General Underwriting/Valuation Topics

1.0 Sustainable Property Financial Analysis Alternatives

1.1 Miscellaneous

• GreenYour.com--Your guide to a greener anything.
• Guidebook of Financial Tools, EPA
• Research on Behavior and Energy Decision-making

1.2 Traditional Sustainability Financial Analysis

• ASHRAE Green Tips
• BetterBricks
• BetterBricks Tools and Res. for E. Eff.(web 2008)
• Building Energy Simulation Tools
• DOE Building Energy tools
• Economics of Climate Change Data-Analysis
• Energy Design Tools
• Energy Related Tools and Methods-IEA
• European Green building Forum
• FacilityBlog from Today's Facility Manager
• Green Design Institute
• IEA: Life Cycle Assessment
• LCA in sustainable Architecture
• Post Occupancy Eval. of Green Buildings-Research
• Tools and Calculators, GE Info Center
• Your Building-Reg. Req.-Methods and Tools for Energy Eff.

1.3 Traditional Real Estate Financial Analysis

• Argus DCF Valuation Software
• NRDC: Building Green Proforma

1.4 Sustainability Sub-Financial Analysis

• eBIDS: Energy Related Decision Support Systems
• eBIDS: Energy Related Decision Support Systems

1.5 Public Sustainability Benefits

2.0 Underwriting: Risk and Compliance Analysis

• BetterBricks Underwriting Energy(web 2008)
• FDIC Law, Regulations, Related Acts - Statements of Policy
• Standard & Poor's Ratings Definitions
• Underwriter's Toolbox Home Page

2.1 Miscellaneous

• Reducing Environmental Risk & Sustainable Building

2.2 Special Reports/Studies

• FDIC Policy Statements, Env. Risk Mgmt
• Sustainable Process Resources, Building Green
• Underwriters Toolbox-Templates-for Sale

2.3 Space Users

2.4 Investors/Developers

2.5 Lenders

2.6 CMBS Issues

2.7 Financing/Underwriting Packages

2.8 Service Provider Underwriting

2.9 Products/Systems Underwriting

2.10 Third-Party Reports/Analyses

3.0 Costs Benefits Analysis Studies

• Business Cases for Sus.Com. Buildings --Your Building
• Business Cases for Sustainable Building, Your Building, 9-07
• Capital E Publications
• Green Inv.t Conf. 2-08 - Galley Weblog Report

4.0 Sustainable Property Definitions / Certifications

• ASHRAE Building Energy Quotient , Energy Labeling, Jun 2009
• ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings
• ASTM International and sustainable Development
• Australia's Greenstar Rating system
• Better Bricks Sum of Standards & Codes
• BOMA - Building Class Definitions
• BOMA Go Green program
• BREEAM United Kingdon system
• Building Codes
• Building Codes Assistance Project
• Building Energy Codes
• California Title 24: 2005 Energy Eff. and Compliance
• Chinese Green Building Standards
• Comparing BREEAM Portability to other Countries
• CoStar: Jones Lang LaSalle Acquires LEED Rival
• DOE Net Zero Energy Definitions
• DOE: Building Energy Codes
• Explaning the Heat Island Effect
• Fed. Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Building
• General Code Publishers Corporation
• Global Reporting Initiative G3 Guidlelines
• Green Building Initiative--GreenGlobes Commerical
• Green Communities Rating Criteria
• Green Globes-Practical Bldg. Rating System
• GRI G-3 Environmental Performance Indicators
• GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines
• International Code Council (ICC)
• ISO Sustainability Standards
• LEED Rating Systems
• NAHB Multi-family Green Rating Standard
• News - Bentall Capital Launches "ForeverGreen" Brand
• News - ISO Creates Standard for Sustainable Building
• News- That’s What I Like About LEED-Today's Facility Manager
• Real Property Association of Canada - Terminology Standards
• SBTool 2007-2008
• Scientific Certification Systems: Methods and Models
• Steps to LEED Certification --AIA Best Practices
• Summary of Italian Rating System--Casaclima/Klimahaus
• World Green Building Rating Systems

