This Web Links page provides links to other excellent national or good regional online sources of information on green building. Also included are some of our partnership organizations which have similar missions to VGBN's. Our Web Links page is organized into the following categories:
Sustainable Sites, Land Use, & Communities
Energy
Materials & Resources
Health & Indoor Environmental Quality
Design & Construction
Miscellaneous & General
Green Building Products and Services Databases
SUSTAINABLE SITES, LAND USE, & COMMUNITIES
This category includes socially and environmentally responsible land use and creating regenerative environments.
Agency of Natural Resources (ANR)http://www.anr.state.vt.us/
Conservation Law Foundationnonprofit, public interest group focusing on environmental advocacy
http://www.clf.org/
Housing Vermontcreates affordable rental housing for Vermonters
http://www.hvt.org/
The Nature Conservancy of Vermont http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/vermont/
Northern Sustainable Communities Network http://www.qlf.org/programs/sustainable.html
The Preservation Trust of Vermont The Preservation Trust of Vermont is dedicated to the preservation of Vermont's architectural resources.
http://www.uvm.edu/~vhnet/hpres/org/ptv/
Vermont Forum on Sprawl Promote research-based smart growth
http://www.vtsprawl.org/
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board Includes links to other Vermont housing groups
http://www.vhcb.org/
Vermont Land Trust http://www.vlt.org/
Vermont Natural Resources Council http://www.vnrc.org/
New Ecology Inc.Founded in 1999 to spearhead sustainable development in distressed urban communities in New England. Published Costs and Benefits of Green Affordable Housing Study.
http://www.newecology.org/
ENERGY
This category includes renewable and low polluting energy production and energy conservation.
Efficiency VermontWe're here to help you identify the most cost-effective ways to reduce energy use in your home or business. Your energy efficiency investments will pay off now and in the future, by reducing your energy costs, strengthening our economy and protecting our environment.
http://www.efficiencyvermont.com
Energy StarENERGY STAR offers businesses and consumers energy efficient solutions -- helping to save money while protecting the environment for future generations.
888.782.7937
http://www.energystar.gov
Energy Efficiency Division of the State of Vermont Department of Public ServiceThe Energy Efficiency Division of the Department of Public Service works to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy in Vermont through several forums, including regulatory, legislative, informational and educational.
http://www.state.vt.us/psd/ee/ee.htm
NESEA – Northeast Sustainable Energy AssociationThe Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) is the nation's leading regional membership organization focused on promoting the understanding, development, and adoption of energy conservation and non-polluting, renewable energy technologies.
http://www.nesea.org/
Burlington Electric DepartmentBED will continue to be a leader in sustainability by producing power that is as clean and as locally produced as possible.
http://www.burlingtonelectric.com/
Vermont Gas SystemsVermont Gas Systems’ strong belief in energy efficiency is a key component of the company’s operating principles.
http://www.vermontgas.com/
Vermont Renewable Energy Business DirectoriesIncludes extensive directories of solar energy, wind power, passive solar design & construction, biomass, geothermal, and micro-hydroelectric resources.
http://publicservice.vermont.gov/energy-efficiency/ee_renewables.html
Renewable Energy VermontRenewable Energy Vermont (REV) is working to bring about an intelligent transformation from a foreign fossil fuel based economy to an economy increasingly based on our own renewable energy.
http://www.revermont.org/
Energy Rated Homes of Vermont Energy Rated Homes of Vermont works with builders, lenders, real-estate professionals, buyers, sellers, and utilities to promote energy-efficient housing throughout the state. Energy Rated Homes of Vermont is a program of the nonprofit Vermont Energy Investment Corporation and an "EPA ENERGY STAR Homes Ally."
http://www.erhvt.org/
Clean Energy Group Clean Energy Group (CEG) is a non-profit organization dedicated to greater use of cleaner energy technologies, such as fuel cells and solar, in newly restructured energy markets.
http://www.cleanegroup.org/
Renewable Energy Resource Center The Renewable Energy Resource Center (RERC) provides consumers with information on solar hot water and solar electric renewable energy systems.
http://www.rerc-vt.org/
Vermont Energy Investment Corporation Mission: to reduce the environmental impact of energy use; to reduce energy costs for consumers; to help individuals, organizations, private businesses and government agencies develop practical, cost-effective and efficient solutions to their energy needs.
http://www.veic.org/
Vermont's Wind Resources Study of wind energy resources in Vermont
http://www.state.vt.us/psd/ee/wind/ee-wind.htm
MATERIALS & RESOURCES
This category includes using resources efficiently including reused, reusable, recycled, recyclable, and renewable materials and products. It also includes using durable materials, conserving resources (including water) during manufacture, installation and operation, waste reduction and processing, and acquiring materials through socially and environmentally responsible methods.
