3 places to buy commercial, energy efficient lighting
City of Austin Green Builder Program
The Green Builder Program produced The Sustainable Building Sourcebook, a comprehensive resource, as well as their bimonthly newsletter, the Parade of Homes, and a number of other excellent resources and links.
California Materials Exchange (CALMAX)
The goal of CALMAX is to conserve energy, resources, and landfill space by helping businesses and organizations find alternatives to the disposal of valuable materials or wastes. CALMAX On-Line is a free service provided by the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
P2 West - Western Regional Pollution Prevention Network
One of nine regional centers
Sustainable Buildings Sourcebook
Sustainable Buildings Sourcebook: waste, energy, water, materials.
Alameda County, CA. Solid Waste Management
American Planning Association (APA)
The American Planning Association advance the activity of planning at the local, regional, state, and national levels. The objective of the Association is to encourage planning that will contribute to public well-being by developing communities and environments that meet the needs of people and of society more effectively.
American Solar Energy Society
The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is an organization dedicated to advancing solar energy opportunities. ASES publishes SOLAR TODAY magazine and Advances in Solar Energy, as well as white papers.
American Wind Energy Association
Since 1974, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has advocated the development of wind energy as a reliable, environmentally-superior energy alternative. The site provides a number of resources including Technical Papers and Information, Policy Information, and related Publications.
California Integrated Waste Management Board
This California state agency is responsible for working with local governments to develop markets for California's landfill waste, to work toward fulfilling landfill reduction mandates, and to assure that there are safe and adequate landfill facilities available.
California Metropolitan Transportation Commission
CALSTART - Advanced Transportation Technologies
Center for Resourceful Building Technology (CRBT)
The Center for Resourceful Building Technology was founded in 1990. It is a non-profit organization that educates the public on issues relating to housing and the environment, with particular emphasis on innovative building materials and technologies which place less stress on regional and global ecosystems.
Construction Criteria Base (CCB)
CCB is an electronic collection of over 10,000 documents used in building design and construction, including guide specifications, manuals, handbooks, regulations, reference standards and other essential design and construction criteria documents. Register to use.
Renewable Energy Policy Project
DOE - Smart Communities Network
Information for communities interested in adopting sustainable development. Includes examples of other communities that have benefited from sustainable development. Provides a "toolkit" of comprehensive resources, technical and financial resources, and model codes and ordinances.
DOE EREN - Building Energy Tools Directory
Programs and software tools to help researchers, designers, architects, engineers, builders, code officials, and others involved in the building life-cycle to evaluate and rank potential energy-efficiency technologies and renewable energy strategies in new or existing buildings.
DOE - FEMP Energy Efficient Products
EPA - Energy Star Labeled Products
Energy Star Labeled Products, sponsored by EPA and DOE, use less energy, save on utility bills, and helps protect the environment.
Global Environment & Technology Foundation
Build interconnected information and educational networks, promote new technologies and management systems and establish lasting communities of interest.
International Solar Energy Society
The International Solar Energy Society (ISES) represents an international network of scientists, businessmen and decision makers in more than 118 countries around the world.
Janitorial Products Pollution Prevention Project
Two green cleaning projects being conducted in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here are the topic areas covered:Interview janitors to find out what they know, don’t know, and need to know about the chemical products that they use. Here are the topics covered:Study workers’compensation data to learn about the frequency and severity of actual accidents involving janitors and chemicals.Conduct reviews of specific chemical products being used for janitorial work by several dozen organizations.Develop fact sheets, product sample kits, purchasing specifications, and other outreach materials to advise users on the health, safety.
King County Green Procurement
King County green procurement: specs, model language, projects, testimonials, and vendors.
MotorMaster+ 4.0
An energy-efficient motor selection and management tool, MotorMaster+ 4.0 software features motor inventory management tools, maintenance log tracking, efficiency analysis, savings evaluation, energy accounting, and environmental reporting capabilities.
Natural Resources Defense Council
For environmental news, information, and opinion worth logging on for, go to NRDC on-line. NRDC publishes a top bulletin on environmental legislation, expert analysis of current events, thought provoking essays on environmental affairs, and materials for the arm chair activist.
North Carolina Solar Center
Services available to the public include a toll-free hotline, a referral network of professionals, technical and design assistance, free publications, curriculum materials for teachers, training sessions, tours of the demonstration Solar House, and a reference library.
Recycler's World
Recycler’s World was established as a world wide trading site for information related to secondary or recyclable commodities, by-products, used and surplus items or materials.
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
Formely the Passive Solar Industry Council, SBIC covers architecture, building systems and materials, energy analysis, and 'whole building' design and construction.
Rocky Mountain Institute
Rocky Mountain Institute is a nonprofit policy center, created by Amory and Hunter Lovins, which pursues research and outreach on energy and resource efficiency related issues in both the U.S. and abroad. RMI has been instrumental in moving the auto industry to create low pollution, high mileage cars.
Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot Program
The Transportation and Community and System Preservation Pilot program is a comprehensive initiative of research and grants to investigate the relationships between transportation and community and system preservation and private sector-based initiatives.
Trust for Public Land
The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is a private, nonprofit land conservation organization that works nationwide to conserve land for people. Founded in 1972, TLP specializes in conservation real estate, applying its expertise in negotiation, public finance, and law to protect land for public use.
U.S. Green Building Council
The U.S. Green Building Council is promoting the understanding, development, and accelerated implementation of "Green Building" policies, programs, technologies, standards and design practices including LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System®.