5.0 Sustainable Products / Materials Ratings / Certifications

• American National Standards Institute
• American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM)
• ASHRAE
• Autodesk Sustainable Materials Assistant
• BEES: GB Product Selection
• Built Green Product Catalog, Canada
• Construction Specifications Institute
• DOE Energy Alliance and Suppliers
• EPA Environmentally Preferred Purchasing
• Federal Green Construction Guide for Specifers
• Field Guide to Sustainable Construction
• GBA Pennsylvannia Green Building prodcuts Directory
• Going Green -Where to Find Green Product Info--AIA
• Green Buildings - Materials and Resources--Research
• Green Guide Product Purchasing Article, 2009
• Green Guide to Green Materials, GreenSage E-zine 03-2008
• Green Sage Guide to Green Materials
• Green Seal Product Certification
• GREENGUARD
• Greenguard Air Quality Certification
• GreenGuard for Building Construction
• GreenSage Sustainable Product Directory
• GreenSpec Product Information Guide
• iBuild Green Buyers Guide
• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Materials and Standards
• NAHB National Green Standard for Products
• New BIFMA Furniture Sustainability Standard, 2009
• News - New Env. Benchmark for Textiles 01-2008
• News - SC Johnson Launches Greenlist Product Labels
• News - Sustainability in the Global Paint Industry
• News - WaterSense Label Identifies Water-Efficient Faucets
• Pharos Green Building Materials Framework
• USGBC Link: See Materials Guides and Certifications section
• WBCSD on Sustainable Value Chain

6.0 Sustainable Property Features

• Advanced Building Systems--Carnegie Mellon
• Daylighting, Whole Building Design Gudie
• Energy Design Resources
• Lighting California's Future: Research and Iniatives
• News - Green Elevators Selected For Calgary Tower
• News - How Cool Roofs Function to Lower Your Energy Costs
• NLB Articles about High-Benefit Lighting

7.0 Sustainable Property Valuation

7.1 Miscellaneous

7.2 Research Papers/Studies

• Appraisal Institute (AI)
• BetterBricks on Appraisal and EE
• Blended Value Home Page
• Research on Behavior and Energy Decision-making, CIEE
• UK Sustainable Prop Appraisal Project

7.3 Business Value and Sustainability

7.4 Valuation Management and Review

7.5 Valuation Standards and Regulation

• Appraisal Institute of Canada
• FASB 157 Fair Value Summary
• International Valuations Standards Board
• RICS Redbook Valuation and Appraisal Standards
• Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
• The Appraisal Foundation

7.6 The Income Approach

7.7 The Cost Approach

7.8 The Sales Comparison/Market Approach

7.9 Public Value: Triple Bottom Line

• Ecosystem Valuation
• Valuing Environmental Impacts

7.10 Risk Analysis and Presentation (RAP)

• Before and Beyond the Precautionary Principle, July 2005
• Reducing Environmental Risk & Sustainable Buildingg

8.0 Space User Demand for Sustainable Properties

• Effect of Office Design on Organisational Productivity
• News - New Yorkers Ponder a Potential Rising Tide
• Research on Behavior and Energy Decision-making, CIEE

9.0 Energy / Carbon Efficiency

• Alliance to Save Energy - Promoting Energy Eff. World Wide
• American Council for An Energy-Efficient Economy
• BetterBricks Tools and Res. for E. Eff.(web 2008)
• California Energy Commission Consumer Resources
• Com. Office Bldg Best Practices Guide
• Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey
• Dept. Of Energy (DOE): Buildings
• DOE Commerical Buildings Energy Consumption Survey
• DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• DOE Energy Library
• eBIDS: Energy Related Decision Support Systems
• Energy Efficiency Programs, CIEE
• Energy Foundation
• Energy Information Administration
• ENERGY STAR: Commercial Buildings
• Energy Use and Consumer Behavior Papaers
• EnergyStar Target Finder
• Lawrence Berkeley Labs Energy Research
• Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)
• Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA)
• Research on Behavior and Energy Decision-making, CIEE
• Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)
• Sustainable Energy Coalition
• WBCSD on Energy Efficiency

9.1 Special Reports/Research

9.2 RenewableEnergy

9.3 Features/Systems

9.4 Measurement

9.5 Performance

9.6 Regulations/Subsides

9.7 Miscellaneous

10.0 Space User Productivity and Health

• Carnegie Mellon Building Investment Decision Tool
• EPA Indoor Air Quality Website
• IAQ and Tenant Demand, Dec 2007
• IAQ Scientific Findings Resource Bank, LBL
• Indoor Environment Publications, Lawrence Berkeley Labs
• Innovative Design Student Productivity Studies--Daylighting
• Lawrence Berkeley Labs Indoor Env. Quality
• News, The Air That They Breathe, Dec 2007
• OSHA Indoor Air Quality
• OSHA MOlds and Fungi
• UC Berkeley Center for the Built Environment
• UK Health and Safty Executive Site on thermal Comfort

10.1 Space User Productivity

• Effect of Office Design on Organisational Productivity
• Factors Infl. Workplace Satisfaction, BOSTI Associates, 2001
• Sloane Work and Family Research Network

