Barney-Davis Green Renovation - Denison University
Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED)
Better Bricks (productivity)
Big Horn Home Improvement Center - Silverthorne, CO
BRE Environmental Building at Garston
BTS House of Straw
Civano - Tucson, AZ
CIWMB case studies
C. K. Choi Building, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia, Canada
Cobb Hill Cohousing - Vermont
Daylighting and Productivity Study by Heschong Mahone Group
Desert House, Phoenix, Arizona
Earth General
Earthship
Ecology House - evaluation report
Ecovillage
Energy & Environmental Building Association - success stories
enCompass - map of recycled-content buildings
GreenHOME
Green Building Alliance - Pittsburgh case studies
The Greening of the White House
Innovative Design Inc. - daylighting in schools
International Case Study compilation - Hong Kong University Architecture
King County, WA - Sustainable Building program case studies
MIT Building Technology - Sustainable Urban Housing in China
NESEA - Northeast Green Building Awards
NEXT 21 (Osaka Gas Experimental Housing)
Northland College - McLean Environmental Living and Learning Center
NREL High Performance Buildings Research Projects
OIKOS case study compilation
Pennsylvania Cable and Telecommunications Association
Pennsylvania Cambria Office - Department of Environmental Protection
Pennsylvania’s First Green Building: DEP’s Southcentral Regional Office Building
Property2us article: High Rise Apartment Building in Battery Park City
Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) office
Rocky Mountain Institute - Green Development Case Studies
San Diego Environmental Services' Ridgehaven building
Smart Growth Network - eco-industrial parks and other case studies
Takenaka Corporation - University buildings
Ten Shades of Green
Thoreau Center for Sustainability, San Francisco
UNEP International Environmental Center
The Universal Design Living Laboratory
U.S. DOE - CESD's Green Building Success Stories (compilation)
U.S. EPA - Leading by Example (EPA buildings)
Vital Signs Case Studies
William McDonough + Partners Projects
Zion Canyon Visitor and Transportation Center, NREL

Campus Initiatives

Arizona State University
Ball State University
Blueprint for a Green Campus
Bowdoin College
Brown is Green
California Polytechnic State University
Carnegie Mellon University
Clemson University
Connecticut College
CSU, Monterey Bay – Greening of the Campus
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Emory University
Environmental Education and Campus Greening
FGCU Green Building Project 
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harvard Green Campus Issues
Lewis and Clark College
Massachusettes Institute of Technology
Michigan Technological University’s Sustainable Futures Institute
Middlebury College – Guiding Principles
Northwestern University
Omaha Metropolitan Community College
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Princeton University
Purdue University
Santa Clara University
State University of New York (SUNY)
Sustainable Development on Campus [IISD]
Univerity at Buffalo - Green Office
University of California - Berkeley, Green Design/Sustainable Architecture Information Sources
University of Cincinnati
University of Florida
University of Oregon
University of Michigan
University of South Carolina
University of Vermont - Building a Green Campus
University of Washington – Facility Design Information Manual

Commissioning and Post-Occupancy Evaluation

Portland Energy Conservation Inc. - Commissioning Resources
Post Occupancy Evaluation

Design and Simulation Tools

Building Design Advisor
Building Energy Simulation Tools
Energy Design Tools
Environmental Support Solutions
EQUER (France)
Green Building Advisor
Green Buildings [Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development]
Interactive Tools Survey [University of Weimar, Germany]
International Association for Impact Assessments (IAIA)
Introduction to OTTV and Simulation Tools
U.S. DOE Building Energy Software: Tools Directory
Whole Building Design Guide

Design Resources

Architecture and Building
Earthship Architecture
EBN
Environmental Resource Guide - American Institute of Architects
Environmental Sustainable Architecture
Field Guide to Sustainable Construction
Green Building Pages, Inc.
Green Building Primer
Green Design Sustainable Architecture
The Hannover Principles
LISA (LCA in Sustainable Architecture)
Natural Ventilation - A strategy for sustainability [MIT]
Sustainable Architecture
Sustainable Architecture Building and Culture
Sustainable Architecture Resource
Sustainable Building Resource
Sustainable Building Sourcebook
Sustainable Design Resource Guide - Denver AIA COTE

Economics

Green Economics Institute
Natural Capitalism

Energy

Alliance to Save Energy
Better Bricks (productivity)
Center for Renewable Energy & Sustainable Technology (CREST)
The Energy Foundation
State Energy Offices (U.S.)
Sustainable Energy Coalition
U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
U.S. DOE and U.S. EPA -- Energy Star program
U.S. Department of Energy Library
U.S. Department of Energy - EnergyFiles
U.S. National Energy Policy
U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
World Bank energy projects

Funding

Bridgemer: Funding and Investing in Green Buildings
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development - funding sources
Funding Green Buildings
Kresge Foundation
State Energy Offices (U.S.)
Tax Incentives Assistance Project (TIAP)

Government Initiatives & Guidelines

National/International Government

Federal Energy Management Program - Greening Initiatives/Tools
Federal Greening Toolkit
Field Guide to Sustainable Construction
Greening Federal Facilities
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
OECD Project on Sustainable Buildings
U.S. Air Force Environmentally Responsible Facilities Guide
U.S. Air Force – Green Base of the Future
U.S. DOE Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development
U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
U.S. DOE and U.S. EPA -- Energy Star program
U.S. DOE High Performance Commercial Buildings: A Technology Roadmap
U.S. DOE Low Life-Cycle-Cost Air Conditioner Program
U.S. DOE Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs
U.S. DOE Rebuild America - Schools and Commercial Buildings
U.S. EPA’s Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP)
U.S. GSA Sustainable Design and LEED
U.S. GSA - Great Lakes Region - Build Green
U.S. National Park Service - Guiding Principles of Sustainable Design
U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command - design policy
Whole Building Design Guide

