Resources for Green Building Practices

• Pinellas County Green Pinellas Homepage

Climate Change;

• Florida Climate Change
  
• EPA Directory of Climate Change Resources and Information
  
• The Pew Center on Global Climate Change

Energy Efficiency;

• Energy Star
  Progress Energy- Energy Saving Tools

Florida Friendly Landscaping;

• Florida Yards and Neighborhoods
  

Historic Preservation & Sustainability:

• National Trust for Historic Preservation

Tree Canopy Preservation:

• Pinellas County Department of Building and Development Review Services
  • Acceptable Residential Tree Lists
    
  • Acceptable Commercial Tree Species
• American Forests
  (Article on the benefits of the tree canopy in Jacksonville, Florida.)

Water Resource Protection & Conservation:

• Pinellas County Utilities
  
• Watershed Management Plans
  
• SWFWMD
• Clean Marina Program

Other Resources:

• Florida Green Building Coalition
  
• U. S. Green Building Council
  
• LEED
  
• Green Affordable Housing Coalition
  
• Global Green USA-Green Affordable Housing Initiative
  
• Low Impact Development Center - Non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of LID technology. Includes examples of LID techniques, including the project design, planning, outreach, and ordinance development.
  
• Stormwater LID-Low Impact Development Center
• HUD Guide to LID
• EPA Directory of LID Resources
• Built Green - A Seattle-based green building program- the web site gives a good overview of general green-building techniques and options that could be used as a general guide to assist with the understanding of what actually makes up a “green building”.
• UN Report on Trends of Sustainable Development
  
• Federal Green Construction Guide - Comprehensive guide to procuring green building products and construction services within the Federal government. EPA partnered with the Office of the Federal Environmental
  Executive and the Whole Building Design Guide to develop the Guide for Specifiers.
  
• Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES)
  The BEES 4.0 software allows users to compare environmental and economic costs of competing products to assist in the selection of building materials.
  
• Indoor Air Quality Education and Analysis Model - Computer model for building professionals and others interested in assessing and maintaining indoor air quality in commercial buildings.
  
• Building Sustainable Sources
• Sustainable Architecture
  

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