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other sites to get information on weather data, the
building industry, urban heat island effect, general
knowledge on plastics and more.
American Chemistry Council Plastics
Division
www.americanchemistry.com/plastics/
Learn everything you need to know about versatile plastic
and its ubiquitous role in everyday life
American Institute of Architects
www.aia.org
A comprehensive portal for practicing architects and
other building professionals; includes project leads
Building Energy Codes Program
www.energycodes.gov
An information resource on national model energy
codes, including ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1., covering
all aspects of a building as it relates to energy efficiency
Building Envelopes Program at
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
www.ornl.gov/sci/roofs+walls
A portal that includes R-value recommendations by
ZIP code for new and existing construction and a calculator
for estimating annual energy cost savings from the use
of solar radiation controls on commercial low-slope
roofs
Construction Specifications
Institute
www.csinet.org
Portal for the 17,000 member organization dedicated
to communication with all disciplines engaged in non-residential
building design and construction
Cool Roof Rating Council
www.coolroofs.org
Provides building code bodies, energy service providers,
architects and specifiers, property owners and community
planners with accurate radiative property data on roof
surfaces
ENERGY STAR®
Program
www.energystar.gov
Includes a section on qualified roofing products under
its Products section
Global Hydrology Resource Center
ghrc.msfc.nasa.gov
A source of information on various NASA projects to
observe, measure, model and analyze the urban environment
and the urban heat island effect
Green Building Initiative™
www.thegbi.org
Creator of the Green Globes system, a green management tool that includes an assessment protocol, rating system and guide for integrating environmentally friendly design into commercial buildings
Green Building Solutions
www.greenbuildingsolutions.org
Supports a systems approach to sustainable and green building design. Sponsored by the American Chemistry Council, the site is also the online home of the print publication Modern Materials.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
eetd.lbl.gov/HeatIsland/graphic.html
Portal for the Lab’s Heat Island Group, which
finds, analyzes and implements solutions to urban areas’
summer warming trends – the so-called "heat
island" effect, with particular interest in the
study and development of reflective surfaces
National Climatic Data Center
www.ncdc.noaa.gov
The site for the world’s largest active archive
of weather data, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
and the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information
Service (NESDIS)
Phthalate Esters Panel of the
American Chemistry Council www.phthalates.org
An information center on all aspects of the additive
that makes PVC flexible in numerous applications
Roof Consultants Institute
www.rci-online.org
An international nonprofit association of professional
roof consultants, architects, and engineers specializing
in the specification and design of roof systems
Solutions Through Science
www.stsla.org
Solutions Through Science is a group of chlorine and
PVC producers and users in Louisiana. Created as a
stand-alone organization, Solutions Through Science
has partnered with the Louisiana Chemical Association
as well as the Chlorine Chemistry Council and Vinyl
Institute, two national trade associations, to support
the interests of the chlorine, vinyl, and other manufacturing
industries in Louisiana.
The Chlorine Tree
www.chlorinetree.org
An information resource on chlorine from its roots.
See how chemical innovation transforms a common element
into a critical component of myriad uses.
The Vinyl Institute
www.vinylindesign.com
www.vinylinfo.org
www.vinylnewsservice.net
Portals for everything you need to know about the material
vinyl and its use in the built environment.
U.S. Green Building Council
www.usgbc.org/leed
Site for the organization whose members developed
the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
Green Building Rating System™, a voluntary, continuously
evolving, consensus-based national standard for developing
high-performance, sustainable buildings
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