Green Upstate NY Chapter

Free Downloads!
15 Things You Can Do to Green an Existing Home or Building
17 Ways to Green A New Building (before construction)
Calculate Your Ecological Footprint
High Performance Buildings Video from NYSERDA
Greenbuild(365) - video presentations and resources

LEED® Green Building Rating System Fact Sheets
LEED® for New Construction Rating System (LEED-NC)
LEED® for Existing Buildings Rating System (LEED-EB)
LEED® for Commercial Interiors Rating System (LEED-CI)
LEED® for Homes Rating System (LEED-H)
LEED® for Neighborhood Development Rating System (LEED-ND)

Green Schools Advocate Materials
Why LEED for Schools?
Advocacy Plan for Volunteers
Current Advocacy Efforts in NYS
How to Deliver the Message
Green Schools Advocate Training 12-8-07
Advocate Training Resources

Education
Rochester Institute of Technology
SUNY-College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Presentations: 4th Annual Green Building Conference
University at Buffalo- UB Green
Green Advantage
The Common Fire Housing Co-op
'Go Green' Initiative for Schools

Professional Organizations
AIA Central New York
AIA Eastern New York
AIA Buffalo/Western New York
AIANYS
American Society of Interior Designers
International Interior Design Association
National Society of Professional Engineers
Society of Women Engineers
American Society of Landscape Architects
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Engineers
Office of Professions, New York State Education Department (maintains the list of registered Architects, Landscape Architects, Engineers & Interior Designers etc.)

Government/Not-for-Profit Organizations
U.S. Green Building Council ( USGBC)
Global Environment & Technology Foundation
NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
NYS Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA)
NYS Association for Reduction, Reuse & Recycling
Go Green Initiative
Green Restaurant Association (GRA)
Syracuse Center of Excellence
Local Government Sustainable Initiatives

Regional 'Green' Groups within Chapter
Center for Ecological Technology (Berkshire County, MA Branch)
GreeningUSA
Otsego County Conservation Association
Rochester Green Business Network-Center for Environmental Info
Sustainable Hudson Valley
Sustainable Tompkins

eZines/blogs
BuildingGreen
GroovyGreen
WorldChanging
Green Guidance
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Miscellaneous
Green Health Care
IdealBite


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Green Schools Advocate

Diane Brandli

Diane has been designated as the Green Schools Advocate for the New York Upstate Chapter. She will coordinate our local Green Schools Advocacy Committee to work with decision-makers, parents, teachers and others who are passionate about giving our children the healthiest, safest places to learn and grow – all while saving school districts money, contributing toward mitigating climate change and improving our environment.

Link to Build Green Schools Website

Green Schools Advocate Training

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Residential Green Advocate

Kevin Stack

Kevin has been designated as the Residential Green Advocate for the New York UpstateChapter. He is developing strong relationships with local Home Builder Assocations and other green homes organizations as well as build knowledge within the chapter of the LEED for Homes Program.

USGBC LEED for Homes Website