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RECYCLING-RELATED AGENCIES
The California Integrated Waste Management Board
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/BuyRecycled/
This state agency has several programs promoting recycling including an extensive, searchable database of manufacturers, distributors and re-processors of recycled products. They use a general product classification format which includes construction(appliances, flooring, doors, products, concrete, finishes, insulation), agriculture, landscape and garden, livestock, animal husbandry (includes composting bins, erosion control materials, playground equipment, livestock bedding and flooring), marine (boat docks and pilings) and other miscellaneous products. Company information is extensive, with profiles, address information, and descriptions of products.

King County (WA) Department of Solid Waste Recycled Content Building Materials Guide
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/swd/bizprog/sus_build/RCBMG.pdf
The recycled content materials guide, provided in Acrobat pdf format, lists by CSI Masterformat category building materials with recycled content or related to recycled content in the Washington state area. The chart form, listing product, description, local vendor and manufacturer, is convenient and easy to access.

Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/cpg/pdf
This Acrobat pdf document by the EPA is a brochure for construction managers, especially ones with government contracts, to educate them on green/sustainable building practices. It includes key terms, case studies and brief synopses on different kinds of materials and recommended percentages of recycled or recovered material for various products.

Washington State Department of Ecology Sustainable Building Toolbox
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/cdl/elements_cdl_recycled content.htm
This site includes links and resources in Washington for recycling and reuse materials. In categories on construction waste, reuse, recycling, and recycled content, the directory leads users to local sources and providers.

Department of Energy Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/overview/ovintro.shtml
This website offers information on green building programs, affordable housing and links to associated resources.

Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology
http://www.crest.org/
Website offers infomation in the areas of renewability, sustainablity and energy efficiency specifically for the Internet. The site is supported by various foundations and U.S. and state government sources. Public policy and government programs are high on the agenda.

Architectural Record’s green building source
http://www.archrecord.com/GREEN/GREEN.ASP
This part of Architectural Record’s website is devoted to green buidling materials. Searchable by CSI Masterformat category, the site lists descriptions of a scanty number (so far) of building products.

BRE
http://www.bre.co.uk/
BRE is “the UK's leading centre of expertise on buildings, construction, energy, environment, fire and risk. We provide research-based consultancy, testing and certification services to customers world-wide. Our services are founded on, but not restricted to the built environment.” This includes a portion on 'Green' issues, whole life, sustainability, building perfomance and use.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Anink, David, Chiel Boonstra, John Mak, Handbook of Sustainable Building: An Environmental Preference Method for Selection of Materials for Use in Construction and Refurbishment (London, James & James (Science Publishers) Limited, 1996).
Chappell, Steve, The Alternative Building Sourcebook for Traditional, Natural and Sustainable Buidling Products and Services (Maine, Fox Maple Press, Inc., 1998).
Environmental Building News. GreenSpec Directory, (Brattleboro, VT., Building Green, Inc., 1999-2001).
Hermannsson, John, Green Building Resource Guide (Connecticut, The Taunton Press, 1997).
Mendler, Sandra F. and William Odell, The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design, (New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000).
Spiegel, Ross and Dru Meadows, Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification (New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999).
Wines, James, Green Architecture, (Koln, Benedikt Taschen Verlag, GmbH, 2000)

INTERNET REFERENCES

AIA Colorado www.aiacolorado.org/SDRG/intro/product.htm
Amazing Recycled Products www.amazingrecycled.com/
Blue Angel Eco-label (Germany) www.blauer-engel.de/englisch/blauer_engel/umweltzeichen.htm
Build Green www.kchba.org/buildgreenkc/index.shtml
Building and Industry Resource Ventures www.resourceventure.org/sustainable_building.htm
Building Environmental Science and Technology www.nrg-builder.com/greenbld.htm
Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability www.bfrl.nist.gov/oae/software/bees.html
Buy Recycled Business Alliance www.nrc-recycle.org/brba/
California Integrated Waste Management Board www.ciwmb.ca.gov/GreenBuilding/materials
Canada Green Building Information Council www.greenbuilding.ca/
Cellulose Insulation Manufacturers Assocation www.cellulose.org/
City of Austin (TX) Green Building Program www.ci.austin.tx.us/greenbuilder/
Ecofriendly Flooring www.ecofriendlyflooring.com
Ecoshake Roofing Materials www.ecoshake.com/
Environmental Building News www.buildinggreen.com/
Environmental Building Products www.environmentalbldgprod.com/
Environmental Choice Program (Canada) www.environmentalchoice.com/
EPA's Energy Star Rating www.energystar.gov/default.shtml
EU's Eco-label europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ecolabel/
European Database of Suppliers of Energy Efficient and Sustainable Building Products and Services www.jxj.com/suppands/edseeb/select_company/127_114.html
European Union - Targeted research action, environmentally friendly construction technologies www.tra-efct.com/
Greater Cleveland Green Building Coalition www.clevelandgbc.org/cec/criteria.htm
Green Architecture Links green-architecture.com/links.htm
Green Building Consortium www.worldbuild.com/
Green Building Resource Guide www.greenguide.com/
Green Pages Online www.greenpages.org/
Green Seal www.greendesign.net/cgi-bin/search.pl?resource=Specifications
Heartland Renewable Energy Society www.heartland-res.org/
Interface Carpets Sustainable Website www.interfacesustainability.com/
King County Comm. for Marketing Recycleable Materials dnr.metrokc.gov/market/map/specover.htm#General Format
Living Green.com www.livingreen.com/gbm.html
Metropolitan Energy Center www.kcenergy.org/buildings.html
Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide www.sustainabledesignguide.umn.edu/
Missouri Department of Natural Resources Green Building www.dnr.state.mo.us/greenbldg/
National Association of Home Builders www.nahbrc.org/
National Recycling Coalition www.nrc-recycle.org/brba/casestudies/sandiego.htm
NCAT Center for Resourceful Building Technology www.crbt.org/
Nordic Swan Eco-label www.ecolabel.no/main.html?navigatore=Engelsk
Oikos Green Building Source Website oikos.com
Phenix Biocomposites www.phenixbiocomposites.com/
Portland (OR) Office of Sustainable Development www.sustainableportland.org/
Recycled Paper Coalition www.papercoalition.org/
Recycled Products Resource Online www.recycle.net/
Renewable Energy Products Catalog www.realgoods.com/renew/
Rocky Mountain Institute www.rmi.org/
Southface Energy Institute www.southface.org/
Sustainable Manhattan www.sustainable.manhattan.ks.us/whats_new/
Thoreau Center for Sustainability www.thoreau.org/Design/Materials/insulation.html
U.S. Department of Energy www.sustainable.doe.gov/buildings/gbintro.shtml
U.S. Green Building Council www.usgbc.org/