Federal Initiatives
Green Schools Caucus
A bipartisan House of Representatives caucus created to promote green building practices in schools
EnergySmart Schools Program
A DOE program through which the department "seeks to catalyze significant improvements in energy efficiency in the nation's K-12 schools at a time of enormous opportunity."
Energy Star for K-12 School Districts
An EPA program that provides tools and resources for K-12 school districts to implement Energy Star technologies.
i-Tree: Tools for Assessing and Managing Community Forests
i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service that provides urban forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools. The i-Tree Tools help communities of all sizes to strengthen their urban forest management and advocacy efforts by quantifying the structure of community trees and the environmental services that trees provide.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
The LEED Green Building Rating System is a priority program of the US Green Building Council. It is a voluntary building rating system based on existing proven technology. LEED standards evaluate environmental performance from a 'whole building' perspective over a building's life cycle, providing a definitive standard for what constitutes a green building.
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF)
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, this website provides extensive resource lists that cover planning, design, financing, construction, and the operation and maintenance of school facilities. The lists are annotated bibliographies and include links to full text publications and related Web sites, descriptions of books, studies, reports and journal articles. Specific topics pertaining to green building include daylighting, high performance school buildings, energy savings, indoor air quality, and much more. Look for the resource list on their website.
National Yellow Pages Consumer Choice & Opt-Out
Visit this site and register to opt out of receiving your annual Yellow Pages and/or telephone directory, download sustainability reports from Yellow Pages Association and find out where to recycle Yellow Pages in your community.
U.S. Green Building Council
The U.S. Green Building Council is the nation's foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live and work. LEED is a program of the U.S. Green Building Council.
A bipartisan House of Representatives caucus created to promote green building practices in schools
EnergySmart Schools Program
A DOE program through which the department "seeks to catalyze significant improvements in energy efficiency in the nation's K-12 schools at a time of enormous opportunity."
Energy Star for K-12 School Districts
An EPA program that provides tools and resources for K-12 school districts to implement Energy Star technologies.
i-Tree: Tools for Assessing and Managing Community Forests
i-Tree is a state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software suite from the USDA Forest Service that provides urban forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools. The i-Tree Tools help communities of all sizes to strengthen their urban forest management and advocacy efforts by quantifying the structure of community trees and the environmental services that trees provide.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
The LEED Green Building Rating System is a priority program of the US Green Building Council. It is a voluntary building rating system based on existing proven technology. LEED standards evaluate environmental performance from a 'whole building' perspective over a building's life cycle, providing a definitive standard for what constitutes a green building.
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF)
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, this website provides extensive resource lists that cover planning, design, financing, construction, and the operation and maintenance of school facilities. The lists are annotated bibliographies and include links to full text publications and related Web sites, descriptions of books, studies, reports and journal articles. Specific topics pertaining to green building include daylighting, high performance school buildings, energy savings, indoor air quality, and much more. Look for the resource list on their website.
National Yellow Pages Consumer Choice & Opt-Out
Visit this site and register to opt out of receiving your annual Yellow Pages and/or telephone directory, download sustainability reports from Yellow Pages Association and find out where to recycle Yellow Pages in your community.
U.S. Green Building Council
The U.S. Green Building Council is the nation's foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live and work. LEED is a program of the U.S. Green Building Council.
