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NY Chapter
USGBC-NY's "Buildings Matter" brochure discusses the impact buildings have on our environment.
USGBC New York Chapter Bylaws
NY LEED Registered Projects
NY LEED Certified Projects

Books
Green Building Revolution, Jerry Yudelson, ISBN-13: 9781597261791
Marketing Green Building Services: Strategies for Success, Jerry Yudelson, ISBN-13: 9780750684743
Sustainable Urbanism, Douglas Farr, ISBN-13: 9780471777519
Green Building A to Z, Jerry Yudelson, ISBN-13: 9780865715721
Sustainable Construction, Charles J. Kibert, ISBN-13: 9780471661139
High-Performance Building, Vidar Lerum, ISBN-13: 9780471775355
Design for Sustainbility, Janis Birkeland, ISBN-13: 9781853838972
Women in Green, Kira Gould and Lance Hosey, ISBN-13: 9780974903378
The Big Green Apple: Your Guide to Eco-Friendly Living in NYC, Ben Jervey, ISBN-13: 9780762738359
How Green Is Your City?, Warren Karlenzig, ISBN-13: 9780865715950
Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection, Stephen R. Kellert, ISBN-13: 9781559637213
Designing the Sustainable School, Alan Ford, ISBN-13: 9781864702378
Green Building: 2006, McGraw-Hill Construction, produced in conjunction with USGBC. More info.
Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture, and Planning, Daniel E. Williams, ISBN-13: 9780471709534
The Clean Tech Revolution, Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder, ISBN-13: 9780060896232
Greed to Green, David Gottfried, ISBN-13: 9780974432601
Skinny Streets and Green Neighborhoods, Cynthia Girling, Ronald Kellett, ISBN-13: 9781559633376
The Lazy Environmentalist: Your Guide to Easy, Stylish, Green Living, Josh Dorfman, ISBN-13: 9781584796022
Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Charles J. Kibert, ISBN-13: 9780471661139
The Citizen Powered Energy Handbook, Greg Pahl, ISBN-13: 9781933392127
Sustainable Commercial Interiors, Penny Bonda, Katie Sosnowchik, ISBN-13: 9780471749172
Who's Green 2007, Ecotone Publishing, ISBN-13: 9780974903385
The Green House, Alanna Stang, Christopher Hawthorne, ISBN-13: 9781568984810
The Philosophy of Sustainable Design, Jason F. McLennan, ISBN-13: 9780974903309
Xs: Small Structures, Green Architecture, Phyllis Richardson, ISBN-13: 9780789315250
The Costs and Benefits of High Performance Buildings Two, Third in Earth Day New York's Lessons Learned series. Order.
EcoVillages: New frontiers for sustainability, Jonathan Dawson, ISBN-13: 9781903998779
True Green: 100 Everyday Ways You Contribute to a Healthier Planet, Kim McKay, Jenny Bonnin, ISBN-13: 9781426201134
Marketing Green Buildings, Jerry Yudelson, ISBN-13: 9780849393815
The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design, Sandra Mendler, William Odell, Mary Ann Lazarus, ISBN-13: 9780471696131
Green Remodeling: Changing the world one room at a time, David Johnston, ISBN-13: 9780865714984
Affordably Green in NYC. Alexander MacFarlane, Shannon Stone. ISBN-13: 9781420866421
Green Roofs: Ecological Design & Construction. Earth Pledge, Michael McDonough. ISBN-13: 9780764321894
Worldchanging. Alex Steffen. ISBN-13: 9780810930957
Green Building Products: The GreenSpec Guide to residential building materials. Mark Piepkorn. ISBN-13: 9780865715707
The Sacred Balance. David Suzuki. ISBN-13: 9781550549638
Green Building Materials. Ross Spiegel and Dru Meadows. ISBN-13: 9780471700890
The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift. Andres R. Edwards. ISBN-13: 9780865715318
Green to Gold. Daniel Esty & Andrew S. Winston. ISBN-13: 9780300119978
The Green Studio Handbook. Alison Kowk & Walter Grondzik. ISBN-13: 9780750680226
Natural Capitalism, Paul Hawken, Amory & Hunter Lovins ISBN-13: 9780316353007
Ten Shades of Green, Peter Buchanan, Kenneth Frampton, ISBN-13: 9780393731897
Global Sustainability Institute Book List
Madison Public Library Sustainability Book List

Other
greeNYC, a part of New York City's plaNYC 2030 initiative
Green Building by the Numbers, the latest statistics from USGBC National
NYS DEC Presents Third Annual Environmental Excellence Award, NYS DEC Press Release, 12/7/06

Local Green Building Organizations
AIA New York Chapter
AEE/NYC
ASHRAE New York Chapter
Association for Energy Affordability
Battery Park City Authority
Bronx Community College Center for Sustainable Energy
Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership, Inc.
CUNY Sustainable Construction Initiative
Earth Day New York
Earth Pledge
GreenHome NYC
Green Ground Zero
Inform
Metropolitan Chapter CSI
Natural Resources Defense Council
New York Central Labor Council (Apollo Project)
NYC Department of Design and Construction
NYC Office of Environmental Coordination
NESEA New York Chapter
NYC Transit Authority
USEPA Region II

Green Building References
Associations
Advanced Building Technologies
Alliance to Save Energy
American Institute of Architects
American Lung Association
American Society of Interior Design
American Solar Engineering Society
Architects/Designers for Social Responsibility
Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
Construction Materials Recycling Association
DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Ecological Design Institute
Energy and Environmental Building Association
Energy Star
Healthy Building Network
Forest Stewardship Council
National Association of Homebuilders
National Association of the Remodeling Industry
NYS Energy Research and Development Authority
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council

Green Building References
Information/Publications

Cross Sections: SEAONY Newsletter
Whole Building Design Guide
Building Green, Inc.
Greener Buildings.com
New Society Publishers
Chelsea Green
GreenBuilding Pages
Oikos Directory
Healthy House Institute
Environmental Design and Construction
Rocky Mountain Institute
NYC Department of Design and Construction
Battery Park City Authority
Green Guard
Green Seal
Scientific Certification Systems
BEES

Green Building References
Green Building Economics

Costing Green
The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Buildings
Green City Buildings: Applying the LEED Rating System
Health and Productivity Gains from Better Indoor Environments - Fisk (LBNL) Health and Productivity EE2000
Green Development: Integrating Ecology and Real Estate

Museums & Other Institutions
The Skyscraper Museum

Neighboring USGBC Chapters
USGBC-LI (Long Island)
USGBC-NY Upstate
USGBC-NJ (New Jersey)
DVGBC (Delaware Valley)

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