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Go Green in Construction:
Greening Concstruction Links

We have compiled a list of some useful resources relating to the Green Building Movement. If you have a suggestion for a website or article you think others would find interesting or useful, please let us know by contacting us!

U.S. Department of Energy - Section on Energy Efficiency in Buildings.
www.doe.gov/energyefficiency/buildings.htm

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Section on Green Building.
www.epa.gov/greenbuilding

U.S. Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Program - The Building Technologies Program partners with states, industry, and manufacturers to improve the energy efficiency of new and existing buildings. On this site you'll find information about the program's research and development of innovative new technologies.
www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings

Energy Star - A government program dedicated to protecting the environment through energy efficient products and practices.
www.energystar.gov

The Office of Hazardous Materials Safety - The Federal safety authority for ensuring the safe transport of hazardous materials by air, rail, highway, and water.
www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat

USGBC - The official website of the United States Green Building Council with links and information about the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating systems.
www.usgbc.org

PIMA - Polyiso Insulation Manufacturers Association.
www.pima.org

The American Institute of Architects - The AIA Website for Sustainable Design.
www.aia.org/walkthewalk

Green Building Sherpa - An online source for environmentally friendly products, services and information as they pertain to building design, construction, management and operation.
www.greenbuildingsherpa.com

Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing - dedicated to promoting the development and use of environmentally responsible roof systems
www.roofingcenter.org

Green Building Solutions - Details hints, tips, and information on green building
www.greenbuildingsolutions.org

GreenBuilding.com - Website with plenty of content and resources on everything green.
www.greenbuilding.com

Green Building Pages - Green Building Pages, a sustainable building materials database and design tool for the environmentally and socially responsible designer, builder and client.
www.greenbuildingpages.com

Global Green - Green Building Resource Center sponsored by Global Green U.S.A.
www.globalgreen.org/gbrc

Building Green - Environmental Building News
www.buildinggreen.com

Green Source Magazine - A McGraw-Hill Construction magazine bringing editorial content and green resources from many sources in the industry.
www.greensourcemag.com

Features
Is Global Warming Real?

The warming of Earth's surface and oceans over the past century is very well documented, and climate research shows that most of the warming in the past half century results from manmade greenhouse gases.

Thermal Minimums Raised
R-15 is now R-20

For the first time in over 19 years, ASHRAE has increased the minimum required prescriptive R-value (resistance to heat flow) for roof and wall insulation levels in Standard 90.1 – the national model energy code for commercial buildings.

One Degree of Warming Having Major Impact, Study Finds.

Human-induced climate warming is already having a dramatic effect on Earth's plumbing, plants, and animals, according to an exhaustive analysis of data from around the world.

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