Document Actions
Resources
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
- 10 Easy Steps to Water 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
- National Grid (which now has merged with keyspan) Grants and Incentive Program