What is "Green Building"?

Green building incorporates environmental and resource efficiency practices that significantly reduce or eliminate the negative impact of buildings on the environment and occupants in five broad areas:

In short, green buildings are environmentally responsible, economically viable, and healthy places in which to work and live.

To learn more about green building, please click on the links below:

ACEEE Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings
www.aceee.org/consumerguide/index.htm

American Lung Association Healthy House Program
www.healthhouse.org

Carpet and Rug Institute Green Label
www.carpet-rug.org

Consumer Reports Greener Choices
www.greenerchoices.org

City of St. George - Water & Power Conservation
www.sgcity.org/wp/conservation

Dallas Home Builders Green Builder Guide

http://www.dallashomebuilders.org/green-builders-guide/

DSIRE-Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy
www.dsireusa.org

EEBA-Energy & Environmental Building Association
www.eeba.org

Efficient Windows Collaborative
www.efficientwindows.org

Environmental Building News
www.buildinggreen.com

Environmental Design+ Construction Magazine
www.edcmag.com

Environments for Living
www.eflhome.com

EPA Energy Star Program
www.energystar.gov

EPA Watersense Program
www.epa.gov/watersense

Forest Stewardship Council
www.fscus.org

Global Green
www.globalgreen.org

Green Builder Magazine
www.greenbuildermag.com

Green Building Elements
www.greenbuildingelements.com

Green Building Initiative
www.thegbi.org

Greenguard Environmental Institute
www.greenguard.org

GreenHomeGuide
www.greenhomeguide.com

Green Options Blog
www.greenoptions.com/blog

Green Seal
greenseal.org

GreenSource
www.construction.com/greensource

Home Energy Magazine
www.homeenergy.org

Home-Smart
www.home-smart.org

Inhabitat Green Building 101
www.inhabitat.com/category/greenbuilding-101

Introduction to Residential Duct Systems
ducts.lbl.gov

LEED Rating System (USGBC)
www.usgbc.org/leed

NAHB Green Home Building Guidelines
www.nahbgreen.org

NAHB Research Center
www.nahbrc.org

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
www.nrel.gov/buildings

Oikos: Green Building News
www.oikos.com

Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH)
www.pathnet.org

Scientific Certification Systems
www.scscertified.com

Smart Communities Network: Green Buildings: Affordable Housing
www.smartcommunities.ncat.org

Solar Energy International
solarenergy.org

The Irrigation Association
www.irrigation.org

The Green Guide
www.thegreenguide.com

The Green Home Guide (U.S. Green Building Council)
www.greenhomeguide.org

ToolBase Services
www.toolbase.org

U.S. Department of Energy Building Energy Codes
www.energycodes.gov

U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program
www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/building_america

U.S. Green Building Council
www.leedbuilding.org

Utah Energy Star Home Information
http://www.utahenergystar.org

Water Conservation (Utah Division of Water Resources)
www.conservewater.utah.gov

Water Saver Home
www.h2ouse.org/