Waste Reduction, Construction and Demolition Debris - Iowa ...

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
CASE STUDIES
Executive Hills Deconstruction and Demolition Project, Des Moines, Iowa
www.iowadnr.gov/waste/recycling/files/iowacase.pdf
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa – Morrill Hall Renovation
www.iastate.edu/Inside/05/1007/green.shtml
Kingsley Pierson Middle School Project, Pierson, Iowa
www.iowadnr.gov/waste/recycling/files/iowacase.pdf
Principal Financial Group Demonstration Project, Des Moines, Iowa
www.iowadnr.gov/waste/recycling/files/iowacase.pdf
National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, Dubuque, Iowa
www.iowadnr.gov/energy/sustainable/files/conn.pdf
WEB LINKS
Association of General Contractors provides Green Construction
Resources that include state and local Green Building Programs,
AGC Environmental Solution Series and Green construction
Bible, and others in their Environmental section. Users can access
these resources by clicking on the “Research a Topic” option at
the top of AGC home page and then choosing “Environmental”.
www.agc.org
Building Materials Reuse Calculator calculates results based on
data from BEES ® (Building for Environmental and Economic
Sustainability) version 3.0, a software program developed by the
NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) Building
and Fire Research Laboratory. BEES enables users to compare the
environmental and economic performance of different building
materials, based on certain assumptions about how those products
are manufactured, shipped, installed, and maintained. www.
wastematch.org/calculator/calculator.htm
Center on Sustainable Communities serves as a resource for the
residential homebuilding marketplace. COSC educates consumers
and professionals, empowering them to take steps toward
more sustainable building practices and provides communitynetworking
forums for professionals and experts to engage with
peers and homeowners on various aspects of residential green
building. www.icosc.com
Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center offers
an overview of green building and links to related resources
www.cicacenter.org
Construction Materials Recycling Association Promoting the safe
and economically feasible recycling of the more than 325 million
tons of recoverable construction and demolition materials that are
generated in the United States annually www.cdrecycling.org
Deconstruction Institute provides educational materials,
tools and techniques, networking, case studies, articles, facts
about the environmental impacts of deconstructing, and many
other downloadable and interactive modules. Where to start?
Begin with The Learning Center below.
www.deconstructioninstitute.com
Dollars and Sense of Green Construction. www.aia.org/static/
state_local_resources/adv_sustainability/Green%20Economics/
Dollars_Cents_Green_Construction.pdf
Drywall Recycling information regarding reuse and recycling
of drywall materials. www.ciwmb.ca.gov/condemo/wallboard/
default.htm#Existing
EPA’s Green Communities Program provides the first national
green building program developed for affordable housing.
They focus on the use of environmentally sustainable materials,
reduction of negative environmental impacts and increased
energy efficiency. They emphasize designs and materials that
safeguard the health of residents and locations that provide
easy access to services and public transportation. In addition
they provide developers and other construction professionals
with a cost effective option. For more information visit
www.greencommunitiesonline.org
EPA’s Green Building resources are focused on how to reduce
environmental impact of buildings and create more resourceefficient
models of construction, renovation, operation,
maintenance, and demolition. www.epa.gov/greenbuilding
EPA’s Planning for Disaster Debris – Construction and
Demolition Materials: www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/rrr/imr/
cdm/pubs/disaster.htm
GSA LEED Cost Study commissioned by the U.S. General Services
Administration (GSA), reviews the costs to develop “green” federal
facilities using the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Building Rating
System, Version 2.1. www.wbdg.org
Greensburg, Building Better, Stronger, Greener contains a host of
resources for disaster recovery and green construction in the wake
of a natural disaster including access to Greensburg’s recovery
plan, comprehensive master plan and a host of sustainable
resources. www.greensburgks.org
Lifecycle Building Challenge, sponsored by EPA and its partners,
is a web-based competition open to professionals and students.
www.lifecyclebuilding.org
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