Green Buildings
Listed below are general sustainability links and links related to sustainable schools and program support. Attached is a pdf of the basic USGBC LEED checklist.
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING, GENERAL
U.S. Green Building Council
http://www.usgbc.org/
Greener Buildings, a general overview of green building issues
http://www.greenerbuildings.com/index.cfm
Looking for Oregon’s Future: What is Sustainability (OSU Extension Service)
http://oregonfuture.oregonstate.edu/index.html
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
http://sbicouncil.org/
City of Portland, Office of Sustainable Development
http://www.sustainableportland.org/
Whole Building Design Guide
http://www.wbdg.org/index.php
SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS
Nation Best Practices Manual for Building High Performance Schools
http://www.rebuild.org/Lawson/attachments/ESSBestPracticesHighPerfSchools.pdf
State of California, Sustainable Schools
http://www.sustainableschools.dgs.ca.gov/SustainableSchools/introduction.html
Energy Star for K-12 Schools
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=k12_schools.bus_schoolsk12
Energy Services for Schools, Oregon Dept. of Energy
http://egov.oregon.gov/ENERGY/CONS/school/schlhm.shtml
Do School Facilities Affect Academic Outcomes? NCEF report
http://www.edfacilities.org/pubs/outcomes.pdf
Global Green, California Green Schools Initiative
http://www.globalgreen.org/programs/GreenSchools.html
Oregon Green School Tools, Oregon DEQ
http://www.deq.state.or.us/wmc/solwaste/documents/schtools.pdf
Rebuild America, Energy Smart Schools
http://www.rebuild.org/Lawson/attachments/ESSBestPracticesHighPerfSchools.pdf
State of Washington Sustainable Schools Program
http://www.k12.wa.us/SchFacilities/SustainableSchools.aspx
The Green Schools Initiative
http://www.greenschools.net/index.html
Alliance to Save Energy, Green Schools
http://www.ase.org/section/program/greenschl/
SCHOOL PROGRAM SUPPORT, SUSTAINABILITY
Oregon Green Schools, curriculum, activity support
http://www.oregongreenschools.org/index.cfm
SEEDS Foundation, Canadian Green curriculum support
http://www.seedsfoundation.ca/index.html
Eco-tude (Australian)
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/ecotude/
Center for Ecoliteracy
http://www.ecoliteracy.org/index.html
 | |
|
The above document(s) are Adobe® Acrobat® PDF files and may be viewed using the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™. Most newer web browsers already contain the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™ plug-in. However, if you need it, click on the "Get Acrobat® Reader™" icon to download it now.
|
|
