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Green Building
The U.S. Green Building Council website has extensive information on green building initiatives for community leaders, non-profits, neighborhoods, homeowners and all levels of government:
  1. USGBC - St. Louis Region
  2. Government Resources - Access to best practices, lessons learned and other initiatives already in place across the country.  USGBC is committed to supporting federal, state and local governments in  their pursuit and development of green building programs.
  3. Public Policy - Public Policy Search database
  4. Green Building Research - valuable links to Research Publications, LEED Project Case Studies, Green Building links, and the Green Building Research Fund.
  5. Green School Building - Resources on creating healthy school environment that is conducive to learning while saving energy, resources and money.
  6. The Green Home Guide - Resources for homeowners who want to green their homes through
  7. Playbook for Green Buildings and Neighborhoods - provides local governments with guidance and resources to rapidly advance green buildings, neighborhoods and infrastructure.
  8. What is LEED - Introduction to LEED, an internationally recognized green building certification system.
  9. Project Profiles - LEED certified projects including new constructions, existing buildings, commercial interiors, core & shell, schools, and homes.
Other useful green building links:
  1. US EPA Green Building site - Basic information, including what makes building green, and information funding opportunities.
  2. Global Green USA - Information on their Green Affordable Housing program, including reports, case studies and links to other resources.
  3. Building Green - The "go to" site for objective, non-commercial, technical green building information.      
  4. Greener Buildings - Website devoted to green building news.
  5. Text of Nevada AB 621. Through this bill, the Nevada State Office of Energy adopted an energy efficiency requirement and a LEED standard; passed in 2007.
  6. "Community Based Organizations: New Funds Available for Home Retrofits", Green For All. Information on grants for retrofitting through HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
Energy CodeS
  1. U.S. Department of Energy, Building Energy Codes Program, Status of State Energy Codes. Information on commercial and residential energy codes in all states. Click on Missouri for detailed information.  Missouri is one of a few states that do not have state-wide codes.
  2. Building Codes for Energy Efficiency. U.S. EPA. This fact sheet describes the benefits of building energy codes and gives recommendations on implementation.
Sprawl
  1. “City Limits: Putting the Brakes on Sprawl.” By Molly O’Meara Sheehan, June 2001. Worldwatch Institute.
  2. “City Limits: Putting the Brakes on Sprawl: A Contrary View.” By Dr. Ronald D. Utt and Wendell Cox, June 2001. Offers a criticism of “City Limits."
  3. Senate bill analysis of California’s SB 375, which requires planning agencies to consider sustainability and GHG emissions in transportation and housing planning.
  4. “SB 375 Is Now Law -- But What Will It Do?” By Bill Fulton, October 2008. Commentary on  implementation of California’s ‘anti-sprawl’ bill, SB 375.
  5. “Getting to Smart Growth II: 100 More Policies for Implementation”. ICMA and the Smart Growth Network, November 2003. Recommends policies for both the public and private sectors to enact to curb sprawl.
  6. Cut the sprawl, cut the warming. New York Times, October 6, 2008. Editorial about a new California law that aims to reduce sprawl and greenhouse gas emissions by limiting the number of miles that people travel.