ENERGY STAR is a government-industry partnership managed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. The program’s website offers energy management strategies, benchmarking software tools for buildings, product procurement guidelines, and lists of ENERGY STAR–qualified products and buildings.

This website lists all the equipment and appliances that are labeled Energy Star. Each category has a downloadable list of labeled products, updated every few months. 

The Environmental Law Institute’s Brownfields Center provides information on brownfields cleanup and redevelopment with a focus on the concerns and needs of community groups across the country.

This organization offers options for brownfield refinancing.

This link outlines the Asbestos Remediation guidelines.

This EPA website provides laws and federal regulations relevant to asbestos.

This is a comprehensive website on brownfields that includes projects, initiatives, tools, tax incentives and other resources to address brownfield remediation and redevelopment. For information by phone, contact your regional EPA office.

This informative, innovative handbook sets forth a strategy for constructing adaptive buildings that incorporates a conservationist approach to design, use of traditional materials, attention to local vernacular styles and budgeting to allow for continuous adjustment and maintenance. 

This organization of planners and designers identifies and applies principles that foster community spirit. 

CoreNet Global is an organization of corporate real estate executives.