Links

The following links are provided as a reference to learn about green building and green products.

www.usgbc.org
United States Green Building Council, U.S.G.B.C, the organization that is responsible for furthering the green building movement in the United States.

AIA Committee on the Environment Top Ten Green Projects
Each year, AIA COTE recognizes notable high performance, sustainably designed buildings.

Construction Carbon Calculator
The Construction Carbon Calculator uses averaged data to calculate the rough amount of embodied carbon, the carbon that was released when a building was constructed. The calculator takes into account average amounts for building materials, getting them to the site and installation.

High Performance Building Perspective and Practice
Through case studies of over a dozen LEED projects, this documentary, created by USGBC and the Rocky Mountain Institute, provides the business case for building green.