State/Provincial Government

British Columbia Buildings Corporation-Green Buildings BC
California Integrated Waste Management Board - Green Building Program
California High Performance Schools (CHPS)
Maryland Green Building Program
Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide
New Jersey Clean Energy Program - design support incentive
New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA)
New York State Green Building Tax Incentive Initiative
Oregon Office of Energy
Oregon Housing and Community Services
Pennsylvania Buildings - Governor's Green Government Council

Local Government

Alameda County, CA, Waste Authority - Green Building programs
Arlington County, VA - Green Building Incentive
Austin, TX, Green Building Program
Battery Park City Authority, NYC - High-Rise Residential Green Guidelines
Boulder, Colorado - Green Points Program
Cambridge Sustainable City
Coconino County, Arizona - Sustainable Economic Development Initiative
Hennepin County, MN - Sustainable Design Guide and Rating System
ICMA - Green Building Goes Local (article)
Issaquah, WA - Sustainable Building
King County, WA - Green Building Program
Kitsap County, WA - Build a Better Kitsap
Los Angeles, CA - Green Building Guidelines
Miami-Dade County, FL - Green Coalition
New York City High Performance Building Guidelines
Oakland, CA - Green Building Resource Center
Philadelphia, PA – Schools: Save Energy Campaign
Portland, OR - Green Rated
Portland, OR - Office of Sustainable Development
San Francisco, CA - Green Building Program
San Jose, CA - Green Building Program
Santa Barbara, CA - Innovative Building Design initiative
Santa Monica Green Building Guidelines & Ordinances
Scottsdale, AZ, Green Building Program
Seattle City Light - Built Smart program
Seattle Sustainable Building
Triangle J Council of Governments - High Performance Building Guidelines
Washington, DC - Metropolitan DC Council of Governments

Life Cycle Analysis and Costing

Activity-Based Management
ATHENA Sustainable Materials Institute
BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability) [NIST]
BuildingGreen.com
Buildings and Life-Cycle Costing [Canadian Building Digest]
Carnegie Mellon – Green Design Initiative (GDI)
Comparing the Environmental Effects of Building Systems [Canadian Wood Council]
Eco-Quantum (Netherlands)
ENVEST (environmental impact estimating design software) [UK BRE]
LCAid (Australia)
Life Cycle Analysis for Residential Buildings [Canadian Wood Council]
Life Cycle Costing and Stainless Steel - ASSDA
LISA (LCA in Sustainable Architecture)

Media

Colorado Green Business
Environmental Building News
Environmental Design + Construction Magazine
Environmental News Network
HGTV
http://www.greenatworkmag.com/

Rating Systems

Alameda County, CA, Multifamily Green Building Guidelines
Austin, Texas, Green Building Program
Bepac – British Columbia
Breeam – UK
British Columbia University – Facilities Branch Environmental Guidelines
Built Green Colorado
EarthCraft HouseTM
Scottsdale, Arizona, Green Building Program
U.S. Green Building Council – LEEDTM

Research Centers

Carnegie Mellon University Center for Building Performance and Diagnostics
Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies (CEERT)
Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CESD), USDOE
Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems (CMPBS)
Center for Resourceful Building Technology (CRBT)
Center for Sustainable Systems - Environmental Energy Technologies Division
Centre for Sustainable Design
FICUS-Florida Internet Center for Understanding Sustainability
Green Resource Center, Berkeley
Hong Kong University - Building Energy Efficiency Research
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory-Building Technologies Dept.
Michigan Technological University’s Sustainable Futures Institute
MIT Building Technology Group
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory-Buildings Technology Center
Pacific Energy Center
Renewable Resource Data Center
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
Sandia National Laboratories Renewable Energy Office
Simulation Research Group
Sustainability Research Profiles [Second Nature]
The Vital Signs Project

Sustainability Miscellaneous

Agenda 21

Agenda 21 and other UNCED agreements
Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development
Agenda 21 - National Information
ICLEI (Local Agenda 21 Campaign)

Ecosystem

Complexity and Connectivity in Ecosystems
Ecosystem Valuation
Revisiting Carrying Capacity: Area-Based Indicators of Sustainability
What is an Ecological Footprint?

Sustainability

Applying Sustainable Development
Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology
Consulting the Public Interest
Ecosustainable - Sustainable Environment
The Florida Center for Understanding Sustainability
Global Warming Articles
Institute of Energy and Sustainable Design
Interagency Working Group on Sustainable Development Indicators
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
National Centre for Sustainability (NCFS)
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
President's Council on Sustainable Development (U.S.) - publications
Sustainable Development Gateway
Sustainable Energy Authority of Victoria, Australia
Sustainable Measures
Sustainable USA
The Natural Step
Towards Sustainability
United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Sustainable Development Programme
U.S. House of Representatives' Livable Community Task Force
World Bank
Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy

Urban Sustainability

Congress for the New Urbanism
Florida Internet Center for Understanding Sustainability (FICUS)
Global Development Research Center - Virtual Library on Urban Environmental Management
Green Communities Assistance Kit
Livable Communities
New Urbanism
Smart Growth Network
SURBAN (database on sustainable urban development in Europe)
Sustainable Urban Design and Climate
Urban Ecology Australia

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