This Audubon chapter takes a leadership role in reducing bird collisions with buildings. The chapter publishes Bird-Safe Building Guidelines, conducts monitoring, and through its Project Safe Flight, promotes bird-friendly design.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory conducts heat island research to find, analyze, and implement solutions to minimize heat island effect. Current research efforts focus on the study and development of more reflective surfaces for roadways and buildings.
This national association represents concrete pavement contractors, cement companies, equipment and material manufacturers, and suppliers. See Albedo: A Measure of Pavement Surface Reflectance, R&T Update (3.05) (June 2002).
This is the organization that sets the testing standards for material heat emissivity and reflectance that help determine a material’s SRI.
APPA, formerly known as the Association of Physical Plant Administrators, is an association of more than 5,200 educational facility professionals at some 1,500 international institutions. The association promotes best practices in educational facilities by providing members with access to research, publications, professional development, and credentialing.
The CRI website lists labeled vacuums and deep-cleaning extractors. Search for approved products under Cleaning and Maintenance.
The EPA has set standards for emissions from propane-powered floor equipment.
CARB establishes standards for emissions from small engines.
Uses a map-based tool to determine the Regional Priority credits of a particular location and credit sequence. Also includes list of Regional Priority credits available to international projects. Some credits listed note a specific compliance path/option or performance threshold that must be achieved to be awarded a pt for RP.
Article explaining the ozone layer problem.