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Resource and Links
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| Members of the Forum | Tools
and Strategies | Resource Kits | Examples
and Case Studies |Information Repositories
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NGOs | Networks and Associations | International
Codes and Standards |
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| Members of the Forum |
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ACE
- Architects Council of Europe |
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BRE - Building Research Establishment
Ltd.
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BSRIA
- Building Services and Research and Information Association |
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BV - Bureau Veritas
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CAA - Commonwealth Association
of Architects
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CAP
- Commonwealth Association of Planners |
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CEPMC -
Council of European Producers of Materiel for Construction |
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CIB -
International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction |
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CIBSE -
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers |
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CICA - Confederation
of International Contractors' Association |
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CSIR -
Building and Construction Technology |
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FIDIC -
International Federation of Consulting Engineers |
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FIEC - European Construction Industry
Federation
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GRIP - Foundation
for Sustainable Production and Consumption, Norway
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HQE
Association |
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ICLEI -
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives |
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IEA - International
Energy Agency |
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IFBWW -
International Federation of Building and Wood Workers |
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IHS - The Institute for Housing and
Urban Development Studies
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iiSBE - International Initiative
for Sustainable Built Environment
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ILO
- International Labour Organization |
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ISO
- International Organization of Standardization - TC59 - Building and
Construction |
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ISoCaRP - International Society
of City and Regional Planners
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Lafarge
- Cement Sustainability Initiative |
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OECD
- Environment Directorate |
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RICS Foundation
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RICS
- Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors |
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RTPI - Royal Town Planning Institute
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TRADA - Timber Research and Development
Association
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UIA
- International Union of Architects |
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UN-Habitat |
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WGBC
- World Green Building Council |
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WB
- World Bank Group |
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WI
- Wuppertal Institute |
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| Tools and Strategies |
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ecoregen - Transforming derelict land
into new assets |
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ecoregen is about reconnecting people
with the land around them. It is about helping communities get the maximum
benefit from land in their neighbourhood while ensuring that as a society
we recognise our responsibilities to the environment.
http://www.ecoregen.com/home/introduction/index.asp |
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BQUEST |
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The Toolkit is a product of the BEQUEST
(Building Environmental Quality Evaluation for Sustainability through
Time) project. This software demonstrates a system to support decision
makers concerned with Urban sustainability. The system is composed of
4 modules: the Protocol module, the Assessment Methods Module, the Advisors
module and the Glossary.
http://www.surveying.salford.ac.uk/bqtoolkit/index2.htm |
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Life Cycle Assessment Tools in Building
and Construction |
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Includes case studies, an analysis of international
and national LCA tools, a decision support tool and environmental performance
data sheets
http://buildlca.rmit.edu.au/ |
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BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) |
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For over a decade, BRE's Environmental
Assessment Method (BREEAM) has been used to assess the environmental
performance of both new and existing buildings. BREEAM assesses the
performance of buildings in the following areas: management, energy
use, health and well-being, pollution, transport, land use, ecology,
materials, and water.
http://products.bre.co.uk/breeam/ |
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Building Environmental and Economic Sustainability
(BEES) |
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The BEES (Building for Environmental and
Economic Sustainability) software brings to your fingertips a powerful
technique for selecting cost-effective, environmentally-preferable building
products. Developed by the NIST (National Institute of Standards and
Technology) Building and Fire Research Laboratory with support from
the U.S. EPA Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program, the tool
is based on consensus standards and designed to be practical, flexible,
and transparent.
http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/software/bees.html |
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Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design(LEED) |
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The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) Green Building Rating System? is a voluntary, consensus-based
national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.
Members of the U.S. Green Building Council representing all segments
of the building industry developed LEED and continue to contribute to
its evolution.
http://www.usgbc.org/LEED/Leed_main.asp |
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Ten Shades of Green |
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Ten shades refers to ten key issues that
need to be considered to create a fully green architecture. It refers
as well to the built schemes that are the exhibition's focus, and to
their various degrees of 'greenness.'
