Organizations

• Toxics Use Reduction Institute - http://www.turi.org/
• Green Homes Northeast - http://ghne.org/GHNE_Resources.html
• U. S. Green Building Council - http://www.usgbc.org/
• Massachusetts Technology Collaborative - http://www.masstech.org/index.asp
• Nexus: Green Building Resource Center - http://www.nexusboston.com/
• Energy Star - http://www.energystar.gov/
• National Grid - http://www.nationalgridus.com/commitment/d2-1_environment.asp

Reports/Case Studies

• Benefits of Building Green:  Recommendations for Green Programs and Incentives for the City of Lowell.
  by David Turcotte, Julie Villareal, and Christina Birmingham of Umass Lowell’s Center for Family, Work and Community
• City of Lowell, MA Public Schools:  Ideas for Being Green
  By Craig Thomas of Umass Lowell
• Cost/Benefit of Green Buildings  http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/GreenBuilding/Design/CostIssues.htm#Cost&Benefit
• 10 Easy Steps to Energy Conservation

Incentives

• Green Communities Planning and Construction Grants - http://www.greencommunitiesonline.com/tools/funding/grants/index.asp
• Massachusetts Technology Collaborative - http://www.masstech.org/index.asp
• Incentives encouraging Solar Power - Commonwealth solar
• Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency - http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/map2.cfm?CurrentPageID=1&State=MA&RE=1&EE=1