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Educational: Bayerische Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau Würzburg/Veitshöchheim (LWG) - The Bavarian State Institute for Viticulture and Horticulture - English The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Green Roofs Research Facility Carnegie Mellon Green Design Institute Columbia University Center for Climate Systems Research Climate Impacts Group Green MBA Green Roof Environmental Evaluation Network (G.R.E.E.N) Green Roof Information Destination (G.R.I.D.) - The Weston Family Library at the Toronto Botanical Garden Environment Canada The Environmental Leadership Center of Warren Wilson College's Green Calendar The Green Roof Centre of Excellence Neubrandenburg (University of Applied Sciences) - English Hochschule Wädenswil - Hochschule für Life Sciences und Facility Management - German Michigan State University Vegetative Greenroof Research Program NEMO - Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials, University of Connecticut Naturdach.de - German North Carolina State University's BAE Greenroof Research Nottingham Trent University, Green Roofs and Earth Sheltered Buildings Penn State Green Roof Research San Francisco Institute of Architecture Stormwater Management Academy, College of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Central Florida Students Against Violating the Earth (SAVE) - Souderton Area High School, PA Students and Educators for Ecological Design and Sustainability (SEEDS) - UGA The Swedish Agricultural University (SLU) Green Roof Research University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) - Green Roofs in Urban Landscapes The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service - "Xeriscape - A Guide to Developing a Water-Wise Landscape" The University of Georgia - Institute of Ecology, Green Roofs The University of Sheffield's Flowering Green Roofs Universität Hannover, University of Hannover - English
Governmental: Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability California Building Standards Code - CALGREEN (2010 PDF) Chicago Green Roofs City of Austin Green Builder Program City of Portland, OR, Environmental Services, Ecoroof Program City of Portland, OR, G/Rated, Office of Sustainable Development's (OSD) Green Building Division City of Seattle's Sustainable Building Tool: Implement City of Toronto - Green Roofs City of Waterloo, Environmental Services Team, Green Roofs Project Clean Water Services (Washington County, OR) Low Impact Development Approaches Handbook (2009 PDF) CommissionerSam.com EcoLogoM Environmental Choice Program (Canada) - English, Spanish & French Energy Star Energy Star for Schools ENERGY STAR Online Trainings and Presentations Environment Canada - Adaptation & Impacts Research Group (AIRG) - English & French Green Tokyo Plan - English Heat Island Group Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Environmental Energy Technology Division Live Green Toronto Maryland DOE - Green Roofs Maryland Green Building Program Maryland's Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Programs Massachusetts EPP Program Sustainable Design & Green Building Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District - Stormwater Best Management Practices NASA's Global Hydrology and Climate Center (GHCC) NASA's Urban Climatology and Air Quality Studies at GHCC National Research Council of Canada (NRC) Office of the Federal Environmental Executive Pennsylvania's Governor’s Green Government Council Pennsylvania's Growing Greener Program PLANYC 2030 Sustainable Stormwater Management Plan Puget Sound Action Team - Natural Approaches to Stormwater Management, Green Roofs U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) U.S. DOE EnergyPlus Energy Simulation Software U.S. DOE Rebuild America U.S. DOE Rebuild America Energy Smart Schools U.S. DOE Smart Communities Network U.S. Energy Energy Information Agency U.S. EPA U.S. EPA Clean Water Act Section 319 U.S. EPA - Urban Heat Islands U.S. EPA Heat Island Reduction Initiative U.S. EPA Smart Growth U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) - Sustainable Design Program U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) - “Sustainability Matters”
Media: An Inconvenient Truth Architectural Record Magazine - Architecture Information BuildingGreen.com City Farmer News
City Farmer News - Roof Gardens E/The Environmental Magazine Edens Lost & Found Environmental Design + Construction Magazine Environmental Media Association Environmental News Network (ENN) ENR.com GreenBiz.com GreenSource Grist Ideal Bite Landscape Architecture magazine (LAM) NationalGardening.com Natural Life Network Plenty Magazine Smart Growth Online SmartPlanet.com Sustainable Facility The Alternative Consumer The Healthy House Institute the Green, from The Sundance Channel The Vertical Farm Project Treehugger WorldChanging
