Resources on Green and Sustainable Construction:

Green Construction:
Technology for Action

Education and awareness raising is a starting point in achieving sustainability in the built environment. It attempts to answer the question: So what is happening? Why is this emphasis on green construction and sustainability? What are the problems we are facing?

Resource Kits

Sustainable Development Technical Manual: Green Building Design and Operations
Sustainable Building Sourcebook
Whole Building Design Guide
Advanced Building Technologies and Practices
Building Energy Efficiency Research - Sustainable Architecture
Greening the Building Life Cycle
Case Studies and Examples
Sustainable Building Information System
Green Building in Latin Amercia
Codes and Standards
Australia - ABCB Australian Building Codes Board
Australia - CSIRO The Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization
Belgium - BBRI The Belgian Building Research Institute
Canada - CIPH Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating
Canada - CSA Canadian Standards Association
Canada - IRC The Institute for Research in Construction
Canada - OBOA Ontario Building Officials Association
Canada - RAIC Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Canada - SCC Standards Council of Canada
Chile - INN Chile
Finland - SFS Finnish Standards Association
France - AFNOR Association Franuaise de Normalisation
Germany - DIN Deutsches Institut fur Normung
ISO International Organization for Standardization
Malaysia - SIRIM Standards and Industrial Research of Malaysia
Netherlands - TNO Building and Construction Research
Norway - NBI The Norwegian Building Research Institute
Norway - NSA Norwegian Standards Association
Solvenia - SMIS Standards and Metrology Institute
South Africa - CSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
USA - ANSI American National Standards Institute
USA - ICC International Code Council

USA - NSSN National Standards System Network

Energy Efficiency in the Built Environment

CADDET: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
IEA: Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems
IEA: Demand-Side Management Programme
Energy Saving Now - Energy in building construction
Amost 40% of all energy is consumed in buildings. The potential for savings is enormous! -MArrakech Taskforce on Sustainable Building and Construction

Please send any comments and suggestions to GDRC's Coordinator, Hari Srinivas - hsrinivas@gdrc.org

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Contact: Hari Srinivas - hsrinivas@gdrc.org