Forestry and Wood Products Organizations
Businesses of the Northern Forest http://www.businessnorthernforest.org/
Smartwood http://www.smartwood.org/
Vermont WoodNetVermont WoodNet is a coalition of over 140 woodworkers from all over the state of Vermont offering furniture, flooring, siding, buildings, kitchens, toys, custom cut lumber and FSC certified products.
http://www.vtwoodnet.org/index.html
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund - Cornerstone Projecthttp://www.vsjf.org/
Vermont Wood Products Resource ManualThe publication provides wood products end-users with the information they need to specify and purchase wood products grown and manufactured in Vermont.
http://www.vsjf.org/resources/publications.shtml
Green Building Resources
Green Building Resource Guide Database of over 600 green building materials and products
http://www.greenguide.com/
Oikos A World Wide Web site devoted to serving professionals whose work promotes sustainable design and construction.
http://www.oikos.com/
U.S. National Park Service’s Sustainable Design and Construction Database Site includes a Table of Maintenance Implications for Common Construction Materials
http://www.nps.gov/dsc/dsgncnstr/gpsd/
apatment therapyA site helping people to make their apartments better places to live with a section on green products.
http://green.apartmenttherapy.com/
Waste Reduction
Agency of Natural ResourcesConstruction Waste Reduction Program, includes information on salvage and recycling markets
http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/wastediv/recycling/candd.htm
Vermont Construction Site Reuse & Recycling DatabaseSearch Form to select a type of material and list of businesses and Solid Waste Districts that handle it.
http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/cf/wm/CandD_SearchList.cfm
Vermont Solid Waste Districtshttp://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/wastediv/solid/swmdlist.htm
Construction & Demolition Recycling - Chittenden Solid Waste DistrictConstruction and demolition (C&D) projects are on the rise in Chittenden County, Vermont. As a result, C&D waste is one of the fastest growing components of the waste stream. To prevent usable items from being wasted in a landfill, CSWD encourages all residents and businesses to consider separating clean wood, scrap metal, cardboard, masonry, and other leftover building materials for reuse or recycling.
http://www.cswd.net/cd/
Institution Recycling Network comprehensive planning, marketing and data tracking services. Concord NH
http://www.wastemiser.com/
Building Materials Reuse AssociationVermont members of the Building Materials Reuse Association (BMRA)
http://www.buildingreuse.org/directory/vermont
Construction Waste Management Database Vermont companies listed in the Whole Building' Design Guide's Construction Waste Management Database
http://www.wbdg.org/tools/cwm.php?s=VT&z=&submitSurrogate=&submit.x=61&submit.y=12
Vermont Business Materials Exchange (VBMX)The Vermont Business Materials Exchange (VBMX) is a free service that seeks to reduce waste by promoting the exchange of reusable commercial materials. VBMX maintains a database of available and wanted materials.
http://vbmx.org/index.php
HEALTH & INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
This category includes creating healthy spaces, using low toxic emitting and low polluting products.
State of Vermont Department of Health: Indoor Air Quality Resource Guidehttp://www.healthyvermonters.info/hp/airquality/indoorair.shtml
DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
This category includes entities that are involved in the design and construction of green buildings.
Whole Building Design GuideProviding government and industry practitioners with one-stop access to up-to-date information on a wide range of building-related guidance, criteria and technology from a 'whole buildings' perspective organized into three major categories—Design Guidance, Project Management and Operations & Maintenance. The goal of 'Whole Building' Design is to create a successful high-performance building.
http://www.wbdg.org/index.php
Building Envelopes Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)Program is divided into two parts: building envelope research, which focuses on the structural elements that enclose a building (walls, roofs and foundations), and materials research, which concentrates on the materials within the envelope systems (such as insulation).
