Climate Change Web Resources for Religious Communities

Web Resources for Facilities Management

U.S. Green Building Council -- nonprofit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation. Source of reference guides, workshops, certification, case studies. Home for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building rating system which incorporates universally accepted sustainable practices and performance criteria.
Green Buildings and Energy Efficiency -- online informational resources from the Environmental Protection Agency about developing an energy management strategy
Building Operator Certification Program – nationally recognized training and certification program for building operators offering improved job skills and more comfortable, energy-efficient facilities.
EPA Waste Reduction Model (WARM) -- online tool that calculates the benefits of alternative end-of-life waste management decisions versus a business-as-usual scenario.
EPA Recycled Content Tool (ReCon) -- online tool to estimate life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy impacts from purchasing and/or manufacturing materials with varying degrees of post-consumer recycled content. ReCon calculates the benefits of alternative recycled content purchasing decisions.
Sustainable Facility – an environmental source for power management.
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Web Resources for Global Climate Change, Care of Creation and Catholic Thought

Additional Resources for Religious Communities

Franciscan Theology of the Environment: An Introductory Reader