Green Building Programs

An educational building industry alliance that promotes energy-efficient housing that is cost-effective, healthy, and durable.

The Green Building Program encourages a whole-systems approach through design and building techniques to minimize environmental impact and reduce the energy consumption of buildings while contributing to the health of its occupants.

The City has adopted a set of requirements and recommendations to encourage the development of “green” buildings without forcing excessive costs or other burdens upon developers, building owners or occupants.

In addition to requiring City buildings to be designed and built using Green Building principles, the City of San José encourages building owners, architects, developers, and contractors to incorporate meaningful sustainable building goals early in building design process.

Practical, easy-to-use publications, directories and other tools for green renovation and new construction.

Build It Green is a professional non-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote healthy, energy and resource-efficient buildings in California.

Help homeowners find the products and designs for building “green”. Encourage Boulder homeowners to include cost-effective and sustainable remodeling and building methods that conserve fossil fuels, water and other natural resources.

A Florida nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a statewide Green Building program with environmental and economic benefits.

EarthCraft is a green building certification program that serves Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina. By addressing the factors that impact homes in this region, including high heat, humidity and temperature swings, EarthCraft serves as a blueprint for energy, water and resource-efficient single-family homes, multifamily structures, renovation projects, community developments and light-commercial buildings.

The Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide educates and assists architects, building owners, occupants, educators, students, and the general public concerning sustainable building design. The Guide is a design tool that can be used to overlay environmental issues on the design, construction, and operation of both new and renovated facilities.

The undisputed resource for those involved in all facets of the residential construction, light commercial construction and remodeling industry. As an organization we represent not only the interests of our members, but also the home-buying public.

A non-profit organization whose mission is to promote environmentally sustainable and health conscious building practices through community education.

Portland The City of Portland’s Green Building Resource Promoting green building as the standard of development G/Rated offers free technical assistance for development projects in Portland, educational tours and classes, project guidebooks and grants that support innovative green building practices.

If you’re buying a newly built home, learn how Earth Advantage can make it more comfortable and better for the environment. Remodeling your existing home? Make it a green Earth Advantage home.

Pittsburgh A non-profit organization that integrates environmentally responsible–and high performance–design, construction and operating practices into the Greater Pittsburgh market.