Policy, Advocacy, and Research

 DVGBC

Local

A Local Government Guide to LEED for Neighborhood Development
Mayor's Office Sustainability
Greenworks Philadelphia
Local Action Plan for Climate Change: City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia Green Office Pledge
Philadelphia Zoning Code Commission
The Nutter Plan For a Sustainable Philadelphia Environment: Now and Tomorrow

State

• Pennsylvania

State Government Leading By Example to Save Money and Cut Resource Waste

• Delaware

Delaware: Clear Energy Innovations

National

FTC Guide For The Use of Environmental Marketing ClaimsThe Green Building Initiative
International Green Construction Code
Passive House Institute US
USGBC Homepage

Reports

Advancing Green Building Policy in the States: 2011 Victories from Alabama to Wyoming
Brand Value At Risk From Climate Change
DOE Building Energy Codes Resource Guide: Policy Maker Edition
Energy Star and LEED EB O&M: A Toolkit for Existing Buildings
GAO Report on Energy Star Program
Green Financing for Public Entities
Green Guide for Health Care
Greening America's Schools- Costs and Benefits
Harvard Business Review: A Roadmap for Natural Capitalism
Healthier Hospitals Initiative Agenda
Implementing Green Infrastructure
IMT Building Energy Transparency: A Framework for Implementing Commerical Energy Rating & Disclosure Policy
Opening the Door to Green Building: Market and Communications Study
Regional Green Building Case Study Project: LEED projects in Illinois
Saving The World Through Zoning
Sustainability Reporting Guidelines
The Business Case for Greening the Health Care Sector
The Green Building Revolution: Addressing and Managing Legal Risks and Liabilities
The "Six Sins of Greenwashing^TM"- A Study of Environmental Claims in North American Consumer Markets
The State of Green Business 2008
Union, Representing Janitors Seeks, Standards For Green Cleaning In New Labor Contracts

Books

A Primer on Sustainable Building by Dianna Lopez Barnett and Arthur Browing
Architecture in a Climate of Change - A guide to sustainable design by Peter F. Smith
Big & Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21st Century by David Gissen
Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janine M. Benyus
Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken
Cradle To Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough and Michael Braungart
Design For Life:The Architecture of Sim Van der Ryn by Sim Van der Ryn
Ecological Aesthetics: Art In Environmental Design: Theory And Practice by Heike Strewlow, Herman Prigann and Vera David
Ecological Architecture: A Critical History by James Steele
Ecological Design by Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan
Good Green Homes: Creating Better Homes for a Healthier Planet by Jennifer Roberts
Greed to Green: The Transformation of an Industry and a Life by David Gottfried
Green Architecture Now! by Philip Jodidio
Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification by Ross Spiegel and Dru Meadows
Green Building Products: The GreenSpec® Guide to Residential Building Materials by Alex Wilson and Mark Piepkorn
Green By Design: Creating a Home for Sustainable Living by Angela M. Dean
HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design by Sandra F. Mendler, William Odell and Mary Ann Lazarus
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Sustainable Healthcare Architecture by Robin Guenther and Gail Vittori
The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated by Thom Hartmann
The Next Sustainability Wave: Building Boardroom Buy-In by Bob Willard
The Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line by Bob Willard
Use Less Stuff: Environmental Solutions for Who We Really Are by Robert Lilienfeld and William Rathje