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Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Green Building
 



Reference Books
Circulating Books
Media
Government Documents
Additional Online Resources

Reference Books
A handbook on low-energy buildings and district-energy systems: fundamentals, techniques and examples / L.D. Danny Harvey
2 NORTH Reference  TJ 163.5 .B84 H364 2006  

Green building products: the GreenSpec guide to residential building materials / Alex Wilson and Mark Piepkorn
2 NORTH Reference  TH 455 .G739 2006 

The HOK guidebook to sustainable design / Sandra Mendler, William Odell, Mary Ann Lazarus
2 NORTH Reference  NA 2542.36 .M46 2006  

Circulating Books

Green building fundamentals: a practical guide to understanding and applying fundamental sustainable construction practices and the LEED green building rating system / Michael Montoya
4 NORTH  TH 880 .M66 2010 

Improving the energy performance of buildings: learning from the European Union and Australia / Charles Ries, Joseph Jenkins, Oliver Wise
4 NORTH  TJ 163.5 .B84 R545 2009  

The green building bottom line: the real cost of sustainable building/ edited by Martin Melaver, Phyllis Mueller
4 NORTH  TH 880 .G743 2009 

The integrative design guide to green building : redefining the practice of sustainability / Multiple authors
4 NORTH  TH 880 .I58 2009 

The engineering guide to LEED-new construction : sustainable construction for engineers / Liv Haselbach
4 NORTH  TH 880 .H37 2008  

California green building standards code: California code of regulations, Title 24, Part 11/ California Building Standards Commission
3 NORTH  KFC 813 .A434 A19293  2008

Green building guidelines: meeting the demand for low-energy, resource-efficient homes /
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
4 NORTH  TJ 163.5 .D86 G74 2004 

Green building: project planning & cost estimating: a practical guide for constructing sustainable buildings: cost data for green materials, components & systems, special project requirements, financial analysis & incentives
4 NORTH  TH 880 .G74 2002 

Green jobs : working for people and the environment / Michael Renner, Sean Sweeney, Jill Kubit
2 SOUTH  GE 60 .R455 2008  

Media

2005 Title 24 compliance [ videorecording]: HVAC changeouts and cool roofs / California Energy Commission
1 SOUTH Lib Media Ctr  DVD 000866  

Gov Docs

Energy efficiency in buildings [electronic resource]: hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session ... February 26, 2009
Connect to http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS111536

Federal energy management [electronic resource]: addressing challenges through better plans and clarifying the greenhouse gas measure will help meet long-term goals for buildings: report to Congressional requesters / United States Government Accountability Office
Connect to http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08977.pdf

2005 building energy efficiency standards residential compliance manual / California Energy Commission

2 NORTH Calif Docs  CA E2015 .M3r 2005  
(Here is an online link describing the various amendments to the 2005 Building Energy Efficiency Standards: http://www.energy.ca.gov/title24/2005standards/index.html)

Options for energy efficiency in existing buildings/ California Energy Commission, [2005]
2 NORTH Calif Docs  CA E2015 .E49 E442dr  

New California Green Building Standards Code (effective August 1, 2009)  http://www.documents.dgs.ca.gov/bsc/2009/part11_2008_calgreen_code.pdf
3 North (2 copies)
 KFC 813 .A434 A19293  2008  

Additional Online Resources

The U.S. Green Building Council is a non-profit group of professionals working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation.  http://www.usgbc.org/
Click on LEED to find information on ratings systems, professional accreditation, etc…

USGBC – Northern California Chapter
http://www.usgbc-ncc.org/

Center for the Built Environment
This Berkeley based research center is focused on improving the design, operation, and environmental quality of buildings.  Case studies on HVAC systems, envelopes, and indoor air quality among others are accessible through this website:
http://www.cbe.berkeley.edu/

The Energy and Environmental Building Alliance
The EEBA is a group focused on providing education and resources for professionals involved in making buildings and communities more energy-efficient and environmentally responsible.
http://www.eeba.org/

Build it Green
Build It Green is a non-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote healthy, energy- and resource-efficient building practices in California.
http://www.builditgreen.org/

Links to state government initiatives and departments relating to building and green building:

California Buildings Standards Commission   http://www.bsc.ca.gov/default.htm

California Energy Commission Green Building Initiative   http://www.energy.ca.gov/greenbuilding

Governor's Green California Site   http://www.green.ca.gov/default.htm

 

     

Questions/comments to: Maria Kochis, Librarian  kochism@csus.edu Guide Created 10/09