This list of tools is designed to assist in the environmental assessment of building materials.
This information was adapted from a report developed by VITETTA--Public Management
Consulting in association with Natural Strategies, Inc.
| Title |
Organization |
Description |
Year Developed |
|
Guide to Resource
Efficient Building Elements |
Center for
Resourceful Building Technology |
Database of environmentally responsible building materials. |
1991
|
|
Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method BREEAM
|
ECD and the Building Research Establishment (BRE)
|
An environmental performance assessment tool.
|
1998
|
|
Envest |
BRE |
Environmental impact tool and life-cycle assessment approach used to
compare different building designs via “ecopoint” scoring. |
2000
|
|
ATHENA v.2.0 |
Athena
Sustainability Institute |
Software tool used to compare environmental trade-offs between various
sustainable design attributes. |
2002
|
|
Environmental
Resource Guide |
AIA & EPA |
Reference guide for the life-cycle analysis of building materials and
products. Profiles of model projects are included. |
1996
|
|
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEEDTM)
|
U.S. Green Building Council
|
Rating system for commercial
buildings
based on energy and environmental performance standards.
|
2003
|
