Living Green
Green building
and building products standards
Green buildings and products are scored with rating systems, and formally approved and certified by various organizations. Here is a list of some prominent standards creating people:
U. S. Green Building Council LEED Rating System
http://www.usgbc.org
Green Building Initiative
http://www.thegbi.org/home.asp
Forest Stewardship Council Certified Wood
http://www.fscoax.org
http://www.certifiedwood.org
Scientific Certification Systems
http://www.scscertified.com/
Clean Vehicles
http://www.cleancarcampaign.org/standard.html
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/greencar
Certified Organic Products Labeling
http://www.ota.com
Certified Green e Power
http://www.green-e.org
Salmon Friendly Products
http://www.sustainableproducts.com/susproddef2.html#Salmonm
Cleaner and Greener Certification
http://www.cleanerandgreener.org
Green Seal Product Standards
http://www.greenseal.org
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (2000) Social Equity Performance Indicators
http://www.sustainableproducts.com/susproddef2.html#Performance_Indicators
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
http://www.sustainableproducts.com/susproddef.html
Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability (MTS)
http://www.sustainableproducts.com/mts/index.htm