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Field Guide to
Commercial Green Buildings
By Mary Martinez, Library Manager
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What Is A Green Building?
 What makes a building green, (Santa Monica Green Building Program, n.d.).
 Why build green?, (Rocky Mountain Institute, Mar. 22, 2005).
 The rise of the green building, (The Economist, Dec. 4, 2004). 
 Building green hospitals, (Healthcare Executive, Jul./Aug. 2004).
 How green is your building? An appraiser's guide to sustainable design, (The Appraisal Journal, Winter 2004).
 Green building: Looking smarter and smarter..., (On Common Ground, Winter 2004). 
 A brief history of green building, (Building Design & Construction, Nov. 2003).
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500 New Jersey Avenue
Follow the construction process and find out about the green features of NAR's new Washington, DC, home at 500 New Jersey Avenue, NW.
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Benefits of Green Buildings
 It pays to be green, (National Real Estate Investor, July 2005).
 Dollars and cents of green construction, (Journal of Accountancy, May 2005).
 Investing in sustainable design; New technologies help developers and tenants save the environment -- and money, (Commercial Investment Real Estate, May/June 2004).
 Why green buildings fatten your bottom line; You can save on much more then your utility bill, (Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, May 2, 2004).
 The benefits of greener buildings, (GreenerBuildings.com, 2004).
 Do green buildings cost more to build?, (Building Design & Construction, Nov. 2003).
 Human and social benefits of green building, (Building Design & Construction, Nov. 2003).
 The costs and financial benefits of green buildings, (California Sustainable Building Task Force, Oct. 2003).
 Do green buildings enhance the well-being of workers?, (Environmental Design + Construction, Feb. 2001).
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What's a Green Roof?
 Green roofs and the people under them, (In Business, Mar./Apr. 2005).
 Excellence awards for green roof projects, (In Business, Mar./Apr. 2005).
 Green roofs, (Buildings; Cedar Rapids, Dec. 2004).
 Raise the roof, (Forbes, Nov. 29, 2004).
 N.Y. aims to make roofs 'green', (The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 12, 2003).
 Green roofs offer environmentally friendly alternative, (Plant Engineering, Aug. 2003).
 The perfect cover for green buildings, (In Business, July/Aug. 2002).
 How does your rooftop grow?, (Builder, July 2001).
 Green roofs: Stormwater management from the top down, (Environmental Design+Construction, Jan. 15, 2001).
Benefits of Green Roofs
 Going for the green could save cash and trees, (South Florida Business Journal, May 20, 2005).
 Compost plays key role in green roof mixes, (BioCycle, Mar. 2005).
 Green roofs grow... with brown compost, (BioCycle, Sept. 2004).
 Green roofs sprouting up all over; Growing plants on buildings said to offer environmental benefits, (NPR - Morning Edition, June 23, 2004).
 Green roofs atop campus and industrial buildings, (In Business, May-June 2004).
 Ford's new Rouge plant gets "living roof", (Building Design & Construction, July 2003).
 Green roofs for healthy cities "make huge leap forward", (BioCycle, June 2003).
 Up on the roof, (Canadian Business, Mar 31, 2003).
 Garden with a view, (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Oct. 26, 2001).
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The U.S. Green Building Council & LEED Certification
 U.S. Green Building Council (USBGC) - The USBGC, the leading organization for green building in the US, administers the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System®. Their website features information on LEED certification, publications, information on workshops and other events, and more.
 Is bulk certification next for LEED?, (Building Design & Construction, July 2005).
 America's cities 'LEED' the way, (Buildings, May 2005).
 LEED detail: defining the green standard, (Chain Store Age, Mar. 2005).
 LEED leads the way in the green building movement, (On Common Ground, Winter 2004).
 The green edge: Is LEED the holy grail of sustainable design?, (Environmental Design + Construction, July 2003).
 The basics of LEED, (Building Design & Construction, Nov. 2003).
 It's not easy going green; The LEED system is propelling sustainable design to new heights, but not without debate, (Facilities Design & Management, Feb. 2003).
Green Building Trends & Case Studies
 In California farm country, university builds a campus from scratch, (ENR, July 4, 2005).
 Lab adopts "green" design, (R&D, May 2005).
 NAR building given high environmental award by Green Building Council, (Realtor.org, May 14, 2005). |
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 REALTOR building, (Building Design & Construction, May 2005).
 With progressive attitude, going green is made easy, (Hotel and Motel Management, Feb. 2005).
 Making green communities work, (Real Estate Issues, Spring 2004).
 Green buildings: An overview of progress, (Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law, Spring 2004).
 Cultivating the green building industry: Public and private sectors moving in the right direction, (On Common Ground, Winter 2004).
 Commercial real estate industry: Green helps gain the competitive edge, (On Common Ground, Winter 2004).
 The federal commitment to green building: Experiences and expectations, (U.S. Office of the Federal Environmental Executive, 2004).
 Green building industry grows by leaps and bounds, (ENR, Nov. 24, 2003).
 The inside story of the greenest building complex in the U.S., (BioCycle, Dec. 2002).
 Green buildings bloom around the U.S., (The Christian Science Monitor, July 18, 2002).
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Books, eBooks & Other Resources
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Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
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The resources below are available for loan through Information Central. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Central at 800.874.6500 for assistance.
 The Philosophy of Sustainable Design: The Future of Architecture, (Kansas City, MO: Ecotone Publishing, 2004).
 Sustainable Property Development: A Guide to Real Estate and the Environment, (Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2004).
 Green Buildings Pay, (New York: Spon Press, 2003).
 The Practice of Sustainable Development, (Washington, DC: Urban Land Institute, 2000).
 Green Development: Integrating Ecology and Real Estate, (New York: John Wiley, 1998).
 A Building Revolution: How Ecology and Health Concerns Are Transforming Construction, (Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute, 1995).
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Useful Websites
 BuildingGreen.com - The website for Environmental Building News features articles from the newsletter, directories, and other resources for builders. Most of the site requires a paid subscription, but many resources are free.
 Smart Communities Network - Green Buildings - This website from the U.S. Department of Energy features background information on green buildings, case studies, articles, and other resources.
 Environmental Design+Construction Magazine - Includes a searchable archive of articles covering all aspects of green buildings, plus product reviews, case studies, etc.
 Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) - Organization representing sustainable building professionals.
 World Green Building Council - International organization for green building professionals. Includes a list of links to other national green building councils around the world.
 Greenroofs.com, (www.greenroofs.com).
 Penn State Center for Green Roof Research, (hortweb.cas.psu.edu / research / greenroofcenter).
 Greenroofs.org, (www.greenroofs.org).
 North Carolina State University's BAE Greenroof Research, (www.bae.ncsu.edu).
 For a comprehensive list of green building & sustainable development websites, visit the US Green Building Council's Green Building Links page.
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The material on this page is presented by
NAR's Information Central.
Updated Aug. 2005
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