Sustainable (Green) Building

Fact Sheets and Virtual Tours: Environmental and Public Health

Several components including air, energy, materials, toxics, water, and recycling contribute to environmental and public health. As referenced in the Sustainable Building Tool Kit, there are many fact sheets and virtual tours to support these components.

Air Energy

Materials Toxics

Waste Reduction & Recycling Water

Air

• Air Cleaning Devices For The Home--Frequently Asked Questions or (MS Word, 94K) 
• Air Pollution and Health
• Air Pollution Sources, Effects, and Control
• Air Quality Standards
• Airborne Toxic Control Measures
• Chlorinated Chemicals in Your Home
• Chronic Reference Exposure Levels Adopted by OEHHA 
• Combustion Pollutants in the Home
• Classrooms
• Community Health Program
• Formaldehyde in the Home (PDF, size unknown)
• HCFC Phaseout Schedule, U.S. EPA
• Permits, Certifications, Exemptions, and Registrations
• Portable Classrooms Study
• Reducing Indoor Air Pollution
• Reducing Occupant Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
• Research summaries
• Statewide Portable Equipment Registration Program
• Targeting Indoor Air Pollution, EPA's Approach and Progress

Energy

• 2001 Title 24 Energy Efficiency Standards

Materials

• Green Building Materials
• Matrix: Review of construction projects using sustainable materials

Toxics

• Brownfields Remediation
• Management of Spent Lead-Acid Batteries
• Managing Cathode Ray Tubes
• Profit Through Prevention
• Risk Assessment
• Universal Waste Rule: Emergency Regulations Rules for Generators

Waste Reduction and Recycling

• Business Waste Reduction
• School District Waste Reduction and Recycling
• State Agencies
  • Recycling Programs

Water

• California Urban Water Conservation Council (CUWCC)
  • CUWCC Virtual Home Tour
• Graywater Standards
• Graywater Guide for Commercial and Residential Use
• Irrigation Water Needs of Landscape Plants in California
• Model Ordinances for Aquatic Resource Protection
• Recycling Water for Irrigation
• Stormwater Manager's Resource Center
• Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance
• Water recycling