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American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) - Advanced Energy Design Guides
ASHRAE, in collaboration with the American Institute of Architects, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, and the U.S. Green Building Council and with support from the Department of Energy, has developed a series of design guides that target sensible approaches to achieving 30% energy savings over ASHRAE 90.1 - 1999. Currently, design guides for small retail buildings, small office buildings, and K-12 schools are available. Electronic versions of these design guides are available for free at: www.ashrae.org/freeaedg. Additional guides for small warehouses, highway lodging, existing buildings, and big box retail are planned.

Buildings Research and Analysis at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
This Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program includes elements such as life-cycle analysis tools; lighting, envelope and daylighting; low-energy cooling, integrated commissioning and diagnostics; and indoor environment quality.
     buildings.lbl.gov/cec

Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development
This project of the U.S. Department of Energy provides background information on sustainable development and green building. It provides links to publications, programs, rating systems, and codes and ordinances affecting sustainable development.
     www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/buildings/gbintro.shtml

Collaborative for High-Performance Schools
CHPS aims to increase the energy efficiency of public schools in California by marketing information, service, and incentive programs directly at school districts and designers. CHPS has a Best Practice Manual, volume 1 (Planning), volume 2 (Design - 32 pages) and volume 3 (High-Performance Criteria), and Appendices that can be downloaded for free.
     www.chps.net

Daylighting Collaborative
The Daylighting Collaborative provides background information and design guidelines for incorporating cool daylighting into commercial buildings.
     www.daylighting.org

Department of Energy (DOE)
The Department of Energy's priorities are to increase domestic energy production, revolutionize the approach to energy conservation and efficiency, and promote the development of renewable and alternative energy sources.
     www.energy.gov

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The Environmental Protection Agency provides leadership in the nation's environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts. EPA works closely with other federal agencies, state and local governments, and Indian tribes to develop and enforce regulations under existing environmental laws. The Agency also works with industries and all levels of government in a wide variety of voluntary pollution prevention programs and energy conservation efforts.
     www.epa.gov

Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)
Technology Demonstrations - Publications Indexed by Technology.
     www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/technologies/technologies.html

High-Performance Green Buildings
Pennsylvania Governor's Green Government Council. Their Green Buildings website provides guidelines and information on high-performance green buildings.
     www.gggc.state.pa.us/gggc/cwp/view.asp?a=515&q=156866

Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council Canada
Research includes building envelope and structure, fire risk management, indoor environment, and urban infrastructure. This site has an extensive publications list with links to some full-text documents.
     www.nrc.ca/irc/

Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide
Developed to educate and assist architects, building owners, occupants, educators, students, and the general public concerning sustainable building design. It is a design tool that can be used to overlay environmental issues on the design, construction, and operation of both new and renovated facilities.
     www.sustainabledesignguide.umn.edu/

National Park Service Facility Planning, Design, and Construction
This toolbox includes Guiding Principles of Sustainable Design that can be downloaded, and links to other sources of design and construction information.
     www.nps.gov/dsc/dsgncnstr/toolbox.html

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Sponsors research designed to develop whole-building design methods and computer programs that integrate passive solar, energy efficiency, and renewable energy technologies. They provide links to energy simulation software and research project sites.
     www.nrel.gov/buildings

Natural Resources Defense Council
NRDC's Cities and Green Living website provides information and links to resources on smart growth and green building.
     www.nrdc.org/cities/building/default.asp

New Buildings Institute
The New Buildings Institute (NBI) works with national, regional, state and utility groups to promote improved energy performance in commercial new construction. NBI manages projects involving building research, design guidelines and code activities to ensure all elements of this chain are available for use by energy efficiency programs throughout the United States. NBI is also the developer of the Advanced BuildingsT series of technical resources.
      www.newbuildings.org
      www.advancedbuildings.net

Portland Energy Conservation Inc.
PECI provides online guides to building commissioning, operation, and maintenance practices.
     www.peci.org/cx

Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
Advances the design, affordability, energy performance, and environmental soundness of residential, institutional, and commercial buildings nationwide. Their website offers resources for architects, builders, utility, and energy officials.
     www.sbicouncil.org

Tax Incentives Assistance Project
The Tax Incentives Assistance Project is sponsored by a coalition of non-profit organizations, government agencies, and other energy efficiency organizations that is designed to provide information for consumers and businesses to take advantage of the federal income tax incentives for energy efficiency that were included in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
      www.energytaxincentives.org/business

U.S. Department of Energy Program, Building Technology, State and Community Programs' High-Performance Buildings Research
Provides background information on High-Performance Buildings, descriptions of selected High-Performance Building projects, and links to High-Performance Building websites.
     www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/highperformance/