DESIGN 21: Social Design Network’s mission is to inspire social consciousness through design. We connect people who want to explore ways that design can positively impact our communities – ways that are thoughtful, informed, creative and responsible.

LISC's Green Development Center provides financial resources, technical information, partnership opportunities, and education to LISC programs and the community development field to support the use of green design, construction, and management principles in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.

Seattle Is Greenest City, Oregon Is Greenest State; Massachusetts and Washington #2 and #4 | Xconomy

A slump in the housing market can mean an oppurtunity for inovative, and especially, green projects.

"Sustainability was a goal of this project, but not LEED-certification," said Soud. "I've been LEED-accredited since 1993. But to me, it's an economical issue (not to seek building certification). It's a lot of fees and paperwork just to obtai

Buildings that carry LEED or Energy Star certifications have higher occupancy rates and lease for more dollars per square foot than their peers, according to the CoStar Group