The following is a work in progress and just a partial listing of links to various public and private organizations that may provide useful information, with a brief description:

National Association of Counties: www.naco.org - you can search this site for key words such as "sustainable" or "codes".

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency:
www.epa.state.oh.us - look for their section on sustainable business practices.

Army Corps of Engineers:
www.cecer.army.mil/SustDesign/info.cfm
this site has general information on sustainable design

Environmental Building News:
www.buildinggreen.com - you can access the topics listed on the left of the screen covering a wide range of sustainable design issues.

Smart Communities:
www.smartcommunities.ncat.org - creating energy smart communities

Wisconsin Green Building Alliance:
www.wgba.org - promotes the use of ecologically sustainable materials and practices in the built environment

Seattle's Sustainable Building Tool:
www2.ci.seattle.wa.us/implement - this is a tool to help owners, builders and designers to determine how various factors can influence energy efficiency.

Article on Cameron Sinclair http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek06/1006/1006n_damn.cfm

AIA’S ecological survey of architectural schools http://www.aia.org/cote_tides

Public-health advocate Richard Jackson argues that the way we build cities and neighborhoods is the source of many chronic diseases http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=2353

This is a link to AIA'S ecologcial survey of architectural schools
http://www.aia.org/cote_tides

One place the federal government relies on for sustainable design information is found on the Whole Building Design Guide at:
http://www.wbdg.org/design/sustainable.php

Another federal venue is the National Institute of Building Sciences, a collaborative source of vetted information on facility development and performance.
http://www.nibs.org

The following three links are to AIA documents relating to sustainability issues, which includes AIA's Mayor's Kit.
http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek06/1110/1110n_mayors.cfm

http://www.aia.org/SiteObjects/files/sustain_ps.pdf

http://www.aia.org/static/state_local_resources/adv_sustainability/

This is a PDF copy of the bill presented by Senator Jeffords.

These comments were authored by Mike Chapman for FEMAC - Sustainable Design Advisory Committee, and refer to the use of the term "Green" in language presented for determining sustainable design.

Brief statements followed by links to drafts for documents under consideration for defining standards for acceptable sustainable design.

LEED initiatives in government by type.

LEED initiatives in government and schools.

Green building legislation in 2006.

Green building initiatives for schools implementation.

A visual presentation on general policies by architect Kathleen O'Brien, who is providing consulting services to NCARB'S Sustainable Design Task Force.

A visual presentation to provide food for thought in relating sustainable design to health, safety and welfare. Presented by Kathleen O'Brien, an architect providing consulting services to NCARB'S Sustainable Design Task Force.

A Health Impact Assessment from Julie West for the King County Health Department for Seattle's Beacon Hill Project.

A visual presenation by Lyle Bicknell, Senior Urban Designer for the City of Seattle on the Beacon Hill Project.

You may download this important task force's final report by clicking on the link below.