Regional Green Building Programs - USA |
Alaska |
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The Alaska Craftsman Home Program |
An educational building industry alliance that promotes
energy-efficient housing that is cost-effective, healthy, and durable. |
Arizona |
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Scottsdale Arizona Green
Building Program |
The Green Building Program encourages a whole-systems approach through design and building techniques to minimize environmental impact and reduce the energy consumption of buildings while contributing to the health of its occupants. |
California |
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Build It Green | Build It Green is a professional non-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote healthy, energy and resource-efficient buildings in California. |
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Green Building in Alameda County
| Practical, easy-to-use publications, directories and other tools for green renovation and new construction. |
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California Green Builder |
Created to encourage greater participation in green building by production
builders, CGB was developed by the building industry to be voluntary and
performance-based. CGB provides quantifiable environmental benefits and
documented savings empowering builders and homebuyers alike to make a
difference. |
City of San José
Silicon Valley |
In addition to requiring City buildings to be designed and built using Green Building principles, the City of San José encourages building owners, architects, developers, and contractors to incorporate meaningful sustainable building goals early in building design process. |
Santa Monica Green
Building Program
Santa Monica |
The City has adopted a set of requirements and recommendations to encourage the development of "green" buildings without forcing excessive costs or other burdens upon developers, building owners or occupants. |
Colorado |
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Built Green Colorado |
Built Green Colorado is a statewide program promoting green building in the
Denver metro area and all of Colorado. Built Green is operated by the HBA of
Metro Denver. The program promotes energy and resource efficient new
construction in Colorado. |
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City of Boulder Green Points Building program |
Help homeowners find the products and designs for building "green".
Encourage Boulder homeowners to include cost-effective and sustainable remodeling and building methods that conserve fossil fuels, water and other natural resources.
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Florida |
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Florida Green Building Coalition |
A Florida nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a statewide Green
Building program with environmental and economic benefits. |
Georgia |
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EarthCraft House |
A green building program that serves as a blueprint for healthy, comfortable homes that reduce utility bills and protect the environment. EarthCraft House is a partnership between the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, Southface, government and industry partners. |
Hawaii |
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Hawaii BuiltGreen |
Resources for LEED building in Hawaii |
Michigan |
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The Alliance for Environmental
Sustainability | They provide education to consumers and industry professionals on environmentally friendly materials, energy efficient systems and products, healthy indoor air quality and affordable construction.
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Green Built™ Michigan | Builders across Michigan care for our natural resources and are looking for a better way to build. Consumers are asking for green homes. Green Built™ Michigan is here to help!
We certify homes and home builders. We are the official green building program of the Michigan Association of Home Builders.
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The Minnesota Sustainable
Design Guide | The Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide educates and assists architects, building owners, occupants, educators, students, and the general public concerning sustainable building design. The Guide is a design tool that can be used to overlay environmental issues on the design, construction, and operation of both new and renovated facilities. |
New Mexico |
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Home Builder's Association of Central New
Mexico | The undisputed resource for those involved in all facets of the residential construction, light commercial construction and remodeling industry. As an organization we represent not only the interests of our members, but also the home-buying public. |
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Green Built Tour | Each year the New Mexico Chapter of the US Green Building Council hosts the Green Built Tour. The tour is designed to showcase buildings and homes which serve as examples of what can be done to incorporate the principles of “green” design and construction. |
New York |
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Builders
Association of the Hudson Valley | The voluntary program for builders and remodelers will encourage resource-efficient construction practices and features that reduce environmental impact over the life of the home. |
North Carolina |
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Western North Carolina Green Building Council |
A non-profit organization whose mission is to promote environmentally sustainable and health conscious building practices through community education.
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Oregon |
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Earth Advantage |
If you're buying a newly built home, learn how Earth Advantage can make it more
comfortable and better for the environment. Remodeling your existing home? Make
it a green Earth Advantage home. |
G/Rated
Portland | The City of Portland's Green Building Resource Promoting green building as the standard of development G/Rated offers free technical assistance for development projects in Portland, educational tours and classes, project guidebooks and grants that support innovative green building practices. |
Pennsylvania |
Green Building Alliance
Pittsburgh | A non-profit organization that integrates environmentally responsible--and high performance--design, construction and operating practices into the Greater Pittsburgh market. |
Texas |
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Build San Antonio Green |
Developed by the Metropolitan Partnership for Energy and is co-administered with the Greater San Antonio Builders Association. The goal of Build San Antonio Green is to create awareness and interest among builders and homeowners in resource-efficient building methods, materials, and technologies.
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Austin Energy Green Building |
Whether you're a homeowner interested in our Green By Design Workshop or a
building professional seeking to rate a project, we have information to help you
design and build with health, energy-efficiency, and the environment in mind. |
Vermont |
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Building for Social Responsibility |
Since 1989, Building for Social Responsibility has served building professionals and the public by hosting seminars and workshops on selected building related topics including: Healthy House Construction, Building the Green Home, Straw Bale Construction, and Environmental Design. |
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The Vermont Green Building Network |
A non-profit organization dedicated to increasing Vermont’s participation in
green building and to promoting the environmental, financial, community, and
health benefits of green design, construction, and building operation practices. |
Virginia |
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Arlington Green Building Program | Explanation of Green
Buildings, Green Building Fund and Incentive program. |
Washington, DC |
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GreenHOME | GreenHOME
demonstrates and promotes affordable, sustainable design, construction, and
landscape practices for homes and communities throughout the Washington, DC
area. |
Washington |
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Built Green Washington |
BUILT GREEN Washington is a coalition of Washington’s regional green home
building programs. We’re here to help home builders and home buyers get the
information needed to build and buy green! Reducing the environmental impact of
home construction, produces healthier homes that operate much more efficiently,
save energy, water, resources — and money, too. |
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Built Green - King & Snohomish Counties |
Built Green is an environmentally-friendly, non-profit, residential building
program in the greater Seattle area providing consumers and builders with an
easy-to-use rating system. |
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Built Green Kitsap County |
Built Green is a program of the Home Builders Association of Kitsap County that
promotes the use of environmentally friendly features in new and remodeled
homes. |
Wisconsin |
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Wisconsin Green Building Alliance |
Wisconsin Green Building Alliance provides a variety of resources, including: an annual green building conference, educational forums and site visits to green demonstration projects, a quarterly newsletter and an annual assessment survey to keep abreast of the needs of the industry. |
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