NGO/Private: Affiliated FM’s Green Coverage Endorsement Building Research Establishment (BRE) Built Green Built Green Colorado Elevated Landscape Technology - Green Roofs Funding for U.S. & Canada FM Global FM Global Property Loss Prevention Data Sheets 1-35: GREEN ROOF SYSTEMS Green Building Materials by McGraw-Hill Sweets Green Moves Greenbuilder.com GreenBuildingBlocks.com GreenerBuildings.com GreenSpec Directory Inhabitat MalcolmWells.com SolarAccess.com Solearth - Ecological Architecture StrawBaleHome.com SubsurfaceBuildings.com TalkEnergy.com The Green Roof Stormwater Management Tool - click on Storm Water Retention Calculator for Excel Spreadsheet
Non-Profit: 0footprint 3 Rivers Wet Weather GreenRoof Demonstration Project Affordable Housing Design Advisor American Forests Architecture for Humanity Augustenborg's Botanical Roof Garden, The Scandinavian Green Roof Institute, The Green Roof Association The Bay Area Council Bay Localize
Bay Localize Rooftop Resources Project
Bay Localize Use Your Roof Guidebook BlackRedstarts.org.uk Building Green Schools Resource List, NESEA BVSC, The Centre for Voluntary Action Green Roof Webcam Captain Planet Foundation (CPF) Cleveland Green Building Coalition (GBC) Cool Communities D.C. Greenworks Earth Pledge Foundation Earth Share of Washington Ecoroofs Everywhere Ecotrust EFB - Europäishe Förderation der Bauwerksbegrünungsverbände - German EFB - European Federation of Green Roof Associations - English EnergyXchange Renewable Energy Center English Nature The Environmental Literacy Council - Green Roofs Page Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities Global Generation GREENGUARD Environmental Institute Greenbuild 365 Green Building Council of Australia The Green Resource Center GreenHomeNYC GreenSave Life Cycle Cost Calculator - (Partnership between Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, TREMCO Roofing and Building Maintenance, and the Athena Institute) GreeningGotham.org Green Roofs Australia (formerly Green Roofs for Healthy Australian Cities) Green Roofs for Healthy Cities - North America The International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance The International Tourism Partnership - Sustainable Hotel Siting, Design & Construction Japan for Sustainability Larta Institute LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Livable Communities @ Work #5 - Urban Forests: New Tools for Growing More Livable Communities livingroofs.org London Biodiversity Partnership Low Impact Development (LID), Urban Design Tools Low Impact Development (LID), Green Roofs New York Ecological Infrastructure Study (NYEIS) North Carolina Green Building Technology Database Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) The Northwest EcoBuilding Guild Green Roof Project The Partnership for Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria The Peabody Trust The Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development (PICCED) Resource Venture Rocky Mountain Institute SFG - Schweizerische Fachvereinigung Gebäudebegrünung (Swiss Association for the Greening of Buildings) - German Smart Growth America SolaRoof SOUL - Society of Organic Urban Land Care Professionals Southface Energy Institute StopGlobalWarming.org The Sustainable Sites Initiative David Suzuki Foundation The Trust for Public Land U.S. Green Building Council Urban Agricultural Notes Urban Land Institute V.f.B. - Verband für Bauwerksbegrünung (Austrian organization for Greening Buildings) - German Whole Building Design Guide World Green Building Council
Professional: American Institute of Architects (AIA) AIA Committee On The Environment American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) ASLA Green Roof Project ASLA's The Roof is Growing! - an educational resource for middle-school students and teachers about green roofs and their environmental benefits. ASTM International ASTM E2396-05 Standard Test Method for Saturated Water Permeability of Granular Drainage Media [Falling-Head Method] for Green Roof Systems
ASTM E2397-05 Standard Practice for Determination of Dead Loads and Live Loads associated with Green Roof Systems
ASTM E2398-05 Standard Test Method for Water Capture and Media Retention of Geocomposite Drain Layers for Green Roof Systems
ASTM E2399-05 Standard Test Method for Maximum Media Density for Dead Load Analysis of Green Roof Systems
ASTM E2400-06 Standard Guide for Selection, Installation, and Maintenance of Plants for Green Roof Systems ASTM WK575 Practice for Assessment of Green Roofs Build It Green Building Owners and Managers Association's (BOMA) Green Resource Energy and Environment Network (G.R.E.E.N.) Deutscher Dachgartner-Verband (DDV) - German Forschungsgesellschaft Landschaftsbau Landschaftsentwicklung e.V. (FLL) - German Forschungsgesellschaft Landschaftsbau Landschaftsentwicklung e.V. (FLL) -Guidelines for the Planning, Construction and Maintenance of Green Roofing, 2008 - English Green Building Certification Institute (GBGI) Green Roof Centre - (UK) Green Roof Forum - (UK) The International Code Council (ICC) National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) RCI (formerly Roof Consultants Institute) Systems Integration Tool for Environmentally Sustainable Sites: SITESS US Composting Council Zentralverband Gartenbau e.V. (ZVG) - German
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