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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. -
King County, WA, Comprehensive Plan
Updated October 2018This comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Food Systems, Social Equity, Solar Energy, and Transfer of Development Rights collections. -
Sustainability How-to-Guide Series: Green Building Rating Systems
2015by: Mayra Portalatin, Maureen Roskoski, Teena ShouseThis guide reviews the benefits and features of several green building certification systems. -
State and Local Green Building Incentives
2011This briefing paper provides an overview of green building incentives for state and local governments. -
Building Green Knowledge Base
Updated 2019This clearinghouse collects several types of resources related to green building. -
USGBC Public Policy Library
Updated 2019This clearinghouse tracks green building policies at the federal, state, and local levels. -
Building Research Information Knowledgebase
Updated 2019This clearinghouse provides peer-reviewed research and case studies on all aspects of the building process. -
Green Buildings in Green Cities: Integrating Energy Efficiency into the Real Estate Industry
December 2011by: Ashok Bardhan, Cynthia KrollThis report explores how factors in the real estate industry and structural and regulatory attributes influence the adoption of green building and energy efficiency. -
Local Leaders in Sustainability: Green Building Incentive Trends
March 2012by: Brooks Rainwater, Jared Lang, Zachary HurtThis report outlines the variety of incentives that local governments use to promote green building. -
Municipal Green Building Policies: Strategies for Transforming Building Practices in the Private Sector
April 2008This report explores municipal policies that promote green building in the private sector. -
Survey of Local Government Green Building Incentive Programs for Private Development
Spring 2009by: Anne PippinThis article surveys green building policies and programs implemented by local governments. -
High Performance Green Building: What’s It Worth?
May 2009by: Theddi ChappellThis report discusses the valuation of green buildings with a focus on commercial investment office properties. -
Minneapolis, MN, Green Building and Deconstruction Report
March 2015This report analyzes the current state of green building and deconstruction in Minneapolis. -
Barriers and Impediments to A Holistic Approach to Promoting Super-Energy-Efficient (SEE) Homes
Journal of Green Building, 6(1): 93-103, 2011by: Qian Chen, Gary Kinzel, Allen ZimmermanThis article identifies the barriers and impediments to incorporating energy efficiency (EE) features in homebuilding while promoting a holistic approach to EE programs. -
Assessment of Energy Credits in LEED-Certified Buildings Based on Certification Levels and Project Ownership
Buildings, 8(2): 29, 2018by: Asli Gurgun, David ArditiThis article analyzes the Energy and Atmosphere category of LEED and how projects take advantage of this credit. -
A Climate for Change: Green Building Policies, Programs, and Incentives
Journal of Green Building, 3(2): 46-63, 2008by: Shannon Sentman, Stephen Del Percio, Preston KoernerThis article examines the role of green building legislation in addressing climate change. -
LEED and the International Green Construction Code
November 2018This briefing paper discusses the standards of the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) and how it can relate to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system. -
Being in a “Green” Building Elicits “Greener” Recycling, but Not Necessarily “Better” Recycling
PLOS One, 11(1): e0145737, 2016by: Alessandra DiGiacomo, Peter Lenkic, David WuThis article explores the relationship between green building design and recycling. -
An Analysis of Variation in the Energy-Related Environmental Impacts of LEED Certified Buildings
Journal of Green Building, 2(4): 151-170, 2007by: G. Wedding, Douglas Crawford-BrownThis article analyzes how accurately LEED guidelines measure key environmental impacts. -
Boston’s Green Affordable Housing Program: Challenges and Opportunities
NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy, 11: 1–32, 2007by: Patricia Burke, Galen Nelson, Wilson RickersonThis article discusses how municipal green building policy implementation and program development can affect market and institutional change. -
Building Evidence for Health: Green Buildings, Current Science, and Future Challenges
Annual Review of Public Health, 39: 291–308, 2018by: J.G. Cedeño-Laurent, A. Williams, P. MacNaughtonThis article outlines nine environmental elements that impact human health and green building’s role in promoting healthy indoor environments. -
Green Buildings, High Performance Buildings, and Sustainable Construction: Does It Really Matter What We Call Them