http://www.archleague.org/tenshadesofgreen/index.html |
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ASMI - Athena Sustainable Materials Institute:
Athena |
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BRE - Building Research Establishment:
Envest-environmental impact estimating software |
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CSTB - Centre
Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment: Escale |
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IKP Stuttgart University: Build-It, More info - kreissig@ikp2.uni-stuttgart.de
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NBI - Norwegian Building Research Institute: Ecoprofile |
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SBI - Danish and Urban Research: BEAT2000 |
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SBR - Eco-Quantum |
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SUREAC - Greencalc
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KTH Infrastructure & planning:
Eco-effect
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VTT - LCA House |
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Sustainable Development Technical Manual:
Green Building Design and Operations |
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This manual covers economics, pre-design,
site issues, building design, construction, Operations and Maintenance
and Issues and Trends
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/pdf/sbt.pdf |
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Sustainable Building Sourcebook |
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Information on various water, energy, solid waste and
building material issues
http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/ |
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Whole Building Design Guide |
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The goal of 'Whole Building' Design is to create a successful high-performance
building. To achieve that goal, we must apply the integrated design
approach to the project during the planning and programming phases.
http://www.wbdg.org/
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Advanced Building Technologies and Practices
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A building professional's guide to more
than 90 environmentally-appropriate technologies and practices. The
following design and construction issues are covered: indoor air quality,
water conservation, waste management, electricity production, non-toxic
materials, recycled materials, daylighting, and energy.
http://www.advancedbuildings.org/ |
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Building Energy Efficiency Research -
Sustainable Architecture |
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This is an online e-book on Sust. Architecture. It was developed
by BEER - the Building Energy
Efficiency Research project at the Department of Architecture, The
University of Hong Kong.
http://www.arch.hku.hk/research/BEER/sustain.htm
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Greening the Building
Life Cycle |
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Focussing on life cycle assessment tools
in building and construction, this project aims to improve of the environmental
performance of the building and construction sector, by promoting LCA
as a tool to assess the environmental impacts of building materials
and building systems in Australia.
http://buildlca.rmit.edu.au/ |
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| Examples and Case Studies |
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Green
Building in Latin America
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New
building of the Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES),
Japan |
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| Information Repositories |
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Sustainable
Building Sources |
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Smart
Communities Network: Green Buildings |
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Resource
Guide: Green & Healthy Building |
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| Academic and University Programmes |
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Arizona
State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design |
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Honk
Kong University - Building Energy Efficiency Research |
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Carnegie
Mellon University: Green Design Initiative |
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Columbia
University's Biosphere 2 Center |
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Consortium
on Green Design and Manufacturing |
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Educating
Architects for a Sustainable Environment |
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Florida
Golf Coast University Green Building Project |
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Georgia
Tech Sustainable Facilities & Infrastructure Program |
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U.C. Berkeley
Environmental Design Library: Green Design
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University
of Florida Center for Construction & Environment |
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University
of Georgia School for Environmental Design |
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| International NGOs |
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Association
for Environment Conscious Building |
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Athena Sustainable
Materials Institute
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The
Centre for Sustainable Design |
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Sapling |
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| Networks and Associations |
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Builders
without Borders |
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Energy &
Environmental Building Association (EEBA) |
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| International Codes and Standards |
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Australia - ABCB
Australian Building Codes Board |
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Australia - CSIRO The Commonwealth
Scientific & Industrial Research Organization
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Belgium - BBRI The Belgian Building
Research Institute
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Canada - CIPH
Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating |
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Canada - CSA
Canadian Standards Association |
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Canada - IRC The
Institute for Research in Construction
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Canada - OBOA Ontario Building Officials
Association
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Canada - RAIC Royal Architectural Institute
of Canada
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Canada - SCC Standards Council of Canada
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Chile - INN
Chile |
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Finland - SFS Finnish Standards Association
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France - AFNOR Association Franuaise
de Normalisation
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Germany - DIN Deutsches Institut fur
Normung
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ISO International Organization for Standardization
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Malaysia - SIRIM Standards and Industrial
Research of Malaysia
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Netherlands - TNO
Building and Construction Research
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Norway - NBI
The Norwegian Building Research Institute |
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Norway - NSA Norwegian Standards
Association
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Solvenia - SMIS
Standards and Metrology Institute
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South Africa - CSIR Council for Scientific
& Industrial Research
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USA - ANSI American National Standards
Institute
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USA - ICC International Code Council
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USA - NSSN
National Standards System Network |
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