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Sustainable Building / Green Building Challenge related organizations and agencies | |
NRCan - Natural Resources Canada - Buildings Group | |
Novem -the Dutch Agency for energy and environment | |
VROM, the Dutch Ministry for housing environment and spatial planning. | |
CIB - Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction | |
Build It Worldwide - database of the design and construction industries Building Energy Tools Directory DialogWeb - publications search tool FedWorld Information Network (USA) - Government servers with the ability to search abstracts Science Centres Worldwide U.S. Global Change Research Information Office global environmental change research |
International | Canada | U.S.A. | Europe | Other |
BCBC British Columbia Building Corporation BECOR Building Envelope Council Ottawa Region Buildings Group - energy technology and scientific RD&D support- CANMET's*group) Canada's Clean Combustion Network Canadian Technology Gateway Canadian Standards Association CABA Continental Automated Buildings Association -(North America) CISTI Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information CMHC Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Environment Canada Global Climate Change - Government of Canada Independent Power Producers of Ontario and Canadian Solar Energy Society Highrise and Multiples Innovation Group IRAP - NRC's Industrial Research Assistance Program IRC NRC Institute of Research in Construction of the National Research Council National Research Council National Science and Engineering Council Natural Resources Canada Office of Energy Efficiency Ontario Centre for Environmental Advancement PWGSC Public Works and Government Services Canada RESES - Renewable Energy and Sustainable Energy Systems [ TOP ] [ CANADA ] ACEE - American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Alliance to Save Energy American Society for Testing and Materials - technical standards for industries worldwide American Wind Energy Association - wind as an energy alternative American Institute of Architects American Solar Energy Society ANSI Standard Information Service - American National standards Institute ASHRAE The American Society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers Audubon House - building the environmentally responsible, energy-efficient office Biomass Energy Alliance Building Energy Analysis Group - research on building performance through simulation Building Environmental Science and Technology Buildings and Community Systems Center for Resourceful Building Technology (CRBT) -housing and the environment CNN Earth Network - up to date coverage of environmental issues CREST Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology CONTEXT Institute - Sustainable Culture Information Service Construction Engineering Research Laboratories (US Army) Cornell University Critical Mass Energy Project DoE - U.S. Department of Energy DoE - Energy Information Administration Electric Power Research Institute Energy Efficient Building Association (EEBA) Energy Efficient Environments Inc. Envirosense Consortium - a non-profit organization addressing indoor air quality issues EPA Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) - specializing on indoor air polution and air quality EPA Environmental Protection Agency EREN Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network Federal Energy Management Program - how to reduce costs Green Design Network -all aspects of environmental design and building Harvard Thermal Homepage Indoor Environment Program - LBL's research on technologies for better air ventilation LBL - Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories Lawrence Berkley Laboratory - Building Energy Analysis Group LBL Center for Building Science - development of energy efficient technologies Lawrence Berkeley National Labs Lighting Research Center Photovoltaics Program - U.S. Department of Energy National Institute of Standards & Technology - services, research, facilities, and programs NREL - National Renewable Energy Laboratory PIMA Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association Rocky Mountain Institute Solar Energy Applications Laboratory Urban Ecology - info on ecologically healthy and socially vital cities CADDET Renewable Energy Energy Systems Laboratory Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Switzerland) Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics (Germany) Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (UK) Karlsruhe Information Centre (Germany) LESO - Solar Energy and Building Physics Laboratory (Switzerland) Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (Netherlands) NUTEK Swedish Energy Agency (Sweden) OECD - Organization of Economic Cooperative Development Swedish Council for Building Research (Sweden) Sun At Work in Europe On-Line - sustainable energy technology Sustainable Building Resource (Italy) VTT Building Technology - Technical Research Centre of Finland (Finland) World Directory of Renewable Energy Suppliers and Services (UK) Division of Building Construction and Engineering (Australia) Japanese Ministry of Construction (Japan) - Info on the organization, programs and activities CABA Continental Automated Buildings Association -(North America) Climate Ark The Premier Climate Change Portal CADDET (UK) - Centre for the Analysis and Dissemination of Demonstrated Energy Technologies CIB Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction Envirolink Network - List of environmental organizations GBIC Green Building Information Council International Building Performance Simulation Association International Council for Building Research Studies and Documentation International Division of Energy Efficiency Institutions - a country listing International District Energy Association International Institute for Energy Conservation International Institute for Sustainable Development International Standards Association IGSHPA - International Ground Source Heat Pump Association ISO - International Organization for Standardization Solar Heating and Cooling Program - an IEA (International Energy Agency) Program Standards Council of Canada THERMIE Program United Nations United Nations Sustainable Development World Bank Green Building Resource Center www.geonetwork.org
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