Villanova Environmental Law Journal, 21(1): 1–33, 2010by: Darren PrumThis article examines sustainable development and green building terminology. -
House Characteristics and the Effectiveness of Energy Conservation Measures
Journal of American Planning Association, 61(3): 386-395, 2007by: Kim Clark, David BerryThis article explores how house characteristics can influence energy conservation measures. -
Green Building Regulations: Extending Mandates to the Residential Sector
Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review, 37(2): 393–424, 2010by: Mariel DatorThis article argues for the implementation of residential green building mandates and how such mandates are currently absent from municipal regulations. -
Green Buildings, Environmental Awareness, and Organizational Image
Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 14(1): 21-49, 2012by: Mahbub Rashid, Kent SpreckelmeyerThis article includes a study on how green building affects tenants’ environmental awareness and organizational image. -
Green Buildings and Productivity
Journal of Sustainable Real Estate, 1(1): 65–89, 2009by: Norm Miller, Dave Pogue, Quiana GoughThis article examines the impact green building features have on productivity. -
The Skyscraper, Green Design, and the LEED Green Building Rating System: The Creation of Uniform Sustainable Standards for the 21st Century or the Perpetuation of an Architectural Fiction?
Environs, 28(1): 117-154, 2004by: Stephen Del PerciThis article examines the environmental and economic benefits of green building and buildings with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. -
Improving the Link Between the LEED Green Building Label and a Building’s Energy-Related Environmental Metrics
Journal of Green Building, 3(2): 85-105, 2008by: G. Wedding, Douglas Crawford-BrownThis article offers several recommendations for improving the environmental benefits of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system. -
Innovation in Homebuilding and the Future of Housing
Journal of the American Planning Association, 74(1): 45-58, 2008by: Charles KoebelThis article addresses the factors that contribute to innovation in the homebuilding industry and approaches to promoting such innovation. -
Removing Market Barriers to Green Development: Principles to Promote
Journal of Sustainable Real Estate, 1(1): 107-138, 2009by: Christopher ChoiThis article explores the market barriers to green building and the potential solutions to eliminating such barriers. -
The Wisdom of LEED’s Role in Green Building Mandates
Cornell Real Estate Review, 10(6): 22-37, 2012by: Marya CottenThis article examines how the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system functions in green building mandates. -
Regional Green Building Case Study Project: A post-occupancy study of LEED projects in Illinois
October 2009This case study analyzes the performance, costs, and benefits of several Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) projects according to several metrics. -
Washington, DC: Building a Green Code
2014This case study highlights Washington DC’s Green Construction Code which promotes green building throughout the city. -
A Guide to Healthier Homes and A Healthier Planet
December 2018This fact sheet highlights how air quality, thermal and acoustic comfort, and lighting impact environmental, economic, and health metrics. -
Green Building Construction and Sustainable Design
November 2015This video includes an interview that discusses the challenges and benefits to constructing prefabricated green homes. -
NRPC, NH, Green Building: An Overview
November 2009This fact sheet introduces the concept of green building and highlights green building benefits. -
Built for Health: Air Quality
January 2018This audio discusses indoor air quality’s impact on health and the materials and design features that affect air quality. -
2015 Enterprise Green Communities Criteria
2015This guide outlines the criteria for the Enterprise Green Communities certification which promotes green building for affordable housing projects. -
Green Principles for Residential Design
August 2016This guide outlines the principles of the Whole Building Design Approach to create a Beyond Green home. -
Implementing an Outcome-Based Compliance in Energy Codes: Guidance for Cities
October 2017This guide addresses how outcome-based energy codes can improve community energy efficiency. -
Energy Efficiency in Local Government Operations
2011This guide describes how local governments can develop and implement energy efficiency programs for their municipal operations. -
Sustainable Building Tool Kit
2019This toolkit includes resources and documents that support green building projects in California. -
Moving Energy Codes Forward: A Guide for Cities and States
2018This guide provides a framework for using energy codes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.