Organizations

Boulder Green Building Guild
An association of building professionals in Boulder County, Colorado focused on making green building common practice. Includes calendar of events.
http://www.bgbg.org

Construct Ireland
Contains information, articles, daily news items, and a directory of contacts relating to sustainable construction in Ireland. A monthly e-mail newsletter is available by subscription.
http://constructireland.ie

Development Center for Appropriate Technology
Non-profit organization that supports the development and use of sustainable technology through education, research, and projects. Includes information on working with code officials. Active in revising building codes to include sustainable issues.
http://www.dcat.net/

Environmental Design Research Association
An international, interdisciplinary organization that focuses on environmental design research that examines the interrelationships between people and their built environments. Hosts conferences, publishes papers, and allocates student research grants. Also supports special interest networks.
http://www.edra.org/

Green Building Alliance
Pittsburgh-based non-profit organization that seeks to integrate environmentally responsible design practices through education programs, case studies, public policy advocacy, and public relations.
http://www.gbapgh.org/

Green Building Council of Australia
Group seeking to promote sustainable development and to encourage the property industry to implement green building programs, technologies, design practices, and operations. Developed the Green Star rating tool for evaluating building design.
http://www.gbca.org.au/

Green Design Initiative
An academic-industry-government consortium based at Carnegie-Mellon University to develop research and education programs to improve environmental quality while encouraging sustainable economic development.
http://www.ce.cmu.edu/GreenDesign/

Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction
International group that seeks to promote sustainable construction. Sponsors regional and global award competitions, funds projects, and organizes seminars. Good conceptual information on sustainable construction.
http://www.holcimfoundation.org

Metafore
Group that seeks to change business practices to be environmentally responsible, especially regarding forest products. They produce several documents on integrating environmental values with business practices, including "Wood for Building Green".
http://www.metafore.org/

Northwest EcoBuilding Guild
Association of building professionals and homeowners interested in ecologically sustainable building. Offers fact sheets and newsletters, event listing, and resource directory.
http://www.ecobuilding.org/

Santa Monica Green Building Program
Information on Santa Monica's green building program, including their design and construction guidelines.
http://greenbuildings.santa-monica.org/index.html

Scottish Ecological Design Association
Association formed to promote ecological issues for the Scottish building industry. Produces a magazine, sponsors lectures, seminars and workshops, and responds to government initiatives. Design guide "Design and Detailing for Deconstruction" to make it easier to reuse materials.
http://www.seda2.org/

USGBC New Mexico Chapter
Formerly the Green Alliance. Group based in Albuquerque NM that promotes green development through tours, seminars, standards, and educational displays.
http://www.usgbcnm.org/

World Green Building Council
A global not-for-profit organisation working to transform the property industry towards sustainability through its members - national Green Building Councils.
http://www.worldgbc.org