Sustainability in Civil Engineering

This handbook was created by the California Energy Commission to introduce the basic concepts behind building performance tracking for commercial buildings.

This calculator helps designers to estimate carbon embodied in construction materials and to plan for carbon offsets.

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

Allows users to compare the annual energy performance of a building with a vegetative green roof to the same building with either a dark roof or a white roof.

"Information on hundreds of high-performance construction topics, including air sealing and insulation, HVAC components, windows, indoor air quality, and much more."

"Information on hundreds of high-performance construction topics, including air sealing and insulation, HVAC components, windows, indoor air quality, and much more."

Information on the U.S. Dept. of Energy's role in energy code development, adoption, and compliance. Also provides links to compliance tools, technical assistance, and code status of the 50 states.

Information on energy usage in U.S. residential and commercial buildings, with links to the Energy Saver and Energy Star programs.