Sustainability Resources Research Guide

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Gale PowerSearch | LexisNexis Academic | Engineering Village (Compendex)
Databases by Subject: Civil & Environmental Engineering | Environment | Government & Law | Social Science & Policy | More ... (WPI subscription databases)

GreenFILE: Freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond.

Books at Gordon Library

Find Print & Electronic Books: at WPI (library catalog) | Beyond (WorldCat)

Selected Subjects in Library Catalog:

Background on the Global Environment

Social Sustainability: Social, Economic and Environmental Justice

Annotated Bibliography for Community Impacts and Environmental Justice (July 2000) - includes legislation and U.S. Code, Regulations, with a focus on transportation policy and guidance.
Bill Clinton's Presidential Council on Sustainable Development
Building Research Establishment UK (Green Buildings)
Enviro-Health Links - Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice Database - Michigan State University
Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University
Friends of the Earth
Groundworks UK
The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy: Skills for a changing world
ICLEI: Local Governments - Useful resource for many aspects of sustainability including, climate change, carbon footprint, and local sustainability initiatives.
Issues in Environmental Justice: Some Sources - from Harvard Working Group on Environmental Justice
Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs - Environmental Justice
Scorecard - Pollution Information Site in-depth pollution report for your county, covering air, water, chemicals, and more.
United Nations Environment Programme - Environment for development
U. S. EPA Environmental Justice - see also the EPA EJ Bib
World Resources Report

Climate Change

U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions by sector and fuel for 2006 actual and 2030 projected (million metric tons)

Energy

Search the library catalog for books on energy audits or other energy related topics.

Dictionary of Energy (WPI subscription, click Register to create an account using your @wpi.edu email address)
Key World Energy Statistics - International Energy Agency
Learning About Renewable Energy - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Renewable Energy Global Status Report
Rocky Mountain Institute
Science Accelerator - includes Energy Citations Database & many government reports.
U.S. Energy Use - State and U.S. Historical Data - Department of Energy

Green Buildings

ASHRAE GreenGuide - The Design, Construction, and Operation of Sustainable Buildings (2nd Edition)
Build it Green - guidelines, checklists, and more from this not-for-profit firm
Building Research Establishment UK - sustainable construction
Encyclopedia of Energy Engineering and Technology (WPI subscription)
Energy Efficiency Manual
Green Building: Project Planning & Cost Estimating: a Practical Guide to Materials, Systems & Standards; Green Products - specifying & Assessing cost vs value; resource efficiencies, health, comfort & productivity; commissioning. REFERENCE BOOK TH880 G74 2006
Green Roofs Resource Portal
Energy Technology & Efficiency - U.S. Department of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
New construction reference guide version 2.2 - REFERENCE BOOK TH6021 N48 2007, by U.S. Green Building Council
Sustainable Sources for Green Building - includes Sourcebook for Green and Sustainable Building
U.S. Green Building Council
Whole Building Design Guide - REFERENCE BOOK TH880 G74 2006

Materials Management, Waste Management & Recycling

States coordinate their own landfill & waste management reports: MA | NH | RI
Water encyclopedia : hydrologic data and Internet resources (WPI subscription)
Municipal Solid Waste in the United States - facts and figures

Environmental Science/Engineering Reference

Encyclopedia of environmental science and engineering [electronic resource] / edited by James R. Pfafflin and Edward N. Ziegler (WPI subscription)
ENVIROnetBASE Database - environmental handbooks published by CRC Press (WPI subscription)
Encyclopedia of environmental science and engineering / edited by James R. Pfafflin and Edward N. Ziegler. (WPI subscription)
Handbook of environmental engineering calculations [electronic resource] / C.C. Lee, editor in chief ; Shun Dar Lin, associate editor. (WPI subscription)

Environment (4 volumes) - REFERENCE BOOK GE40 E547 2006

Sustainability in Higher Education

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education | Campus Sustainability Profiles - Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education | Student Research on Campus Sustainability Database
Society for College and University Planning - Sustainability in Higher Education
Campus Consortium for Environmental Excellence
CampusERC (Environmental Resource Center for Higher Education)
College Sustainability Report Card
NWF Campus Ecology Program
University and College Sustainability Websites - provided by Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future