Here is a great list of places that you can go to learn more about green building and the standards that we should all be held to.
I've been building green since I started building. That's primarily because I've always tried to build good quality homes for my clients.
There is plenty of information available to consumers interested in green building. This list includes a few of those with a national scope. These organizations provide homeowners with excellent knowldege. You can find things like tips on water conservation, as well as more sophisticated approaches to green building, including building a zero-energy house that generates its own energy needs.
Building America
U.S. Department of Energy
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse
U.S. Department of Energy
Phone 877-EERE-INF (1-877-337-3463)
E-mail eereic@ee.doe.gov
Energy and Environmental Building Association
10740 Lyndale Avenue South, Suite 10W
Bloomington, MN 55420-5615
Phone 952-881-1098
Fax 952-881-3048
E-mail information@eeba.org
Environmental Protection Agency Green Buildings
Cate Berard
US EPA (7409M)
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202-564-8847
Fax 202-564-8899
E-mail berard.cate@epa.gov
Forest Stewardship Council
1155 30th Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20007
Phone 202-342-0413
Fax 202-342-6589
E-mail info@fscus.org
Green Building Initiative
222 SW Columbia St., Ste. 1800
Portland, Oregon 97201
Phone 877-GBI.GBI1
Fax 503-961-8991
Email: info@thegbi.org
Green Building Institute
7761 Waterloo Road, Jessup, Maryland 20794
Phone 443-733-1234
Fax 443-733-1219
National Association of Home Builders
1201 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone 800-368-5242; 202-266-8200 x0
Fax 202-266-8400
NAHB Green Building Conference
Office of the Registrar
The NAHB University of Housing
1201 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone 800-368-5242 x8338
Fax 202-266-8501
E-mail registrar@nahb.com
NAHB Research Center
400 Prince George's Boulevard
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20774
Phone 800-638-8556 or 301-249-4000
Fax 301-430-6180
Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing
A partnership between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and leaders of private businesses in the homebuilding, product manufacturing, insurance and financial industries.
U.S. Green Building Council
U.S. Green Building Council
1015 18th Street, NW, Suite 508
Washington, DC 20036
Phone (202) 82-USGBC or 828-7422
Fax (202) 828-5110
Email info@usgbc.org
This list came from:
Green, Greener, Greenest
By Marjie O'Connor
http://www.hgtvpro.com/hpro/nws_ind_nws_trends/article/0,2624,HPRO_26519_4975569,00.html