10.2 Space User Health

• A Brief Guide to Mold in the Workplace
• Before and Beyond the Precautionary Principle, July 2005
• Healthy Building Network

11.0 Gov. Regulations and Incentives

• American Planning Association (APA)
• Better Bricks Sum of Standards & Codes
• California Strategic Energy Plan, Nov 2008
• CalPERS Green-Energy Eff. Initiatives
• Council of State Governments
• Database for State and Local Energy Incentives
• DOE Status of Energy Codes
• EPA Brownsfield Site
• Federal and State Codes, GE Info Center
• General Code Guide-Tools
• Green Building Policy Network
• GSA Sustainable Development--Federal
• Int. City/County Management Association (ICMA)
• International Council for Local Env. Initatives (ICLEI)
• Legislative Context for Sust. Buildings, Your Building, Aust
• Legislative Context of Sus. Com. Buildings, Your Building
• Marrakech Task Force on Sustainable Buildings and Constructi
• National League of Cities (NLC)
• National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP)
• NBI Energy Code Recommendations
• News - Pop. Science Mag. Ranks 50 Greenest Cities
• Playbook for Green Bldgs and Neighborhoods
• State of Caifornia Green Initiatives
• US Climate Policy - EPA
• US-Federal Energy Management Program
• USGBC Gov. Resources--Public Policy Search
• USGBC Sustainable Public Policy Database
• Wikipedia - Climate Change Levy

12.0 Sustainable Sites/Land Use and Transportation

• Common Questions About Green Roofs - FacilityBlog
• Common Questions About Green Roofs - FacilityBlog
• Green Roof Maintenance Schedule
• News-A Zero Waste Update to LEED, Sept 2007
• News-From Green Buildings to Green Communities-Greensage2007
• Playbook for Green Bldgs and Neighborhoods
• Seattle's Green Factor Landscaping and Site Requirments
• Smart Landscaping Tips, Seattle

Performance Assessment/Misc. Topics

13.0 Water Efficiency

• Arizona Water Institute
• Building Green and Water
• Greenbiz Water Resource Site
• News-Western Water Supplies Already Altered by Gl. Warming
• WBCSD Global Water Tool
• WBCSD on Water

14.0 Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance

• Best Practice O&M, Better Bricks
• Best Practices in Existing Building Commissioning, 8-08
• Better Bricks O&M for Major Equipment
• BetterBricks - Building Operations
• BOMA Go Green program
• BOMA Resources and Links
• BOMA's 30 Ways to Save Energy
• Facilities Management and Maintenance, Your Buildings
• FM and Maintenance and Sus. Com. Buildings - Your Building
• Green Cleaning Network
• IREM Sustainability Web Resources
• LEED-EB Resources--Leonardo Academy
• News - A Green Sweep - Today's Facility Manager-2008
• News - Sustainable Facility Management is the Next Wave

15.0 Sustainable Property Performance Assessment

15.1 Methods-Misc.

• Advanced Buildings
• ASHRAE Building Energy Quotient , Energy Labeling, Jun 2009
• ASHRAE Building Energy Quotient Program, Advanced Energy Lab
• LB L& Energy Benchmarking
• NBI's Sortable Library on Measured Performance
• News - Autodesk Inc. and AIA 2007 Green Index
• Performance Assessment Challenge
• Sustainability Measurement and Reporting Challenge
• Sustainable Measures
• U. Of Minnisota Buildings, Benchmarks and Beyond

15.2 Case Studies

• 2030 Challenge Case Studies
• AIA COTE Top Ten Projects
• Audubon House Headquarters Building
• Build it Green Case Studies
• BuildingGreen High Performance Building Case Studies
• Cascadia Chapter of the USGBC- BC, OR, WA Case Studies
• DOE Net Zero and HP Buildings Database
• eBIDS: Energy Related Decision Support Systems
• Energy Oppt.'s in a Green Lease, Investa Case Study
• Energy Star Project List
• Getting to 50 Database, DOE-NBI
• Green Building Alliance Case Studies
• GreenSource Case studies
• Integrated Facades Case Studies, N. Europe, Better Bricks
• Investa Sustainable Property Innovation Case Studies
• Jonson Controls Case Studies
• LEED Certified Project List
• LEED Registered Project List
• NAIOP Book of Case Studies, 2007-Exceptional Green Bldgs.
• NESEA Building Awards
• Next 21 Case Studies
• Oikos Case Studies
• Restaurant Case Studies
• Select Manhattan Green Projects--3-28-08
• Sust. Design & Green Building Case Studies-GreenSource
• University Building Case Studies, UC
• US Department of Energy High Performance Buildings Database
• USGBC Project Profiles--by LEED Types
• USGBC Searchable LEED Project Case Studies Database
• World GBC: Case Studies
• Your Building Case Studies

