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New York, NY, One City Built to Last
Adopted September 2014The city’s functional plan aligns green building with greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. -
Cuyahoga Falls, OH, General Development Code
Updated 2016The city’s general development code allows for additional density bonuses for projects with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) or New Construction (LEED-NC) certifications. -
Cranford Township, NJ, Municipal Code
Updated January 2019The township’s municipal code requires Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for all new public buildings and major renovations on public buildings and highlights a Green Building Density Incentive Program. -
Jersey City, NJ, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2019The city’s code of ordinances outlines green building requirements for new and existing public buildings and provides green building incentives. -
Howard County, MD, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2019The county’s code of ordinances establishes a Green Building Fund to support green building. -
Northbrook, IL, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2019The village's code of ordinances requires new public buildings, and provides incentives for private buildings to, receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. -
Miami Lakes, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated September 2019The town's code of ordinances establishes a green building program for public, residential, commercial, office, and industrial buildings. -
Marin County, CA, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2019The county’s code of ordinances adopts the California Green Buildings Standards Code with amendments. -
Jasper County, GA, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2012The county’s code of ordinances provides a density bonus for buildings with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. -
Fort Collins, CO, Downtown Plan
Adopted March 2017This subarea plan belongs to the Downtown Revitalization and Green Building collections. -
Nashville, TN, Downtown Code
Updated August 2017This regulation belongs to the Green Building and Form-Based Zoning collections. -
RPA, The Fourth Regional Plan
Adopted November 2017This comprehensive plan belongs to the Creative Placemaking and Social Equity collections. -
Elevating Cultural Relevance and Racial Equity in Research and Evaluation
October 2018by: Yuju Park, Charmaine Runes, Michael KatzThis briefing paper highlights the importance of researching and measuring racial equity in public and private projects. -
Local Policies for Environmental Justice: A National Scan
February 2019by: Ana Isabel Baptista, Amanda Sachs, Claudia RotThis report details zoning, land use, and other policy reforms designed to address environmental justice issues from a national scan. -
The Neighborhood That Went to War Against Gentrifiers
CityLab, March 2017by: Natalie DelgadilloThis article describes how a community in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles is resisting a form of gentrification called “artwashing”. -
Leaders as Conveners of Uncomfortable Conversations
ICMA, September 2016This article points out that leaders have a responsibility to facilitate conversations that allow people to confront their biases about race, class, and religion. -
Spatial Justice: Rasquachification, Race and the City
Creative Time Reports, September 2014by: Roberto BedoyaThis article looks at how placemaking supports social justice. -
Eugene, OR, Envision Eugene
Adopted July 2017The city’s comprehensive plan addresses environmental justice and compatibility. -
Equitable Development: Social Equity by Design
May 2018by: Carlton EleyThis recorded lecture looks at how to incorporate environmental justice into the planning process to practice more equitable development. -
Deep Green Renovation: Broad Scale Strategies for Achieving Deep Energy Savings in Existing Buildings
2011by: Catherine KillienThis report focuses on the role of energy efficiency retrofits for existing buildings in reducing the buildings’ impact on climate change. -
U.S. EPA: Green Building
February 2016This web page contains an overview and definition of green building. -
Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery
2013by: Charles KibertThis book outlines the history and science of green building while serving as a guide for their design and construction. -
Benefits of Affordable Residential Green Building Incentives
December 2018This report identifies the benefits to incentivizing affordable green housing and approaches to developing and implementing green building programs for low- and moderate-income consumers. -
A Common Definition for Zero Energy Buildings
2015This report provides a definition of Zero Energy Building (ZEB) and related terms. -
Green Building Library
Updated 2019This clearinghouse collects academic, municipal, and media resources related to green building. -
World Green Building Council: About Green Building
2019This web page presents an international overview of green building. -
