Resources for Sustainable Design

Some Industry Associations worth knowing about:

• Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC)
• US Green Building Council (USGBC)
• Built Green Society of Canada
• Green Globes
• NRCan's Building Canada program
• US DOE's Building America program
• Net-Zero Energy Home Coalition (NZEHC)
• Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)
• International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment (iiSBE)

Some Useful Design Resources:

• LEED, as produced by the CaGBC for Canada, or the USGBC for the US
• Biomimicry.net
• CMHC's Sustainability Page
• OntarioGreenSpec.ca
• RETScreen Renewable Energy Technology Screening software
• The Whole Building Design Guide

Some Useful Product Rating Resources:

• Energy Star (US version)
• NRCan's Energystar, Energuide, and R-2000 page
• The Carpet and Rug Institute
• Environmental Building News' Building Green website
• The Forest Stewardship Council of Canada
• The Greenguard Environmental Institute
• Green Seal
• Rate it Green
• The Resilient Floor Covering Institute

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