15.3 Data Collection and Analysis

• Appraisal Institute Lum Library
• Appraisal Institute Market Data
• Porperty and Portfolio Research
• Real Capital Analytics
• REIS Market, Sales and Related Data
• Torto Wheaton Research

15.4 Process Performance

• BIDS on Commissiioning and Financial Performance
• Sustainable Process Resources, Building Green

15.5 Feature/System Performance

• Avoiding Wood Spec. Problems, PSI Green Bulletin, 11-07
• BIDS Cool Roof Financial Performance Findings
• BIDS Daylighting and High Perf. Lighting Findings
• BIDS HVAC Strategy Financial Performance Findngs
• BIDS Interior Strategy Financial Pefromance Findings
• eBIDS: Energy Related Decision Support Systems
• Green Buildings and Energy--Research
• GSA and Underfloor Air Distribution, April 2009
• IAQ Scientific Findings Resource Bank, LBL
• Indoor Environment Publications, Lawrence Berkeley Labs
• Natural Resource Council, Canada-Research
• Toilet Performance Assessments
• UnderFloor Air Distribution Research, Center for Built Env.

15.6 Building Performance

• Article Describing Debate About LEED and Energy Perf., 3-09
• Green Buildings and Energy--Research
• Green Buildings, Capital and Life Cycle Costs--Research
• GSA Green Building Research Reports
• Heschong Mahone Daylighting and Productivity Studies
• IAQ Scientific Findings Resource Bank, LBL
• Occupant satisfaction w/IEQ in green buildings-Your Building
• Post Occupancy Eval. of Green Buildings-Research
• US Gov Services Adm.: Workplace Research

15.61 Development Costs

15.62 Resource (Energy) Use

15.63 Occupant Performance

15.64 Flexibility/Durability

15.65 Location/Access

15.66 Sustainability Compliance

15.67 Public Benefits

15.7 Market Performance

• California Strategic Energy Plan, Nov 2008
• Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy
• Database of US State and Local Incentives
• DOE Status of Energy Codes
• Federal Tax Incentives , DOE
• Green Cities Report--Importance of Sust. May 2009
• Green Cities Report--Importance of Sust. May 2009
• USGBC Sustainable Public Policy Database

15.71 Expert-Based Financial Analyses

15.72 Statistics/Modeling Based Research

15.73 Space User/Investor Surveys

15.74 Corporate Sustainability/Enterprise Value Research

15.75 Space User Demographic/Market Research

15.76 Investor Demand

15.77 Regulator Demand Research: Regulators

15.8 Market Performance

• AutoDesk-AIA Survey, 2007
• Bringing Tenants On Baord, IREM, 2009
• Changing mindsets of Executives- impact of societal issues
• Colliers International's 2007 Canadian Office Tenant Surve
• Corporate Green Outsourcing Trends
• CSR Rank for New MBA's, Jan 2008
• Design Green Offices or Go Broke
• Disproving Myths about Workplace Design, 2001
• Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
• Dow Jones sustainability Indices--Criteria and Weighting
• eBIDS: Energy Related Decision Support Systems
• Energy Efficiency Survey, Johnson Controls, May 2009
• Great Places to Work Institute
• IAQ and Tenant Demand, Dec 2007
• Millenials Seek Co's that Care for Environment, Feb 2008
• MonsterTrak Survey of Graduates, Feb 2008
• Moving CSR Beyond the Headquarters, Survey, April 2009
• News - CoStar Green Report The Big Skodowski - CoStar Group
• News - CSR Jobs Rank High for Newly Minted MBAs: Report
• News - McGraw Hill Smart Report Survey and Stats, May 2007
• News - Triple Bottom Line Thinking Grows Exponentially
• Pew Survey on Environmental Attitudes, 2009
• Suppliers Concerned About Climate Change Risk, April 2008
• Survey of New Yorker Sustainability Attitudes, 2009
• Trucost Study of Corporate Carbon Emissions
• Turner 2008 Green building Survey
• What Australian Building Users are Saying--GB,- Your Buildin

15.9 Market Performance: Special Reports/Studies

• An Inv persp. on sus. and com. - - - Your Building

15.10 Financial Performance

16.0 Commercial Interiors/ Tenant Improvements

• BIDS Interior Strategy Financial Pefromance Findings
• Seattle's Quick Guides to Tenant Improvements, 2009

