American
Indoor Air Quality Council (AIAQC) Organization
promoting awareness, education, and certification
in indoor
air quality.
Building Materials Reuse Association (BMRA) Non-profit educational organization whose mission is to facilitate building deconstruction and the reuse/recycling of recovered building materials.
Canada
Green Building Council (CaGBC) Coalition
of design and building industry representatives
seeking to
accelerate the design and construction of green
buildings
in
Canada.
Canadian Sustainable Forestry Certification
Coalition Group
of 22 organizations promoting the use and acceptance
of internationally recognized sustainable forest management
certification standards in Canada.
Chicago Climate Exchange Legally binding rules-based greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading system.
Climate
Neutral Network Non-profit
organization that provides a science-based
Climate Cool™ certification.
The Climate
Registry Non-profit organization established to measure and publicly report greenhouse gas emissions in a common, accurate, and transparent manner consistent across industry sectors and borders.
Congress
for the New Urbanism Organization
promoting walkable, neighborhood-based development.
Consortium on Green Design and Manufacturing
(CGDM) Multidisciplinary
research and educational partnership between academia,
industry, and government at the University of California
- Berkeley.
Development
Center for Appropriate Technology (DCAT) Non-profit
501(c)(3) organization promoting a shift to sustainable
construction and development.
Envirosense
Consortium® Group of companies
offering solutions and strategies
to address
indoor air quality and related environmental issues
in building design and construction, product
specifications,
and operations and maintenance.
Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC) Bonn,
Germany-based international non-profit
organization that
provides standard setting, trademark assurance,
and accreditation
services for organizations interested in
responsible forestry.
Forest
Stewardship Council-U.S. U.S. chapter
of Forest Stewardship Council.
Greater
Vancouver's BuildSmart Program of
the Greater Vancouver Regional District to encourage
the use of green building strategies and technologies.
Green
Building Initiative Non-profit
network of building industry leaders committed
to bringing
green to mainstream residential and commercial
construction.
Green
Design Education Initiative Strategic
partnership of the Interior Design Educators Council
(IDEC), the
International Interior Design Association (IIDA),
the International Facility Management Association
(IFMA), and Metropolis magazine offering
resources and info.
Green
Restaurant Association (GRA) Non-profit
501(c)3 national environmental organization
that helps restaurants and their patrons
become more environmentally sustainable.
The
Green Roundtable Non-profit organization
dedicated to the mainstreaming of sustainable design
with a systematic approach implemented through an
array of programs.
Green
Seal Non-profit organization devoted
to environmental standard setting,
product certification, and public education.
GREENGUARD
Environmental Institute (GEI) Non-profit
organization that establishes acceptable indoor air
standards for indoor products, environments, and
buildings and oversees the GREENGUARD Certification
Program.
IDSA
Ecodesign Industrial Designers Society
of America offering tools, principles and practices
, awards program information, and educational content.
International
Design Center for the Environment (IDEC) Non-profit
organization
dedicated to integrating life-cycle
environmental stewardship, economic performance, and
social equity into the design, construction, and furnishing
of buildings in corporations, on campuses, and in communities.
Metafore Non-profit
501(c)(3) organization providing tools and information
for evaluating, selecting, and
manufacturing environmentally preferable products.
North
American Coalition on Green Building Group
of 34 organizations that work together to promote
green building concepts and standards.
NRDC:
Building Green Natural Resources
Defense Council, a U.S. environmental advocacy
organization offering downloadable tools, fact
sheets, case studies, and other info.
Portland
Office of Sustainable Development City
of Portland, Ore., resource.
Programme
for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
Council Non-profit organization that
promotes sustainably managed forests through third-party
certification; includes more than 30 independent
national forest certification systems from around
the world.
Rainforest
Alliance New York-based international
non-profit conservation organization.
Scientific
Certification Systems Independent certifier
of environmentally sound management of
forests and of many manufacturing-related businesses.
Certificication programs include Environmentally
Preferable Products
and Services (EPP) for adhesives and sealants,
cabinetry and casework, composite panel
products, paints, and other products.
Sustainable
Buildings Industry Council Independent,
non-profit organization whose mission is to advance
the design, affordability, energy performance, and
environmental soundness of America's buildings.
U.S.
Green Building Council (USGBC) 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization comprising more than
7,500 building industry organizations.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development CEO-led global association of some 200 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development.
World
Green Building Council An affiliation
of seven national green building councils, including
the U.S.,
helping to drive international dialogue on sustainable
design.
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