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Commercial Buildings Related Links

Here you will find Web sites that offer resources related to energy-efficient commercial buildings. You can also view a list of reports, articles, and brochures.

Web Sites Related to Net-Zero Energy Buildings

• ASHRAE's Countdown to a Sustainable Energy Future…Net-Zero and Beyond Conference—The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) held a conference in March 2009 focusing on net-zero energy buildings. This web page provides information, presentations, and posters from the conference. From the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
• California Public Utilities Commission—This California regulatory group has an energy action plan to achieve net-zero energy residential and commercial buildings. From the California Public Utilities Commission
• The Massachusetts Zero Net Energy Buildings Task Force—This task force sets out to examine the prospect of broadly marketable commercial and residential net-zero energy buildings. From the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
• Towards Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) participates in this International Energy Agency effort to promote net-zero energy buildings worldwide by developing a clear definition and international agreement on the measures of building performance. From the U.S. Department of Energy
• The 2030 Challenge—This challenge asks the global architecture and building communities to adopt energy-saving targets in building design. From Architecture 2030, a nonprofit organization

Other Web Sites

• Architects Without Borders—This site describes the volunteer humanitarian relief organization committed to helping communities develop self-directed sustainable recovery and reconstruction programs. From Architecture Sans Frontieres, a nonprofit organization
• Building Energy Software Tools Directory—This directory provides information on software to evaluate energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability in buildings. From the U.S. Department of Energy
• Building Materials Emissions Study—This study looks at the emissions of traditional building materials as compared to alternative products to determine the impact on indoor air quality. From the California Integrated Waste Management Board
• Buildings Energy Data Book—This Web site contains statistics on residential and commercial building energy consumption and is updated regularly. From the U.S. Department of Energy
• City of Seattle Sustainable Building Information—This site offers facility standards and information about the city's green building team. Also offers green home remodeling guides. From the Washington State Department of Planning & Development
• Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency—This database provides a comprehensive source of information about state, local, utility, and select federal incentives that promote renewable energy. From Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiencies, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy
• EnergySmart Hospitals—This site provides resources, tools, and strategies to identify cost and energy savings for hospitals. From the U.S. Department of Energy
• EnergySmart Schools—This site provides information on best practices for energy modeling and designing schools. From the U.S. Department of Energy
• Energy Information Administration (EIA)—This Web site provides data about energy consumption, expenditures, and characteristics for U.S. buildings, collected and analyzed by DOE. Includes Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey and end-use energy consumption data and analyses. From the Energy Information Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Energy
• Green Building—Provides information about Green Buildings, including school and office buildings, as well as energy efficiency, green building materials, and water conservation. From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• The Houston Advanced Research Center—This organization is dedicated to improving human and ecosystem well-being through the application of sustainability science and principles of sustainable development. Visit the Web site to learn about various projects related to clean energy and energy efficiency. From HARC, a nonprofit organization
• International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment—International nonprofit organization that facilitates and promotes the adoption of policies, methods, and tools to accelerate the movement toward a global sustainable built environment. From IISBE, a nonprofit organization
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory Photovoltaic Research—Provides news and information about solar electricity and commercial buildings. From the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• UK Green Building Council—Member organization that works to bring clarity, purpose, and co-ordination of sustainability strategy to the building sector in the United Kingdom. From the UK Green Building Council
• U.S. Green Building Council— Consensus coalition that promotes the understanding, development, and accelerated implementation of "Green Building" policies, programs, technologies, standards, and design practices; includes the LEED® rating system to help set goals and provide a framework for design. From the US Green Building Council
• World Wide Web Virtual Library: Sustainable Development—Comprehensive list of Internet sites that deal with sustainable development, including organizations, projects and activities, electronic journals, libraries, references and documents, databases, and more. From the Center for Economic and Social Studies on the Environment at Université Libre de Bruxelles