17.0 General Sustainability / Misc

• Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development
• AIA Best Practices
• Climate Change - US EPA
• Climate Research Links, Greening Insurance Site
• CoreNet Global Sustainability Publications
• FiveWinds International Sustainability Publications
• Kyoto Protocol
• News - The Power of Green - T. L. Friedman-New York Times
• Sustainable Banking Reference List: Cleaner Prodction Int.
• The Alliance for Climate Protection
• UN Division for Sustainable Development
• UNEP-FI Publications on Finance Sector and Climate Change
• WA State Dept. of Ecology - Green Buildings

Property Specific Topics

18.0 Property Specific Analysis—Commercial

18.1 Office

• ASHRAE Gudiebook for Office-up to 20K
• BetterBricks - Office Real Estate
• Com. Office Bldg Best Practices Guide
• DOE Commerical Real Estate Energy Alliance
• Effect of Office Design on Organisational Productivity
• Energy Design Resources--Office Buildings

18.2 Industrial

• ASHRAE Gudiebook for Warehouse-Self Storagel-up to 50K
• DOE Commerical Real Estate Energy Alliance
• Energy Design Resources--Distribution and Manufacturing
• Industrial Sector Energy Efficiency Resources

18.3 Retail

• A Closer Look at Green Retail, Buildings Mag, June 2009
• ASHRAE Gudiebook for Small Retail-up to 20K
• BetterBricks - Grocery Stores
• Daylight and Retail Sales, 2003-CEC PIER-Heschong Mahone
• DOE Energy Retailer Alliance
• Energy Design Resources--Retail Buildings
• EnergyStar for Retail
• ICSC Sustainability Portal
• LEED for Retail
• News - Wal-Mart's Latest Green Store Slashes Energy
• News- Mumbai’s Largest Mall Gets Energy Retrofit Through CCI
• News-Shopping Center Ind. Weighing Costs/Ben. of Going Green
• Skylights and Retail Sales, 1999-Heschong Mahone

18.4 Hospitality

• ASHRAE Gudiebook for Highway Lodging, 2009
• ASHRAE Hotel Energy Efficiency Guidelines, June 2009
• Environmental Terms Definitions
• Global Stewards Sustainable Solutions for Green Hotels
• Green Hotelier
• Green Hotels Association
• Green Lodging News
• Green Lodging News-- Air Quality Research
• Green Seal Certified Products
• Guide of Green Restaurant Association Endorsed Products
• News- 'Real Economics' Behind Paradigm Shift to Green Hotels
• Restaurant Incentives Information
• Restaurant Sustainability Website
• Sustainable Tips specific to Ski Areas
• Top Ten Tips for Restaurants
• Waste Reduction and Water Quality tips

18.5 Large Scale Development

18.6 Schools

• ASHRAE Gudiebook for K-12 Schools
• BetterBricks - Schools
• EPA Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools
• NCEF Resource List: Thermal Comfort in Schools
• The Collaborative for High Performance Schools

18.7 Government

18.8 Healthcare

• BetterBricks - Hospitals & Healthcare
• Energy Design Resources--Hospitals and Labs
• Global Health and Saftey Iniative-Built Environment
• Green Guide for Health Care
• Hospitals Go Green, Archi-Tech, May 2009
• Sustainable Hospitals Site

18.9 Land

18.10 Miscellaneous

19.0 Property Specific Analysis—Residential

19.1 Multi-Family

• Business News - LISC Launches Green Development Center
• Draft NAHB Multi-family Green Rating Standard
• Enterprise Community Partners
• Enterprise Resources Database - Green Affordable Housing
• Its Not Easy Leasing Green
• MF Water and energy conservation
• Next Generation--Driving Sustainability in Residential, UK
• Special Issues in Going Green for Multi-family, book

19.2 Single-Family

• Building America
• Energy and Environmental Building Association
• Enterprise Community Partners
• GBA Tips for Green Building
• Green Building Guide
• Green Building Primer
• GreenBuilding Databases and Sources
• NAHB Green Building Program
• NAR Field Guide to Green Homes and Green Mortgages
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
• News - NYSERDA Provides Inc.for Energy-Efficient Homes
• Next Generation--Driving Sustainability in Residential, UK
• Residential Energy Services Network
• Residential Sector Energy Eff. Resources--Leonardo Academy
• Rocky Mountain Institute and Home Energy Efficiency
• SONYMA Offers Assitance To Buyers of Energy-Efficient Homes
• Sustainable Building Sourcebook-
• Wired Home

