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Boulder Green Building Guild
- An association of building professionals in Boulder County, Colorado focused on making green building common practice. Includes calendar of events.
Build It Green
- Non-profit organization in California promoting healthy, energy- and resource-efficient building practices through training, government support, and collaboration forums.
CEPHEUS (Cost Efficient Passive Houses as European Standards)
- European Union official demonstration project. Includes goals, subprojects, conferences, partners and information on what makes a building a passive house. [English, German]
Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
- Non-profit education, research, and demonstration organization for sustainable building practices run by Pliny Fisk, based in Austin TX.
Construct Ireland
- Contains information, articles, daily news items, and a directory of contacts relating to sustainable construction in Ireland. A monthly e-mail newsletter is available by subscription.
Development Center for Appropriate Technology
- Non-profit organization that supports the development and use of sustainable technology through education, research, and projects. Includes information on working with code officials. Active in revising building codes to include sustainable issues.
Environmental Design Research Association
- An international, interdisciplinary organization that focuses on environmental design research that examines the interrelationships between people and their built environments. Hosts conferences, publishes papers, and allocates student research grants. Also supports special interest networks.
Green Building Alliance
- Pittsburgh-based non-profit organization that seeks to integrate environmentally responsible design practices through education programs, case studies, public policy advocacy, and public relations.
Green Building Council of Australia
- Group seeking to promote sustainable development and to encourage the property industry to implement green building programs, technologies, design practices, and operations. Developed the Green Star rating tool for evaluating building design.
Green Design Initiative
- An academic-industry-government consortium based at Carnegie-Mellon University to develop research and education programs to improve environmental quality while encouraging sustainable economic development.
Green Landlord Housing Certification
- Calgary Alberta based membership organization that audits and certifies rental properties for compliance with energy-efficiency standards.
GreenExpo365
- An online community and resource center for Green Building professionals, with live and recorded webinars, green building resources and a virtual trade show floor.
Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction
- International group that seeks to promote sustainable construction. Sponsors regional and global award competitions, funds projects, and organizes seminars. Good conceptual information on sustainable construction.
Metafore
- Group that seeks to change business practices to be environmentally responsible, especially regarding forest products. They produce several documents on integrating environmental values with business practices, including "Wood for Building Green".
Northwest EcoBuilding Guild
- Association of building professionals and homeowners interested in ecologically sustainable building. Offers fact sheets and newsletters, event listing, and resource directory.
Ozarks Green Building Coalition
- Nonprofit organization based in Springfield Missouri established to promote green building by increasing public and professional knowledge and awareness of the benefits of green building. Features include a Speakers Bureau for free seminars.
Passive House Institute US
- Consulting and research firm working to further the implementation of Passive House standards and techniques. Includes services, design tools, projects, news and events.
Passivhaus Institut
- Information about passive heating in homes. Includes FAQ, checklist, engineering recommendations, certification and building examples. [English, French, German]
Santa Monica Green Building Program
- Information on Santa Monica's green building program, including their design and construction guidelines.
Scottish Ecological Design Association
- Association formed to promote ecological issues for the Scottish building industry. Produces a magazine, sponsors lectures, seminars and workshops, and responds to government initiatives. Design guide "Design and Detailing for Deconstruction" to make it easier to reuse materials.
USGBC New Mexico Chapter
- Formerly the Green Alliance. Group based in Albuquerque NM that promotes green development through tours, seminars, standards, and educational displays.
USGBC San Diego Chapter
- Group based in San Diego CA that promotes green development through tours, seminars, standards, and educational displays.
World Green Building Council
- A global not-for-profit organisation working to transform the property industry towards sustainability through its members - national Green Building Councils.
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