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/roofs+walls/
Building for Social ResponsibilityBuilding for Social Responsibility (BSR) is a group of Vermont building professionals and others who are concerned with the impact of their work on their communities and society.
http://www.bsr-vt.org/
Vermont Builds GreenerThe Vermont Builds Greener(VBG) Program, an initiative of Building for Social Responsibility (BSR), certifies residential buildings that are constructed to sustainable criteria.
http://www.bsr-vt.org/vermontbuiltgreenprogram.html
Sustainable Project Rating Tool (SPiRiT)SPiRiT provides guidance to support the consideration of sustainable design and development principles in Army installation planning decisions and infrastructure projects to the fullest extent possible, balanced with funding constraints and customer requirements.
http://www.cecer.army.mil/sustdesign/fspiritinfo.cfm
Boston Society of Architects – Committee on the EnvironmentFormerly called Architects for Social Responsibility, this group focuses on the roles of architects and our allies in addressing broad social issues; currently focusing on sustainable design and related issues.
http://committees.architects.org/green/newcote.htm
Vermont Design InstituteVermont Design Institute is a non-profit organization to facilitate community planning and design at the local level; provide hands-on education about creating livable, sustainable communities; and promote holistic design as a tool for problem-solving.
http://www.uvm.edu/~dgayer/vdi/index.html
Earthwood Building SchoolEarthwood Building School is a small school run by Rob and Jaki Roy specializing in cordwood masonry.
http://www.cordwoodmasonry.com/
Yestermorrow Since 1980, Yestermorrow has been one of the only design/build schools in the country, teaching both design and construction skills specializing in residential design, ecologically-sound construction, and fine woodworking.
http://www.yestermorrow.org
Associated General Contractors of Vermont, Inc. The mission of AGC/VT is to serve as the advocate for the highway and building contracting community. We promote the free enterprise system encompassing social, environmental, economic considerations which are consistent with the Associated General Contractors of America's Motto of Skill - Integrity - Responsibility.
http://www.agcvt.org/
Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Southern Vermont The Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Southern Vermont is an organization of builders, suppliers, and associated businesses whose main purpose is to support and educate the building industry, the community and it's members.
http://www.cvthomebuilders.com/
Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Northern Vermont This association is dedicated to promoting, enhancing and maintaining a positive business and economic environment conducive to the construction of new housing, renovation of existing housing stock and other construction that is affordable to all Vermonters and in creating competitive advantages for businesses that affirm their commitment to their profession through membership in the Association.
http://www.vtbuilders.com/
ToolBase Services Housing industry resource for technical information on building products, materials, new technologies, business management, and housing systems. The NAHB Research Center provides the services, with funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through The Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) program, and other industry sponsors
http://www.toolbase.org/
Vermont Chapter of the American Institute of Architects aia VT members are dedicated to the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and competence.
http://www.aiavt.org/
Vermont Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects The VTASLA seeks to augment the perception and practice of Landscape Architecture by embracing professional guidelines, encouraging dialogue among practitioners, collaborating with those in related fields, and benefitting the public good.
http://host.asla.org/chapters/vermont/
Champlain Valley Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning EngineersASHRAE will advance the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration and related human factors to serve the evolving needs of the public and ASHRAE members.
The link below is under construction.
http://www.ashrae-cvc.org/
LEED Accredited ProfessionalsSearch the USGBC LEED Accredited Professionals Directory. For professionals in Vermont, enter VT in the State/Province search box.
https://www.usgbc.org/leed/ap/viewall.aspx?cmspageid=50&categoryid=19&
Green Roundtable (Massachusetts)The Green Roundtable brings people together to create effective collaborations and implement sustainable design strategies for all scales of development through an integrated design process
http://www.greenroundtable.org
Green Home GuideResidential know-how topics on bathroom , energy, efficiency, kitchen, paints, &, coatings, bedroom, flooring, landscaping, stone & tile,
countertops, furniture, and nursery. Also a growing green products and services directory.
http://www.greenhomeguide.com/
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