Finance and Service Sectors

20.0 Capital Sources

20.1 Miscellaneous

• Env. Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) Reports and Other Doc's
• GBA Funding Sources Overview
• Green Funding Toolkit Publication, 2008
• Guidebook of Financial Tools, EPA
• Sustainable Property Finance, Building Green
• UNEP-FI Publications on Finance Sector and Climate Change

20.2 Debt

• Bridgemer: Green Financing
• Center for Environmental Finance, EPA
• Commerical Loans and Lender List
• Enterprise Community Partners
• Green Bank
• Hannon Armstrong-- Contract Finance
• Looplender
• New Resource Bank
• Second Angel Green Lending Program
• Sustainable Property Finance, Building Green
• UNEP-FI Publications on Finance Sector and Climate Change
• Wainright Sustainble Commerical Mortgages

20.3 Equity

• AIG Green Building Investment
• An Inv Persp. on Sus. and Com. Bldgs - Your Building
• CalPERS Green-Energy Eff. Initiatives
• Commonwealth Property Office Fund-UK
• European Clean Energy Fund
• New Boston Fund's Urban Strategy America fund
• Sustainable Asset Management Company

20.4 CMBS-Securities

20.5 Public Finance

• Berkeley's Energy Finance district
• Center for Environmental Finance, EPA
• DOE Funding Oppt-Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2009
• Enterprise Community Partners
• Environmental Finance Program Home - US EPA
• Government Finance, Building Green
• Green Communities Funding
• Guidebook of Financial Tools, EPA

20.6 Energy Finance

• Berkeley Energy Finance Initiative
• Carbon Trust Energy Finance
• Center for Environmental Finance, EPA
• DOE Financial Opportunites Website
• DOE Funding Oppt-Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2009
• DOE: Energy Financing
• Energy Tax Incentives
• Green Funding Toolkit Publication, 2008
• Green Loans: Wainwright Bank Looks HIP - HIP Investor
• GreenBank
• Innovative Financing Structures, Building Green
• New Resource Bank
• Tax Incentives Assistance Project

20.7 ESCO's

20.8 Equip./Product Finance

20.9 Subsidies/Incentives

• City of Seattle Incentives Menu and Guides
• DOE Financial Opportunites Website
• DOE Funding Oppt-Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2009
• Enterprise Community Partners
• Innovative Financing Structures, building green
• Restaurant Incentives Information

20.10 Single-Family

• Berkeley's Energy Finance district
• Enterprise: Finance
• Green Mortgages-NAR
• HUD Energy Efficient Mortgages
• Wainright Green SF Mortgage

20.11 Finance Market Research

20.12 Special Reports/Studies

21.0 Responsible Property Investing

• Principles for Responsible Investing Website
• Responsible Property Investing Publications--Gary Pivo

22.0 Socially Responsible Investment

• AIG Green Building Investment
• Business for Social Responsibility Research
• Prudential Property Investment Managers SRI
• Report on Socially Responsible Investment

23.0 Sustainable Service Sector

23.1 Appraisers

23.2 Commercial Brokers

• Green Building for Brokers, NAR Website
• NAR Green Designation

23.3 Consulting

• Davis Langdon--Cost Estimation
• Innovest Strategic Value Advisors
• International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
• Leonardo Academy
• REthink Development
• Rocky Mountain Institute
• SQUARE FOOTAGE
• Steve Winters Associates
• Steven Winter Associates, Inc.

23.4 Design/Engineering

• Architecture 2030 -Glo. Warming, Climate Change + Built Env.
• Sustainable Design Resource Guide-AIA COTE

23.5 Energy Modeling/Consulting

• BetterBricks Integrated Design Lab Network

23.6 Contractors-Builders

• Recommended Construction Practices, City of Seattle

23.7 Asst./Prop. Mgmt

23.8 Other Services

• SQUARE FOOTAGE - Corporate Training

23.9 Misc. Research/Contacts

• Access Green Directory
• Building Contractor Past Performance Database, GSA
• Green Building Professional Directory
• GreenSage Directory of Green Building Experts
• USGBC Directory of LEED Accredited Professionals

23.10 Service Provider Assessments/Certifications

23.11 Services Market Research

Special Underwriting Topics

24.0 Special Underwriting Topics

24.1 First Cost Analysis

• Davis Landon "Costing Green" July 2004
• Davis Langdon Construction Cost Publications
• Green Buildings, Capital and Life Cycle Costs--Research
• WBCSD Study Shows Green Costs Less than Perceived

24.2 Integrated Design

• BetterBricks - Design & Construction
• BetterBricks- Integrated Design Process & Tools
• BetterBricks- Meeting the 2030 Challenge w/Integrated Design
• Recommended Construction Practices, City of Seattle
• Sustainable Architecture Resources

24.3 Commissioning

• BCA - Building Commissioning Association
• Best Practices in Existing Building Commissioning, 8-08
• BetterBricks - Commissioning
• BIDS on Commissioning-HVAC Focus
• Commissioning Articles, Building Green
• Energy Design Resources--Commissioning
• Monitoring Based Commissioning, CIEE
• National Commissioning Conf. Papers and Pres., June 2009
• Portland Energy Conservation, Inc.

