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In Praise of Sharing as a Strategy for Sustainable Housing
Journal of Green Building, 5(1): 155-163, 2010by: Jacqueline McIntosh, John Gray, Sasha MaherThis article addresses shared housing as an approach to sustainable design and green building. -
Legal Impediments to Sustainable Architecture and Green Building Design
Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, 14: 611-634, 2013by: Danielle ChangalaThis article examines the legal impediments to adopting and implementing local and state green building legislature. -
Integrating Sustainability and Green Building into the Appraisal Process
Journal of Sustainable Real Estate, 2(1): 221-248, 2010by: Timothy Runde, Stacey ThoyreThis article discusses how green building features influence real property values and the appraisal process. -
Sustainable Water Resources Management, Volume 2: Green Building Case Studies
January 2010by: J. Moeller, T. Taylor, R. GoldsteinThis case study analyzes three commercial projects according to common green building certification systems to evaluate how such systems address sustainable water management practices at the community level. -
Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities Inaugural Lecture: Norman Foster
November 2015This video covers green building, renewable energy, and sustainable infrastructure systems by highlighting a series of innovative projects from around the world. -
Transforming a City One Home at a Time
2018This case study examines how Cincinnati’s Community Reinvestment Area Tax Abatement program promotes green building. -
2017 National Green Building Adoption Index
2017This interactive map portrays 30 cities with the largest green building markets nationwide. -
Local Governments: An Overview of Energy Use and Energy Efficiency Opportunities
2017This fact sheet provides an overview of strategies local governments can use to reduce energy use. -
National, State, and Local Governments Leveraging Energy Star
February 2017This fact sheet lists the national, state, and local policies leveraging Energy Star tools. -
Green Buildings Are More Than Brick and Mortar
November 2014This video presents a hierarchy of sustainable buildings types, accounting for commonly overlooked factors. -
Regional Recommendations and Toolkit for Green Building Programs in the Denver Metropolitan Area
December 2010This guide presents steps and strategies for municipalities developing and implementing regionally-consistent green building programs. -
Acton, MA, 2020 Comprehensive Community Plan
Adopted April 2012The town’s comprehensive plan addresses public building energy efficiency retrofits and education on energy efficiency for residents and businesses. -
Minnesota Overlay and Guide to the 2015 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria
April 2019This guide outlines the principles and requirements of the 2015 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria in relation to Minnesota’s sustainable housing policy. -
New Jersey Green Building Manual
2011This guide highlights green building best practices for commercial, residential, new, and existing buildings. -
Reinventing Existing Buildings: Eight Steps to Net Zero Energy
May 2013by: Cara Carmichael, Katrina ManagenThis guide outlines eight steps to retrofitting a building for net zero energy. -
Energy Efficiency Ordinance
2008by: Brian Ross, AICPThis model ordinance provides a template to help cities implement energy efficiency performance standards and incentives. -
Jackson County, MO, Green Build Program
February 2006This guide outlines the criteria of the Jackson County Green Building Permit Program. -
Petaluma, CA, General Plan
Updated January 2012This comprehensive plan belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections. -
Broward County, FL, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted March 2019This comprehensive plan belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections. -
Eau Claire, WI, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted September 2015The city’s comprehensive plan provides several green building policy recommendations within a sustainable development objective. -
Oxford, OH, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted November 2008The city’s comprehensive plan outlines objectives to encourage green building of both public and private developments. -
LEED-ND Planners Guide & Model Ordinance
March 2011This model ordinance provides a template to help cities and counties promote Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) certification standards. -
Model Municipal Green Building Ordinance
October 2010by: Marne Sussman, Jason JamesThis model ordinance provides a template to help cities utilize several Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification categories and the Energy Star Rating System. -
Hoboken, NJ, Master Plan
Adopted December 2017The city’s comprehensive plan includes a Green Building and Environmental Sustainability Element. -
DVRPC, PA-NJ-DE, Planning and Zoning for Green Buildings
May 2009This guide gives an overview of green building benefits and certification systems and profiles several municipal programs and policies. -
Flagstaff, AZ, Resolution No. 2014-09
Adopted 2014This standalone policy requires all public new development be green building certified. -
Annapolis, MD, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2019The city’s code of ordinances contains a chapter on green building, energy efficiency, and environmental design. -
Baltimore County, MD, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 2019The county’s code of ordinances identifies the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification as an eligibility for property tax credits and as a requirement for planned unit developments (PUD’s). -
Cleveland, OH, Sustainable Municipal Building Policy
Adopted April 2013This standalone policy presents three policy approaches to promoting green building principles for public buildings. -
Aventura, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 2019The city’s code of ordinances describes a green building program for new development and major renovations. -
Portland, OR, Green Building Policy
Updated April 2015This standalone policy adopts a series of green building requirements for public buildings. -
Bar Harbor, ME, Municipal Code
Updated August 2019The city’s municipal code provides an additional dwelling unit for planned unit developments (PUD’s) that are Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified. -
Washington, DC, Green Construction Code
Adopted May 2014The special district’s green construction code outlines green building processes and features. -
Florida Green Building Coalition Certification
2019This web page provides information on the processes, benefits, and criteria of five green building programs. -
West Hollywood, CA, Municipal Code
Updated August 2019This regulation belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections. -
Culver City, CA, Municipal Code
Updated June 2019This regulation belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections. -
Green Building Practices for Residential Construction and Natural Hazard Resistance: How Are They Linked?
Journal of Hazard Mitigation and Risk Assessment, Spring 2011by: Phillip Line, Omar Kapur, Samantha PassmanThis article discusses the considerations that must be addressed to incorporate natural hazard resilience into green building certification. -
Advancing Social Equity in Lewiston, Maine
Advancing Social Equity Goals to Achieve Sustainability: Case Study Series, June 2014by: Katherine TakaiThis case study examines how Lewiston, Maine has addressed social equity and sustainability. -
Austin, TX, Resolution No. 20170817-053
Resolution No. 20170817-053, Adopted August 2017This standalone policy creates an Anti-Displacement Task Force to study issues related to displacement from gentrification. -
Baltimore, MD, Charter Amendment - Equity Assistance Fund
18-0222, Adopted August 2018This standalone policy creates an Equity Assistance Fund to support efforts that address race, gender, and economic inequity in the city. -
Dallas, TX, Comprehensive Housing Policy
Updated April 2018This standalone policy responds to the need for affordable housing and fair housing choices and patterns of segregation and concentrated poverty. -
New York, NY, Local Law No. 60
Local Laws 2017 No. 60, Approved April 2017This standalone policy requires that environmental justice areas be studied every five years by an interagency working group. -
Seattle, WA, Equitable Development Implementation Plan
Adopted April 2016This functional plan was drafted in anticipation of Seattle 2035, the city’s comprehensive plan. -
Jurupa Valley, CA, 2017 General Plan
Adopted September 2017The city’s comprehensive plan includes an Environmental Justice element. -
Metro Atlanta Equity Atlas
Updated 2019This web page contains access and opportunity data for the Atlanta region. -
National Congress of American Indians
Updated 2019This web page shares information and resources about and for the American Indian and Alaska Native population. -
Center for Social Inclusion
2017This web page shares resources for communities, governments, and other institutions to address structural racism by the Center for Social Inclusion. -
CNU: Equity
Updated 2019This web page describes Congress for the New Urbanism’s stance on equity and provides links to their work on this issue. -
Local and Regional Government Alliance on Race & Equity
Updated 2019This web page supports local and regional governments in addressing racial equity. -
The Unity Council
Updated 2019This web page contains information about The Unity Council, a nonprofit community development organization that works in the Fruitvale District of Oakland, California.