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There are many websites that can provide both an overview of green/sustainable design and links to more in-depth information. The following provide a starting point.

Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development

U.S. Department of Energy website provides an overview of green design, plus numerous resources, including codes, articles, and multiple links.
www.sustainable.doe.gov/buildings/gbintro.shtml

Environmental Building News
Website offers an online archive of articles from the Environmental Building News, plus many links for such resources as newsgroups, products, publications and a calendar of events.
www.buildinggreen.com/

Green Design Network
This site provides a database of more than 600 green building resources, a directory of regional organizations, products and companies, plus news items and academic papers.
www.greendesign.net/

International Institute for Sustainable Development
Website of a multi-disciplinary consultancy that promotes a sustainable future. Provides links to in-depth reports on global issues relating to sustainable design (See Architecture & Design link).
www.iisd.org/default.asp

Sustainable Building Design News Digest
GreenClips is a summary of news on sustainable building design and related government and business issues published every two weeks by email.
www.greendesign.net/greenclips/index.html

Top Ten Sustainable Architecture WebPages
Ten Links organizes web pages by profession for easy reference. This provides an easy starting point for research on sustainable architecture.
www.tenlinks.com/Architecture/resources/sustainable.htm

US Green Building Council
Coalition of leaders from across the building industry who are working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live and work. USGBC develops design guidelines, policy positions, educational tools, and industry standards—including the LEED™ Rating System—that support the adoption of sustainable design and building practices.
www.usgbc.org/

 

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