Green Your Office
City of Portland’s Green Office Guide
- Discusses green opportunities in several different product areas – including local case studies.
http://www.sustainableportland.org/Grn_Off_Guide.pdf
Co-op America’s “Green Your Office in Ten Easy Steps”
- Offers simple tips for greening your office such as buying recycled paper and fair trade coffee.
http://www.coopamerica.org/pubs/realmoney/articles/office.cfm - Also check out “Greening You Office” for more ideas:
http://www.coopamerica.org/programs/shopunshop/buyinggreen/greenyouroffice.cfm
World Resource Institute
- Comprehensive page of links relating to WRI’s green office renovation project. Includes a “virtual tour” of WRI’s green office space as well as explanations of the products and materials used.
http://projects.wri.org/project_description.cfm?ProjectID=3D190 - Also check out “Working 9 to 5 on Climate Change,” which outlines the steps organizations can take to save energy and reduce emissions:
http://climate.wri.org/pubs_description.cfm=?PubID=3D3756
Natural Resources Defense Council
- Provides an overview of NRDC’s green offices in New York, Santa Monica, And Washington, DC. Includes environmental benefits and financial savings Associated with NRDC’s green buildings.
http://www.nrdc.org/cities/building/foffice.asp
Clean Air Cool Planet
- Details the organization’s measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and making design and purchasing decisions to minimize waste, support environmentally-responsible companies, and conserve energy and natural resources.
https://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/solutions/greenoffice.php