24.4 Tax and Accounting Issues

• FASB 157 Fair Value Summary
• Tax Incentives Assistance Project

24.5 Green Leases and Lease Analysis

• Energy Oppt.'s in a Green Lease, Investa Case Study
• Green Leasing Toolkit, CA Sustainability Alliance
• Implementing Green Leases
• Real Property Association of Canada - Green Lease

24.6 Education/Communication

• Green Building for Brokers, NAR Website
• Green Real Estate Education Website
• Legal Aspects of Energy Projects--Toolkit and training
• New Green Credential Program
• Vital Signs Curriculum Dev. Project

24.7 Energy / Performance Service Contracting

• Performance Contracting, Johnson Controls

24.8 Insurance/Surety

• Fireman's Fund Green Insurance
• Glossary of Insurance Risk Management Terms
• Going Green Reduces Losses, Mills, 1997
• Green Building Insurance Trends Article
• Green Insurance From Fireman's fund
• Green Insurance Products, AIG
• Greening of Insurance Website
• Insurance in a Climate of Change - Lawrence Berkeley Labs
• Lexington Green Insurance
• News - ACE USA Offers Green Restoration Policy
• News - Ernst & Young: Climate Change Greatest Strategic Risk
• News - Lexington Insurance Co. Adds Green Coverage
• Report on Insurer Resp. to Climate Change, April 2009
• Travelers Expands Prop. Coverage to Support Green Bulding

24.9 Product Durability/Flexibility (Churn, Cap Ex.)

24.10 Carbon Trading / Taxes

• ClimateBiz News - Green-e to Certify Offsets for Consumers
• JP Morgan Climate Research-Carbon Trading

24.11 Construction / Development Risks

• BetterBricks - Design & Construction
• Construction and Sus. Commercial Buildings - Your Building
• Construction Info Sources and Databases
• Org. Construction Knowledge for Design - Your Building
• Proj. Mgmt and Sus. Commercial Buildings - Your Building
• Recommended Construction Practices, City of Seattle

24.12 New Technologies/Creative Solutions

• Bus.Context of Sus. Commercial Buildings--Your Building
• News- Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• News-Most Green Marketing Claims Aren’t True, Says Report

24.13 Other Costs / Risks of Sustainable Development

• Carbon Pricing Just One Piece of the Puzzle
• FDIC Policy Statements, Env. Risk Mgmt

24.14 Contracts/Legal Issues

• FDIC Law, Regulations, Related Acts - Statements of Policy
• FTC Announces Review of Its Environmental Guidelines, 12/07
• Legal Aspects of Energy Projects--Toolkit and training
• News - FTC Plans Review of its Green Marketing Guidelines
• Sorting Out Green Advitisers Claims, FTC

24.15 Mold/IEQ Risk Issues

25.0 Organizational Change / Strategies

• Aligning Mission, Vision and Strategy for Sus. Comm. Bulds
• BT on Innovation and Sustainable Change
• CB Richard Ellis - Green Efforts
• Edu. and Training for Sus. Comm. Buildings - Your Building
• News- Guidance Releases Tips to Help Com. Green Operations
• Research on Behavior and Energy Decision-making, CIEE
• WBCSD on Business Capacity Building

26.0 Miscellaneous Documents

27.0 Sustainable Prop. Ind. Studies/Trends

• European Sustainable Real Estate Trends, 2007

28.0 Sus. Property Guides/Best Practices

• Advanced Buildings Guide
• AIA Best Practices - Chapter 18 Design-Construction Services
• AIA Sustainability 2030 Toolkit
• Building Green Best Practices-Energy
• DOE Energy Solutions by Property Type
• Energy Best Practices--Incentives, Products, Features, Proce
• GE Environmental Resource Center
• Recommended Construction Practices, City of Seattle
• Sustainable Building Technical Manual
• The Whole Building Design Guide
• Your Building--Excellent Methods Site, Australia

