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Resources
From McGuireWoods
A Legal Guide to Urban and Sustainable Development for Planners, Developers and Architects, Dan Slone (co-authored with Doris Goldstein) John Wiley & Sons, 2008 (excerpt from Chapter 1)
“Big Landlords, Tenants Waking Up To Green Leases,” Jesse Greenspan, Law 360, February 17, 2010
"Risk-Reduction Tools, Learning to Manage the Potential Risks of Green Roof Design, Construction and Installation" (Part 1 of 2) Dan Slone & Heather Stevenson, Living Architecture Monitor, Summer 2009
"Risk-Reduction Tools: Learning to Manage the Potential Risks of Green Roof Design, Construction and Installation," (Part 2 of 2) Dan Slone & Heather Stevenson, Living Architecture Monitor, Fall 2009
"A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing? Risk and Green Building," Dan Slone & Adam Lovelady, The LEED Guide, Environmental Construction + Design, 2009
“Green: The Color of Commercial Leasing,” Dorothea Dickerman, McGuireWoods Legal Updates, July 9, 2009
"Green Your Project," McGuireWoods
Organizations & Additional Resources
Building Green
An online resource for environmentally sensitive design and
construction. BuildingGreen Suite offers you a wide range of
information – from articles and product listings to project
case studies – to help you build a greener world.
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
Green Infrastructure Foundation
GreenerBuildings
A web-based resource for environmentally responsible
building development to help companies of all sizes and
sectors understand and address building design,
construction, and operation in a way that aligns
environmental responsibility with business success.
Green
Home Guide
Resources for the consumer on greening one’s home, including
tips, case studies, expert Q&A articles and regional
directories of products and services.
Green Seal
An independent non-profit organization dedicated to
safeguarding the environment and transforming the
marketplace by promoting the manufacture, purchase and use
of environmentally responsible products and services.
National Resources Defense Council - Building Green: From Principle to Practice
Rocky
Mountain Institute
RMI works to improve the efficiency of buildings and
projects through consulting and research. RMI also publishes
books, reports, and articles on green development and home
resource efficiency for both professionals and consumers.
Many of these publications are posted at this website.
U.S. Department of Energy Building America Program
Whole
Building Design Guide
Guidance and recommendations for architects, engineers, and
project managers for improving the performance and quality
of their buildings.
Books
Form-Based Codes: A Guide for Planners, Urban Designers, Municipalities, and Developers, Dan Parolek, Karen Parolek & Paul Crawford, Wiley (2008)
Mid-Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model, Ray Anderson, Peregrinzilla Press (1999)
Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution, Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins & L. Hunter Lovins, Back Bay Books (1999)
The Original Green: Unlocking the Mystery of True Sustainability, Steve Mouzon, New Urban Guild Foundation (2010)
Passive Survivability: A New Design Criterion for Buildings, Alex Wilson, BuildingGreen.com
Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs, Ellen Dunham-Jones & June Williamson, Wiley (2008)
The Smart Growth Manual, Andres Duany and Jeff Speck with Mike Lydon, McGraw-Hill Professional (2009)
Sprawl Repair Manual, Galina Tachieva, Island Press (2010)
Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature, Doug Farr, Wiley (2007)