Strategies for Sustainable Architecture
2006by: Paolo SassiThis book explores the role of buildings in supporting the economic, social, and environmental foundations of sustainability. -
Achieving Scale in the US: A View from the Construction and Real Estate Sectors
2013This briefing paper addresses how green building regulation can better promote energy efficiency and expand the scale of retrofits. -
Re-Assessing Green Building Performance: A Post Occupancy Evaluation of 22 GSA Buildings
September 2011by: Kim Fowler, Emily Rauch, Jordan HendersonThis report examines the performance of 22 buildings that have green building features compared to those without. -
Roadmap for the Future of Commercial Energy Codes
January 2015by: M. Rosenberg, R. Hart, J. ZhangThis report outlines the development of commercial energy codes toward net zero energy buildings. -
Zero and Net-Zero Energy Buildings + Homes
March 2011by: Paul Torcellini, Shanti PlessThis report includes eight chapters discussing the growth of zero and net-zero buildings and homes. -
Quantifying the Hidden Benefits of High-Performance Building
December 2011by: Brock Birkenfeld, Peter Brown, Nicole KresseThis report focuses on the intangible benefits of green building with a focus on productivity. -
The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Building
October 2003by: Greg KatsThis report analyzes the costs and benefits of green building with a focus on building costs, energy use, water conservation, waste reduction, and productivity and health. -
World Green Building Trends 2018
2018This report describes the rate and character of green building growth by country. -
Fleur-De-LEED? The Status and Challenges of Green Building in Louisiana
LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources, 6(1): 319-345, 2017by: Alexandra MorganThis article examines the challenges and benefits to promoting green building through statewide codes and regulations. -
Feed Locally: How Local Governments Can Effectively Mandate Green Building Standards
Illinois Law Review, 2013(3): 1211–1250, 2013by: Anthony DeLaPazThis article surveys municipal, state, and federal approaches to promoting green building and provides recommendations to mandate public and private green building at the municipal-level. -
Does Green Pay Off?
Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management, 14(4): 385–400, 2008by: Norm Miller, Jay Spivey, Andy FlorenceThis article assesses the direct and indirect monetary benefits of green buildings compared to conventional buildings. -
Green Buildings and Health
Current Environmental Health Report, 2: 250-258, 2015by: Joseph Allen, Piers MacNaughton, Jose LaurentThis article reviews prior studies on green building as it relates to indoor air quality and human health. -
Sustainable Urban Infrastructure: Green Buildings and Liveable Cities
August 2017This online training presents four speakers who address the role of green building in city systems and governance for sustainability. -
The Leap to Zero Carbon and Zero Emissions: Understanding How to Go Beyond Existing Sustainable Design Protocols
Journal of Green Building, 3(4): 64-77, 2008by: Terri BoakeThis article explores how carbon neutral standards can be incorporated into green building certification systems. -
2018 Green Building Festival- Vivian Manasc: Emerging Trends in Sustainable Design & Green Buildings
October 2018This video highlights ten emerging trends in sustainable design and green building. -
Local Governments and EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Program
March 2014This case study highlights the municipalities participating in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star National Building Competition. -
Getting to Net Zero
2016This fact sheet outlines the definition and principles of a net zero energy building. -
A Local Government Guide to LEED for Neighborhood Development
April 2012This guide presents the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) certification system as a resource for municipalities to achieve their sustainability goals. -
California Green Home Inventory Map
2019This interactive map portrays the number of high-performance homes (HPHs) by zip code area. -
Thinking Like Cathedral Builders: Green Building for the Long Haul
October 2015This audio discusses the long-term and holistic visioning aspects of building affordable housing with green building features. -
"Go Big and Go Green"
April 2014This audio discusses the United States Green Buidling Council’s efforts to promote green building’s benefits and successes through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system. -
Sustainable Design and Green Building Toolkit
June 2013This toolkit addresses how local governments can identify and remove barriers to green building within their permitting process. -
Beyond Code Regulations Map
2019This interactive map compiles green building regulations nationwide. -
Building the Green for the Future
June 2005by: Zeb Acuff, Aaron Harris, Larrisa LarsenThis guide references eleven case studies to highlight the benefits, material features, financial options, and lessons learned from green building in Michigan.