The Dollars & Sense of Green Buildings. Building the Business Case for Green Commercial Buildings in Australia. A report using both local and international case studies that identifies actions for industry and government to further the development of sustainable building practices. http://www.gbcaus.org/gbc.asp?sectionid=15&docid=1002#a

The American Institute of Architects. Environmental Resource Guide. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Provides a comprehensive guide to resources for environmental building and is updated three times a year. Project reports present case studies that incorporate environmental concepts and technologies. Material reports detail the environmental aspects and life-cycle of building materials.

A Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing. Global Green USA. Santa Monica, CA: Global Green USA. A guide that documents the energy efficiency measures applicable for affordable developments. The included case studies highlight successful affordable energy-efficient developments. www.globalgreen.org.

Carmody, John, Stephen Selkowitz, and Lisa Heschong. Residential Windows: A Guide to New Technologies and Energy Performance. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company. Describes how windows and glazing work and provides guidance on selection. Phone: (800) 233-4830, or www.wwnorton.com.

E SOURCE. Technology Atlas Series. Boulder, CO: E SOURCE, INC. A comprehensive set of technical documents from the premier source for up-to-date information on retail energy market trends, products, services, and technologies. The Atlas Series can be purchased individually from E SOURCE, (800) 376-8723, http://www.esource.com, or as a set through the Iris Catalog at http://shop.oikos.com/catalog/.

Greening Federal Facilities. This book has a lot of information for anyone working on commercial and institutional projects. It is organized into two-page sections on specific technologies. The book is available free upon request from EREC at 1-800-363-3732. (Ask for FEMP Document No. FE320). You can also order a copy using the online form at: http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/ordermaterials.html or download it from: http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/techassist/green_fed_facilities.htmlGrowing.

The Green Pages

Grumman, David L. ed. ASHRAE GreenGuide. Atlanta, GA: ASHRAE, 2004. The GreenGuide provides direction to designers of HVAC & R systems on how to participate effectively on design teams charged with producing green buildings. Contains green design techniques applicable to related technical disciplines including plumbing, electrical and mechanical engineering.
Koch-Nielson. Stay Cool: A Design Guide for the Built Environment in Hot Climates. Holger Koch-Nielsen. London, UK: James & James Science Publishers Ltd, 2002. Explores passive and active design principles to keep buildings cool in hot-dry and warm-humid climates along with strategies for each. Lots of diagrams and photos. +44 20 7387 8558. www.jxj.com.

Proscio, Tony. Smart Communities: Curbing Sprawl at Its Core. New York, NY: The Local Initiatives Support Corporation, 2002. This short publication references several unique projects to show how and where Smart Growth has been successful. Available online at www.liscnet.org/resources/.

RSMeans. Green Building: Project Planning & Cost Estimating. Kingston, MA: RSMeans, 2002. This book is a practical guide for green building that should be a helpful resource for all members of the design team including building owners, architects, engineers, contractors, and facility managers. It covers the gamut from green building concepts and material selection through to cost estimating in the very practical RSMeans' fashion.

Sustainable Building Technical Manual co-sponsored by Public Technology Incorporated, U.S. Green Building Council, and U.S. Department of Energy. Washington, DC: Public Technology, Inc, 1996. Addresses green building practice from pre-design issues and site planning through operations and maintenance. Fifteen practitioners were asked to write sections of the book pertaining to their particular area of expertise. Checklists and a list of resources are also found in this helpful manual. Manual is available by calling 1-800-PTI-8976.
US Green Building Council. LEED Green Building Rating System. Washington, DC: USGBC. Extensive background information and guidance for meeting the requirements of the USGBS's rating system for commercial buildings. Lists the intent, requirements, submittals, and technologies/strategies for each credit, and also includes the LEED-NC Checklist and an errata sheet lists corrections to the Rating System document. Phone: (202) 828-7422 or www.usgbc.org

Watson, David and Kenneth Labs. Climatic Building Design: Energy-Efficient Building Principles and Practices. Columbus, OH: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1983. Provides an introduction and reference guide to climatic design -- the art and science of using the beneficial elements of nature to create environmentally sensitive buildings. Sections include a background in the scientific principles underlying climatic design; a designer's guide and catalog of the practices of climatic design and construction; and ways of analyzing local climatic data and applying strategies and principles for major United States locations.

Wilson, Alex, Jennifer Thorne, and John Morrill. American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy: Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Co. Updated periodically with model numbers of the most efficient appliances and information of selecting energy-efficient equipment and improving the performance of older equipment. (800) 639-4099. www.chelseagreen.com.

Wilson, Alex, Nadav Malin, Tori Wiechers and Larry Strain. The GreenSpec® Directory: Product Directory with Guideline Specifications, 4th Edition. Brattleboro, VT: BuildingGreen, Inc, 2003. The Directory has information on more than 1,750 green building products in over 250 categories carefully screened by the editors of Environmental Building News, combined with guideline specification language and organized according to the 16-division CSI MasterFormat™ system. Included are product descriptions, environmental characteristics and considerations, and manufacturer contact information with Internet addresses. The Directory also provides information on selecting and installing environmentally preferable products. GreenSpec Directory can also be accessed as part of a subscription to the BuildingGreen.com online tools. (800) 861-0954. www.BuildingGreen.com.

Woolley, Tom, Sam Kimmins, and Paul & Rob Harrison eds. Green Building Handbook, Volumes 1 and 2: A Guide to Building Products and Their Impact on the Environment. London, UK: SPON Press c/o Taylor & Francis Group Press, 1997. 2-volume compilation of the first 20 reports from the Green Building Digest, a British periodical that compares various product and material options for various applications. +44 0 207 583 9855.

Yudelson, Jerry and Alan Whitson, 365 Important Questions to Ask about Green Buildings. Portland, OR: Corporate Realty Design and Management Institute, 2004. A compilation of the most important questions for architects, designers, and building owners to ask...and when to ask them. The questions are presented chronologically based on the project timeline and are cross-referenced to their environmental significance.