‘Green’ Development Resources

‘Green’ Funding: Support for Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy - Follow this link  to our ever-expanding list of funders and donors who support some of the up-front investment in sustainable design and building for affordable housing and community facilities.

‘Green’ Technical Assistance - Experts on standards, training, and design

Need Inspiration? See These Renewable Energy Projects by Local CAAs and Weatherizers

• UCAN (Washington) Transitional Housing
• Pennsylvania Solar Housing
• Fayette County (Pennsylvania) CAA  LEEDS-certified CAA headquarters
• Reach Solar Project - East Blair Housing Co-op, Eugene, OR
• The Coastal CAP Energy Project - A presentation showing how financing and development of a project to generate wind energy will generate income to supplement LIHEAP and WAP. Coastal CAA (Oregon) Wind Farm press story.
• Pennsylvania CAA becomes wind turbine distributor/installer
• Affordable Housing and Renewable Energy: Lessons Learned - A presentation by Jason Edens (RREAL) about a Minnesota CAA project with solar panels.

Need an Intro to Facts and Figures About Reducing Greenhouse Gases?

• These links give you terminology, U.S. stats, and global trends:
  • Glossary of Climate Change Terms - from the Pew Climate Change Center
  • Dramatic Transformation in Energy, Global Warming Debate - from Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research
  • The IPCC Report (a Summary)
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
  • Trends in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • The Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 (Press Release)

Carbon Calculator - Measure your personal and your agency CO2 "footprint"

Where’s the Market for Trading CO2?

• Carbon Trading at Chicago MERC