Sustainable (Green) Building

Sustainable Building Tool Kit

This tool kit was originally created by the California Sustainable Building Task Force to assist project managers and provide quick, direct access to helpful information and documents.

Case Studies

• California Sustainable Building Profiles
• Sustainable Building Case Study Links
• Demolition and Deconstruction

Fact Sheets and Virtual Tours

Financing

Funding Opportunities

• California Fiscal Resources for Sustainable Building
• CIWMB Green Building Grants and Contracts

Cost Issues
 

Links

• Other Green Building Websites
• Sustainable Building Task Force Stakeholders
• NRDC: Building Green From Principle to Practice

Performance Standards

• Sustainable Building Guidelines
• Rating Systems (LEED™)
• Specifications

Product Directories

• ADPSR Architectural Resource Guide
• CHPS Low Emitting Materials Product List
• Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Guide
• EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guideline
• Green Building: Materials Resource Guide (PDF, file size unknown)
• Green Spec™ Directory
• oikos^® Green Product Directory: Searchable by product category and company name.
• Recycled-Content Products Database: Searchable by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) MasterFormat™
• Recycled-Content Construction Products Manufacturers Database: Searchable by product type and location.

Programs

Existing Sustainable Building Programs and Partnerships

Starting a Government Program

• What Every State Executive Should Know About Sustainable Building (PowerPoint, 1.6 MB)
• WorldBuild Toolkit for Sustainable Development, A Presentation for the City of Oakland (Power Point, 2.2 MB)
• USGBC's State and Local Government Toolkit (Adobe PDF, unknown size) 34 pages

Green Building Policies

Publications

California Sustainable Building Task Force Documents

• Blueprint 2001
• Blueprint Action Items
• Blueprint 2003

CIWMB Green Building Publications
 

Research Studies

• Building Material Emissions Study
• Tire Derived Resilient Floor Study

Sample Construction Documents

...in the following categories:

Design and Construction/Renovation | Building Occupancy | Construction/Renovation/Deconstruction/Demolition

Design and Construction/Renovation

• Capital Outlay Budget Change Proposals
• Project Scopes and Goals
  • Sustainable Building Goals for Laguna Honda Hospital (MS Word, 240 KB)
• Advertisements
  • Capital Area East End Complex (MS Word, 27 KB)
• Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
  • Department of General Services (DGS) Science Center (Adobe PDF, 19 KB)
  • Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
  • San Jose RFQ for Architectural Services (Adobe PDF, 543 KB)
  • Scoring sheets for RFQ applicants (Excel, 106 KB)
• Request for Proposals (RFP)
  • RFP Scoring Sheets (Excel, 56 KB)
  • Writing the Green RFP: Sustainable Design Language for Consultant Requests
• Contract Language
• Specifications
  • Section 01350
  • Modular Office Furniture
• Reference Specifications for Energy and Resource Efficiency
• State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign (SABRC)
  • Example of SABRC Certification form for Construction projects--CIWMB #74 (MS Word, 49 KB)

Building Occupancy

• Building Performance
  • DGS Postoccupancy Evaluation (POE) Strategic Plan
• Leasing
  • Leasing Policy
    • Management Memo issued by DGS: Written Policy for the Location of State Owned and Leased Offices
  • Leasing Contract
    • DGS, Exhibit B: Outline Specifications (PDF, 958 KB)
• Maintenance
  • Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers
  • Environmentally Preferable Janitorial Chemicals Tool Kit
  • Environmentally Preferable Janitorial Chemicals Specification (MS Word, 105 KB)
  • Environmentally Preferable Cleaning Products Lists
  • Preventative Maintenance for Local Government Buildings: A Best Practices Review
• Waste Prevention and Recycling
  • State Agency
  • Local Government
  • Schools
  • Business

Construction/Renovation/Deconstruction/Demolition

• Construction and Demolition (C&D) Debris Recycling
• C&D Ordinances for California Local Government
• The Capitol Area East End Office Complex: A Case for Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Training

• State Sustainable Building Training Programs
• USGBC: Education Information

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