Campus Green Builder

The following resources have just been added to the Campus Green Builder:

Spotlight

• Sustainability Squared @HBCUs
  Dr. Marya McQuirter examines the viability strategy employed by HBCUs who are banking on environmental sustainability.

Events

• Bridging Ecological Research & Urban Design (4/20/2010)
  Dr. Alexander Felson, Yale University, will discuss the connections between ecological research and urban design.

Initiatives

• uHome University City
  This program gives Washington University students the opportunity to design LEED® certified homes for neighborhoods in University City, MO.

Technical Resources

• RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software
  This free tool can be used worldwide to evaluate the energy production and savings, costs, emission reductions, financial viability and risk for various types of Renewable-energy and Energy-efficient Technologies (RETs).

Resource Organizations

• State Energy Efficiency (SEE) Action Network
  This new action group intends to help states achieve the maximum cost-effective energy efficiency improvements possible in offices, buildings, industries and homes by 2020.
• Database for Analyzing Sustainable and High Performance Buildings (DASH)
  This database by Green Building Alliance aims to disseminate information on high performance buildings.
• Green Building Finance Consortium
  This group was formed to address the need for independent research and analysis of investment in green or energy efficient buildings.
• Sustainable Energy & Environmental Network (SEEnet)
  A non-profit organization dedicated to assisting the environmental stewardship and sustainable development of energy resources and technologies.

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