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Appendix 1: Resources for Local Gove r n m e n tAlliance for Downtown New York. What’s Up-Downtown,Summer 1995.American Institute of Architects. Committee on the Environment.“Environmental Design Charrettes.” Washington, D.C.:American Institute of Architects, October 1995.American Institute of Architects, Denver Chapter, EnvironmentalCommittee; and Architects, Designers & Planners for SocialResponsibility, Colorado Chapter. The <strong>Sustainable</strong> Design ResourceGuide, Colorado and the Western Mountain Region. Denver:American Institute of Architects, 1994.American Solar Energy Society. Savings from the Sun—Passive SolarDesign for Institutional <strong>Building</strong>s. Boulder, Colo.: American SolarEnergy Society, June 1990.“Banking on Technology, (Portland, Ore.) Bureau of EnvironmentalServices Plans for the 21st century.” Daily Journal of Commerce,May 1995, 54Austin Habitat for Humanity. Re-Store Renews, vol. 3, no. 1. Austin:Austin Habitat for Humanity, February 1995.Bower, John. Healthy House <strong>Building</strong>. Unionville, Ind.: HealthyHouse Institute, 1993.Center for Resourceful Technology. A Reference Guide to ResourceEfficient <strong>Building</strong> Elements. 4th ed. Missoula, Mont.: Center forResourceful Technology, 1994.City and County of Denver, Colorado. Stapleton Development Plan.Denver: City and County of Denver, March 1995.City and County of San Francisco, California. Achieving FullMunicipal DSM Potential: An Assessment of DSM Potential,Financing Options, and Program Design. 94-311. Washington, D.C:Public Technology, Inc., Urban Consortium Energy Task Force,1 9 9 4 .———. Intervention Strategies for Energy Efficient Municipal <strong>Building</strong>s:Influencing Energy Decisions Throughout a <strong>Building</strong>’s Lifetime. 93-301. Washington, D.C: Public Technology, Inc., UrbanConsortium Energy Task Force, 1993.City of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photovoltaic Purchasing Guidebookfor Local and State Governments. 94-307. Washington, D.C: PublicTechnology, Inc., Urban Consortium Energy Task Force, 1994.City of Austin, Texas. Department of Public Works andTransportation, and Environmental and Conservation ServicesDepartment. <strong>Sustainable</strong> <strong>Building</strong> Guidelines. Austin: City ofAustin, 1994.———. Environmental and Conservation Services Department.Guidelines for a <strong>Sustainable</strong> New Austin Airport. Austin: City ofAustin, 1994.———. Green Habitat Learning Project: A Green Builder Model HomeP r o j e c t. 93-305. Washington, D.C: Public Technology, Inc.,Urban Consortium Energy Task Force, 1993.———. Environmental and Conservation Services Department.<strong>Sustainable</strong> <strong>Building</strong> Sourcebook. 92-311. Washington, D.C: PublicTechnology, Inc., Urban Consortium Energy Task Force, 1992.City of Chicago, Illinois. Department of Environment, andDepartment of Planning and Development. Brownfields Forum:Final Report and Action Plan (Executive Summary). Chicago: City ofChicago, October 1995.———. Downtown District Cooling: A 21st Century Approach. 93-323.Washington, D.C: Public Technology, Inc., Urban ConsortiumEnergy Task Force, 1993.———. Integrating Innovative Supply and Efficiency Techniques. 91-308Washington, D.C: Public Technology, Inc., Urban ConsortiumEnergy Task Force, 1991.City of Chula Vista, California. “Teleworking from Chula Vista.”Chula Vista: Chula Vista Telecenters, n.d.City of Houston, Texas. Establishing a Green Lights Revolving Fund.93-303. Washington, D.C.: Public Technology, Inc., UrbanConsortium Energy Task Force, 1993.———. “City <strong>Building</strong> Use Procedure.” Administrative procedure.Houston: City of Houston, November 29, 1983.City of New York, New York. Marketing Energy Efficiency Programs toCommercial and Industrial Firms: Lighting Incentives and Rebates.88-322. Washington, D.C.: Public Technology, Inc., UrbanConsortium Energy Task Force, 1988.City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Light Emitting Diodes for TrafficSignal Displays. 93-312. Washington, D.C.: Public Technology,Inc., Urban Consortium Energy Task Force, 1993.City of Phoenix, Arizona. Public Works Department. City of PhoenixEnergy Management: 1994 Report. Phoenix: City of Phoenix,December 1994.———. Impact of Urban Heat Island on Cooling and Environment. 91-323. Public Technology, Inc., Urban Consortium Energy TaskForce, 1991.———. HVAC Equipment Replacement for Best Size and Efficiency: ATechnology Transfer Report. 88-306. Public Technology, Inc.,Urban Consortium Energy Task Force, 1988.City of Portland, Oregon. Energy Office. “Policy for Constructionand Demolition Site Recycling” (Draft). Portland: City ofPortland, January 1995.———. <strong>Sustainable</strong> City Principles. Portland: City of Portland,November 1994.———. Businesses for an Environmentally <strong>Sustainable</strong> Tomorrow. 93-307. Public Technology, Inc., Urban Consortium Energy TaskForce, 1993.———. Energy Savings from Operation and Maintenance Training forApartment Boiler Heating Systems. 91-320. Public Technology,Inc., Urban Consortium Energy Task Force, 1991.City of Portland, Oregon; City of San Francisco, California; and Cityof San Jose, California. <strong>Sustainable</strong> Energy: A Local GovernmentPlanning Guide for a <strong>Sustainable</strong> Future. Washington, D.C.: PublicTechnology, Inc., Urban Consortium Energy Task Force,December 1992.City of San Jose, California. Energy Master Planning: Innovative Designand Energy Analysis for New Commercial Construction. 92-311.Washington, D.C.: Public Technology, Inc., Urban ConsortiumEnergy Task Force, 1992.———. The City-Utility Partnership to Increase Energy Conservation inNew Construction in San Jose. 91-312. Washington, D.C.: PublicTechnology, Inc., Urban Consortium Energy Task Force, 1991.City of Seattle, Washington. Integrating Energy Efficiency intoMunicipal Purchasing Decisions: Computerizing ProcurementC h o i c e s. 88-319. Washington, D.C.: Public Technology, Inc.,Urban Consortium Energy Task Force, 1988.City of Tucson, Arizona. Tucson Solar Village–Project Management. 91-304. Washington, D.C.: Public Technology, Inc., UrbanConsortium Energy Task Force, 1991.Colorado Green Program. “A Guide to the Green Construction ofHomes and Subdivisions.” Denver: Governor’s Office of EnergyConservation and Homebuilders Association of Metro Denver,July 1994.Cornwall’s Energy Efficiency Team. Enviropedia: A Guide to SolidWaste Management, Alternative Cleaners, Water and EnergyC o n s e r v a t i o n. Cornwall, Ontario, Canada: Cornwall’s EnergyEfficiency Team, n.d.“Enviro-Friendly Community Breaks New Ground in South Dade.”Dade County Environmental Impact, September 1995.
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