Advanced Buildings Technologies and Practices, Core Performance Guide
A prescriptive program to achieve signifi cant, predictable energy savings in new commercial buildings.
National Resources Defense Council
Explore this website to find out how building green can boost your bottom line. Get tips for streamlining design and construction. Learn which strategies deliver the biggest paybacks.
Innovation in Design Credit Catalog
Listing of hundreds of ID credit approaches.
Guidance on Innovation in Design (ID) Credits
Supplementary description of ID credit compliance from USGBC.
School Building Week, School of the Future Student Design Competition
School Building Week, under the aegis of the CEFPI Foundation & Charitable Trust, is a weeklong commemoration creating greater public awareness of the importance of well-planned, high-performance, healthy, safe, and sustainable school buildings that enhance student performance and community vitality. The Student Design Competition program challenges students to plan and design school buildings that enhance their own academic performance and the vitality of the communities they serve.
Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Curriculum U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Designed for grades K–3, this free curriculum, offered by EPA’s Region 1 (headquartered in Boston), supplements the principles and materials in the IAQ Tools for Schools Action Kit.
Green Schools Energy Project: A Step-by-Step Manual Youth for Environmental Sanity
A simple step-by-step guide to help students perform energy audits on their schools and then lobby for change.
Environmental Protection Agency Teaching Center
The EPA Teacher Resources website contains curricula and links to help educators teach environmental topics, from waste and recycling to local environmental cleanup. Curricula for a variety of age groups are available.
The EIC Model, Using the Environment as an Integrating Context for Improving Student Learning State Education & Environment Roundtable
“The EIC Model™ is a system of specific, interconnected educational practices and encompasses professional development and program evaluation. Learning based on the EIC Model™ is about using a school’s surroundings and community as a framework within which students can construct their own learning, guided by teachers and administrators using proven educational practices.”
Earth Day Network, K–12 Environmental Education Program
Earth Day Network’s Environmental Education Program provides curriculum resources, games, interactive quizzes, and other tools for integrating environmental issues into core curriculum subjects.