29.0 Sustainability Adoption/Obstacles

Additional Industry Resources Link Index

50.1 Assorted Glossaries

• Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting Terms (HDR)
• Building Construction Terms (Source: Building Catalogue)
• Commercial Real Estate Terms (Nat'l Landlord Tenant Guides)
• DOE Building Energy Codes Directory
• Energy Abbreviations (US Energy Information Administration)
• Environmental Terms (US Environmental Protection Agency)
• EPA-Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
• Glossary - Betterbricks
• Green Building Terms (Government of the City of Seattle)
• Real Property Association of Canada - Terminology Standards

50.2 Green Building and Related Organizations

• AIA Committe on the Environment (COTE)
• Alliance to Save Energy - Promoting Energy Eff. World Wide
• BCA - Building Commissioning Association
• Build it Green
• Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC)
• Global Green
• Global Green GB Resource Center
• Green Building Alliance
• Green Building information, products, materials and resource
• Green Lodging News
• GreenSage E-news
• Int. Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment (IISBE)
• International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
• Internet Work For Sustainability
• Mexico Green Building Council
• NRDC: Building Green
• Oikos Green Library
• Sustainable Building Information System
• Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
• Sustainable Sources
• The Alliance for Climate Protection
• United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
• US Green Building Council (USGBC)
• World Building Council for Sustainable Development
• World Green Building Council (WGBC)
• Your Building--Excellent Methods Site, Australia

50.3 Research Orgs / Institutions

• American Real Estate Society (ARES)
• Arizona Institute for Renewable Energy
• Arizona Water Institute
• Athena Institute
• Betterbricks Best Practices for the Private Sector
• CA Department of General Services
• California Institute for Energy and Environment
• Carnegie Mellon Center for Building Perfomance...
• Carnegie Mellon Green Design Center
• Center for Building Science and Performance--AIA
• Center for Green Roof Research
• Commercial Buidlings Institute
• Continental Automated Building Association (CABA)
• Global Institute of Sustainability at ASU Arizona State Uni.
• GREENGUARD
• Hong Kong University: Building Energy Efficiency Research
• Institute for Responsible Investment
• International Initiative for Sustainable Built Environment
• Kingston University Sustainable Design Research Ctr.
• Leonardo Academy Support to the USGBC
• McGraw-Hill Construction Green Construction Resource Center
• NAHB Research Center
• National Insitute of Building Services
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
• Natural Resource Council, Canada-Research
• Oak Ridge: Sustainable Building Research
• Pacific Energy Center, PG&E
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Prudential Real Estate Investment Management
• Real Capital Analytics
• Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
• Rutgers Center For Green Building
• The Green Roundtable
• U. of Minnisota Center for Sustainable Building Research
• UC Berkeley Center for the Built Environment
• UC Berkeley Green building Research Center
• UC Berkeley Green Resources
• UNEP Finance Initiative Publications
• Uni.of Washington--Runstad Center Links
• Vital Signs Curriculum Dev. Project
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

50.4 Trade Groups: Green / Other

• AEP
• Alliance for Sustainable Built Environments
• Alliance to Save Energy - Buildings
• American Council for An Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
• ASHRAE
• ASHRAE-- Engineering for Sustainability
• CABA - Continental Automated Buildings Association
• Construction Financial Management Association
• Insulators Contractors Association of America (ICAA)
• International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
• International Code Council
• International Council for Local Env. Initatives (ICLEI)
• Municiapal Waste Management Association (MWMA)
• National Association of State Energy Officials
• North America Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA)
• Sheet Metal and Air Conditioner Contrators (SMACNA)
• UNEP International Environmental Technology Center
• Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA)

50.5 Trade Groups: Real Estate

• American Hotel and Lodging Association (AH&LA)
• American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• American Planning Association (APA)
• Appraisal Institute (AI)
• Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE)
• Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)
• Commercial Mortgage Securities Association (CMSA)
• Commerical Certified Investment Member (CCIM)
• CoreNet Global
• Counselors of Real Estate (CRE)
• Green Building for Brokers, NAR Website
• Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
• International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
• International Facility Management Association (IFMA)
• International Hotel and Restaurant Association
• IREM Sustainability Web Resources
• Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)
• Nat. Association of Industial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
• National Association of Real Estate Inv. Management (NAREIM)
• National Association of Real Estate Inv. Trusts (NAREIT)
• National Council of Real Estate Inv. Fiduciaries (NCREIF)
• National Investment Center for Senior Housing (NIC)
• National Multi-Housing Council (NMHC)
• National Property Management Association (NPMA)
• Pension Real Estate Association (PREA)
• Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
• Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR)
• Urban Land Institute (ULI)

50.6 Uncategorized