Sustainable Design Resources

Sustainable Design Resource Links

CBE Center for the Built Environment

https://cbe.berkeley.edu

CDG Circular Design Guide

https://www.circulardesignguide.com

EERE - Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (US)

https://www.energy.gov/eere/office-energy-efficiency-renewable-energy

Energy Plus

https://energyplus.net

Green Building Solutions

https://www.greenbuildingsolutions.org/sustainable-design/

MIT Office of Sustainability

https://sustainability.mit.edu/tab/buildings

USGBC United States Green Building Council / LEED Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design

https://www.usgbc.org/leed

WELL v2

https://v2.wellcertified.com/en

Whole Building Design Guide

https://www.wbdg.org/resources/net-zero-energy-buildings

3D Sun-path

http://andrewmarsh.com/software/sunpath3d-web/

Energy Modeling & Carbon Calculators: (alphabetical)

Athena Sustainable Materials Institute - Impact Estimator (free)

http://www.athenasmi.org/our-software-data/impact-estimator/

Carbon Leadership Forum

https://carbonleadershipforum.org

Calculating Embodied Carbon - EC3 Tool

https://www.buildingtransparency.org

Energy Modeler SPEED by Perkins & Will

https://speed.perkinswill.com

Tally Carbon Calculator

https://choosetally.com

Climate Change / Vulnerability

IPCC

https://www.ipcc.ch

Wind Speed Maps

https://asce7hazardtool.online

Flood Maps

https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps

Social Vulnerability Index

https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html

Seismic Maps

https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/liquefaction-hazard-maps

https://www.nibs.org/bssc

Passive House Design & Certification

https://www.phius.org

https://passivehouse.com

Green Building Products, Materials & Fixtures

Ecologo

https://www.ul.com/resources/ecologo-certification-program

Green Guard

https://www.ul.com/services/ul-greenguard-certification

Appliances - Energy Star

https://www.energystar.gov

Fixtures - WaterSense

https://www.epa.gov/watersense

Wood - Managed Forests

https://us.fsc.org/en-us/certification

https://www.pefc.org/

https://sustainableforestproducts.org/Sustainable_Forest_Management

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