Green Housing at UE

• Green Housing Overview
• Smith, Steven. “Asthma Hits N.E. Hard, Study Finds.” Boston Globe. ONLINE.2006. Available: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/03/27/asthma_hits_ne_hard_study_finds/ [27Mar2006].

Appliances

• Overview
• Text by US Office Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/tips/appliances.html [13 Feb. 2006].
• Clothes Washers
• U.S. Department of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/tips/laundry.html [23 Mar 2006].
• Energy Efficient Rehab Advisor. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://rehabadvisor.pathnet.org/index.asp [23 Mar 2006].
• Clothes Dryers
• Consumer Energy Center. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/home/appliances/dryers.html [24Mar.2006].
• Consumer Product Safety Commission. ONLINE 2006. Available: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5022.html [24Mar2006].
• Ranges
• Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.aceee.org/consumerguide/ [23Mar2006.].
• California Energy Commission. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/home/appliances/ranges.html [23Mar2006].

Building Envelope

• Insulation
• Minnesota Green Affordable Housing Guide. ONLINE 2006. Available: http://www.greenhousing.umn.edu/comp_insulation.html [24Mar2006].
• Roofing
• “Recycling Asphalt Roofing Shingles,” Environmental Building News. June 2000.
• Minnesota Green Affordable Housing Guide. ONLINE 2006. Available: http://www.greenhousing.umn.edu/comp_roofing.html [24Mar2006].
• Windows
• “Selecting Energy Efficient Windows in Massachusetts.” University of MN. ONLINE. 2006 Available: www.efficientwindows.org/factsheets/massachusetts.pdf [24Mar2006].
• ENERGY STAR. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=windows_doors.pr_ind_tested [24Mar2006].
• US Department of Energy. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/windows_doors_skylights/index.cfm/mytopic=13370 [24Mar2006].
• US Department of Energy. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/windows_doors_skylights/index.cfm/mytopic=13370 [24Mar2006].
• US Department of Energy. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/windows_doors_skylights/index.cfm/mytopic=13370 [24Mar2006].

Lighting

• Light Bulbs
• ENERGY STAR. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=buyers_guide.pr_lighting_guide_bulbs [24Mar2006]
• US. Department of Energy. ONLINE. 2006 Available: http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/lighting_daylighting/index.cfm/mytopic=12050 [24Mar2006].

Materials & Finishes

• Flooring
• Minnesota Green Affordable Housing Guide. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.greenhousing.umn.edu/comp_flooring.html [24Mar2006]
• Paints
• “Low or No VOC Paints” PATH. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.toolbase.org/techinv/techDetails.aspx?technologyID=230 [24Mar2006].
• “Low or No VOC Paints” PATH. ONLINE. 2006.
  Available: http://www.toolbase.org/techinv/techDetails.aspx?technologyID=230 [24Mar2006].
• “Low VOC Paints Are More than Just Green.” Facilities Net. ONLINE. 2006.
  Available:http://www.facilitiesnet.com/bom/article.asp?id=1506 [24Mar2006].

Operations

• Green Cleaning
• Adapted from: MassCOSH Urban Edge Janitorial Products Survey Report, August 2005.

Recycling

• Construction Recycling
• Resource Venture. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.resourceventure.org/rv/issues/building/get-started/cons-wste-mgmt/co-mingled/index.php [24Mar2006].
• Mark Truant and Associates, Inc.
• Resource Venture. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.resourceventure.org/rv/issues/building/get-started/cons-wste-mgmt/index.php [24Mar2006].
  

Water Systems

• Faucets
• Department of Housing and Urban Development. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/ph/phecc/strat_W1.cfm [24Mar2006]
• Minnesota Green Affordable Housing Guide. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.greenhousing.umn.edu/comp_waterfixtures.html [24Mar2006]
• “The Environmental Benefits of Composite Electroless Nickless Coatings”, Michael Fieldstein. ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.pfonline.com/articles/080203.html [24Mar2006]
• Christmas in April Energy Efficiency Guidebook. ONLINE. 1999. Available: http://www.pstvnrg.com/xina/guide.html [24Mar2006]
• Gray Water & Rainwater Harvesting
• “Retrofitting Apartment Buildings to Conserve Water”, A Guide for Managers, Engineers, and Contractors. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. May, 2002.
• Rocky Mountain Institute. ONLINE 2006. Available: http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid287.php [24Mar2006].

Other Green Tools

• Life Cycle Cost Analysis
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis Handbook, 1st Edition, State of Alaska-Department of Education & Early Development Education Support Services/Facilities, 1999. Available: www.eed.state.ak.us/facilities/ publications/LCCAHandbook1999.pdf .[24Mar2006].
• Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA), Whole Building Design Guide, ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.wbdg.org/design/lcca.php. [24Mar2006].
• Life-Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA), Whole Building Design Guide, ONLINE. 2006. Available: http://www.wbdg.org/design/lcca.php. [24Mar2006].
• http://www.wbdg.org/design/lcca.php
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis Handbook, 1st Edition, State of Alaska-Department of Education & Early Development Education Support Services/Facilities, 1999. Available: www.eed.state.ak.us/facilities/ publications/LCCAHandbook1999.pdf [24Mar2006].
• A Primer on Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Building Projects, Paladino Consulting, July 2000. ONLINE. 2006. Available: www.cityofseattle.net/ sustainablebuilding/Leeds/docs/LCA_Primer.pdf . [24Mar2006].