Resources

• Organizations Supporting Green
• Funding and Other Opportunities
• Standards/Guidelines
• NeighborWorks Training Presentations
• Smart Growth
• Research Reports and Portals
• Operational and Organizational Improvements
• Products
• Consumer Information

Organizations Supporting Green

NeighborWorks America appreciates the leadership of the following organizations in promoting affordable green and healthy communities:

• ACI (Affordable Comfort)
• Alliance for Healthy Homes
• American Institute of Architects
• American Lung Association - Health House
• American Planning Association
• Build it Green
• Building Green
• Building Performance Institute (BPI)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Clinton Climate Initiative
• EarthCraft House
• Energy Star
• Enterprise Community Partners' Green Communities
• Federal Home Loan Bank Atlanta
• Global Green
• Green Building Initiative
• Green Building Institute
• Green Energy Council
• Greener Buildings
• Harvard University School of Public Health
• Home Energy
• Housing Assistance Council
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation
• National Association of Home Builders
• National Center for Healthy Housing
• Southface Energy Institute
• The Home Depot Foundation
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
• U.S. Green Building Council
• Urban Edge - Green Housing

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Funding and other opportunities

• Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
• Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency
• Enterprise Green Communities Planning and Construction Grants
• EPA Smart Growth Grants
• HUD Green Retrofit Program for Multifamily Housing
• HUD Healthy Homes Initiative
• Kresge Foundation Green Initiative Planning Grants
• National Housing Trust Green Affordable Housing Preservation Lending Initiative
• Seedco Financial Services, Inc., a national community development financial institution
• The Tax Incentives Assistance Project

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NeighborWorks Training Presentations

• Understanding Energy Star Building Standards for Your Neighborhood Stabilization Program (June 2009 Web ex): Get PowerPoint with audio | download slides.
• Greening Your Roadmap Symposium Resources (May 2009)
• "Go Green Now" Symposium Resources (February 2008)

Smart Growth

• The Smart Growth Network
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
  • This is Smart Growth
  • Getting to Smart Growth, Vols I and II
  • Affordable Housing and Smart Growth

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Research Reports and Portals

• Affordable and Green
• Bringing Home the Benefits of Energy Efficiency to Low-Income Households [PDF]
• The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
• Green Affordable Housing: Within Our Reach
• How Healthy Are National Green Building Programs? [PDF]
• Removing Market Barriers to Green Development [PDF]
• United Villages: A Case Study in Building Materials Reuse [PDF]
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public Housing Environmental and Conservation Clearinghouse
  

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Operation and Organizational Improvement

• California Sustanability Alliance:Green Lease Toolkit
• NeighborWorks America's Guide to Greening a Nonprofit
• Urban Edge Green Operational Improvements

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Green Products

Energy Star Quantity Quotes

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Consumer Information

• Assess Your Home and Take Action (ENERGY STAR)
• A Homeowner's Guide to Green (Community Housing Partners)
• Low Income Energy Assistance Program (Campaign for Home Energy Assistance)
• Consumer's Guide to Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (U.S. Department of Energy)
• Consumer's Guide to Home Energy Savings (American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy)
• Green Home Guide (U.S. Green Building Council)
• Healthy Homes Checklist [PDF] (National Center for Healthy Housing)
• Home Energy Calculators and Software (U.S. Department of Energy)
• Lighting Energy Savings Calculator (Goodmart)
• Living Green Guide (Homeowners Rehab, Inc./Trolley Square LLC)
• NeighborWorks America's Energy Saving Tips [PDF]
• Tips for Saving Energy and Money at Home (U.S. Department of Energy)
  
• Why Green Upgrades are Worth the Extra Expense (MSN)
• Water Conservation Tips (California Urban Water Conservation Council)