Frequently Asked Questions
Where to find information on green building design?
- National Association of Homebuilders developed the National Green Building Standard, ICC-700.
- Green Building Guidelines©: Meeting the Demand for Low-Energy, Resource-Efficient Homes© available at http://www.psic.org/storeindex.cfm.
- Green Building Initiative - Green Globes - http://www.thegbi.org/home.asp
- Impact of LEED on Wood Markets - TheImpactofLEED.pdf
- Green Wood: Building Green with Wood - StructureMag-Green-Wood-7-05.pdf
- Understanding Green Building Ratings - Understanding-Green-Building-Ratings.pdf
- The Unseen Connection: Building Materials and Climate Change (by Bruce Lippke, Ph.D.) - LippkeArticleCAForestsWinter2006.pdf
- The Rapid Growth of Green Building Rating Systems and Their Impact on Wood Buildings - Green Building Rating Sytems and their Imapact on Wood Buildings
- Case Study Examines Pluses and Minuses of OVE Framing
http://www.nbnnews.com/NBN/issues/2009-09-28/Green%2BBuilding/index.html - Testimony to the Canadian Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry - CanadaSenateTestimony5-6-10.pdf