
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
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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 standardsincluding
the LEED Rating Systemthat support the adoption of sustainable
design and building practices.
www.usgbc.org/
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