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Green Building Standards

There are a number of different programs that offer standards for evaluating "green" building.  If there are standards you are aware of and would like to see listed here, please let us know.  Dovetail is not responsible for the content, accuracy or quality of information provided by other sources.  Listing here does not represent endorsement or promotion of any program, standard, or viewpoint.

Green Building Introductions

These brief summaries were compiled by Dovetail Partners to provide an introduction to some of the leading green building programs. For the most current and complete information about each program, please visit their respective websites or contact them directly.

Green Building Introduction: BREEAM (120 kb, pdf)

Green Building Introduction: BuiltGreen (112 kb, pdf)

Green Building Introduction: Green Globes (120 kb, pdf)

Green Building Introduction: GreenBuilt Home (484 kb, pdf)

Green Building Introduction: LEED (132 kb, pdf)

To download the full set of summaries, click here (604 kb, pdf)


Links to Green Building Program Websites:

BREEAM: BRE Environmental Assessment Method

BuiltGreen

Green Built Home


Green Communities Green Criteria

Green Globes


LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Minnesota GreenStar

National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)

SeaGreen

Joint UK-Sweden Initiative on Sustainable Construction

United States Green Building Council (USGBC)

Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC)

Mexico Green Building Council (MexicoGBC)

World Green Building Council (WorldGBC)



Green Building Comparisons

GREEN BUILDING RATING SYSTEMS: A COMPARISON OF THE LEED AND GREEN GLOBES SYSTEMS IN THE US
Timothy M. Smith, Miriam Fischlein, Sangwon Suh, Pat Huelman

Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering

University of Minnesota

http://fpmdi.cfans.umn.edu/Projects/greenbuildingratings/

Quantifying Sustainability: A Study of Three Sustainable Building Rating Systems and the AIA Position Statement
http://www.aia.org/SiteObjects/files/Quantifying%20Sustainability.pdf

Green Building Materials

Minnesota Building Materials Database: A Tool for Selecting Sustainable Materials

Sustainable Building Products and Materials

Information from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

 
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