For homeowners and buyers, choosing appropriate designs, products and appliances and maintaining and operating them in an efficient manner creates demand for green products, saves the environment, protects the health of residents and saves money every day.

 Introduction and Overview - Introduces the importance of resource efficient construction or "green building" practices for builders, designers, architects and pollution prevention assistance providers.

Commercial 
Residential (Peaks to Prairie)

TOPICS 

• Air Quality   (doc) 
• Brownfield & Community Redevelopment 
• Building Materials Recycling  (doc) ... list of links 
• Communities   (doc) 
  • Smart Community Network 
  • Sustainable Communities  ... see also land use 
• Compliance... see Environmental Compliance below 
• Construction Waste Management 
  • Building Material Recycling Resources  (doc) 
  • Solid Waste Management  (doc) 
• Costs of Green Building  - a list of studies  (doc) 
• Deconstruction Resources  (doc) ... same as Building Material Recycling 
• Designing Green Buildings 
  • Article-Establishing Priorities With Green Building 
  • Article-Checklist for Environmentally Responsible 
  • Design Checklist  ...  Environmental Business News (EBN) 
• Design Standards 
  • Commercial  (doc) 
  • Residential  (doc) 
  • School Permit Checklist  (pdf) 
  • DEQ Permit Assistance 
• Energy Efficiency 
  • Energy Efficiency Resources  (pdf) 
  • Article - Energy Efficient Home   (pdf) ... Solar Today 
• Environmental Compliance 
  • CICA - Construction Industry Compliance Assistance 
  • DEQ Permit Assistance 
  • DEQ Stormwater Requirements 
  • Federal Compliance Requirements - Construction 
  • Federal Programs - links 
  • School Permit Checklist  (pdf) 
• Food - Local, Organic & Farmers Markets (doc) 
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 
  • General  (doc) 
  • Residential  (doc)  
• Funding Green Building  (doc) 
• Green Building Products & Materials  (doc) 
• Green Building Resources  (doc) ... list of links 
• Green Roof Resources  (doc) 
• Historic Preservation Resources 
• Land Development, Land Use  (doc) 
• Landscaping Resources  (pdf) 
• Low Impact Development ... see landscaping 
• Material Selection - Green Products  (doc) 
• Michigan Green Buildings  (doc) ... source:  USGBC 
• Residential Construction  ... Additional Information (Peaks to Prairies) 
• Recycling  (doc) 
• Remodeling Guidance  ... King County, WA 
• Solid Waste Management  (doc) ... same as Construction Waste Management 
• Specifications and Technical Design Resources ... see Design Standards above 
• Sprawl  (doc) ... same as Land Development, Land Use 
• Sustainable Communities  ... also listed under communities 
• Waste Management  (doc) ... same as Solid Waste Management 
• Water, Storm water & Wetland Issues     (doc)   
• Weatherization  (doc) ... same as Energy 
• Wetlands  ... DEQ Web Site  

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