RMI/ENSAR Built Environment, Publications & Other Resources
RMI/ENSAR Built Environment/Rocky Mountain Institute Publications This is a partial list of books and reports sold through Rocky Mountain Institute's online Bookstore (or downloadable from the Buildings & Land section of the Library).
Green Developments 2.0 CD-ROM—a cross-platform CD-ROM that enables viewers to explore and search 200 green development case studies.
Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution—a business bestseller that reveals a burgeoning new world of profitable opportunities in the common ground between business and environmental interests; includes a chapter on green development.
Why Build Green?—A green building project does not have to cost more up front. In fact, building green often costs less. This 4-page brochure describes 8 Green Development case studies.
Other Articles by RMI/ENSAR Built Environment The following notable articles by (or about) GDS staff have been published in professional journals.
"Successful Strategies for Planning a Green Building," Planning for Higher Education, Society of College and University Planners, March/May 2003, pp. 78–86.
"Putting the Dollars Together: The First Cost Equations of High Performance Buildings," published in Lessons Learned from High Performance Buildings (Earthday New York, 2000).
"Valuing Natural Capital in Development," Environmental Design and Construction, May/June 2000.
"Bill Browning: Greening the Built Environment," Environmental Design & Construction, Jan/Feb 1998.
"Boosting Productivity with IEQ Improvements," Building Design & Construction, April 1997.
"Green Fees: Getting Paid for Doing it Right," Solar Today, Jan/Feb 1997.
"Village Homes: A Model Solar Community Proves its Worth," In Context, No. 35 (Late Spring 1993)
"Vaulting the Barriers to Green Architecture," Architectural Record, December 1992.
"NMB Bank Headquarters: The Impressive Performance of a Green Building," Urban Land, June 1992.
Related Newsletter Stories Green development is a frequent topic in Rocky Mountain Institute's newsletter, RMI Solutions. These and other articles can be found in the Newsletter Back Issues.
Summer 2004—"Green Development in the Desert—A Green Oasis of Refrigerated Plenty"
Fall/Winter 2003—"Big and Green—RMI is Helping Big Projects Go Green"
Summer 2003—"An Introduction to Green Building—Part 3: Other Green Building Considerations"
Spring 2003—"An Introduction to Green Building—Part 2: Environmental Sensitivity with Building Materials "
Fall/Winter 2002—"An Introduction to Green Building—Part 1: Resource Efficiency"
Summer 2002—"Green Schools: Enlightenment in Brazil"
Spring 2002—"A Camp to Save the World?: RMI Takes on the Challenge of Refugee Settlements"
Spring 2002—"Unique Green Building and Development Projects: Now on CD-ROM"
Fall/Winter 2001—"Shaping Our Response: Refugee Camps as a Model for Sustainable Settlement"
Fall 1999—"The Green Dream Factory: Lucas Goes Over to the Park Side," "Building a Better Workplace: A Green Twist Turns Office Buildings Upside Down"
Spring 1999—"Like, Sherman Oaks Goes Green: The Rebirth of a Silicon Valley Mall"
Summer 1998—"Read the Manual: A Simple Idea for Keeping Buildings Green"
Fall/Winter 1997—"Doing Well by Doing Green: A New Book and CD-ROM Show Real-Estate Developers How"
Spring 1997—"Green Games: The Sydney Olympics Lead a List of Showcase Projects"
Summer 1996—"Designing Incentives: RMI Tests Building Design Fees that Reward Efficiency"
Spring 1996—"Natural Habitat: What's Better than Green Housing? Affordable Green Housing"
Other Resources RMI/ENSAR Built Environment maintains an up-to-date Green Building Sources List. This document is a compendium of information including books, publications, CDs, organizations, and web sites about the issues, products, and needs for green development.
This is a partial list of books and reports sold through Rocky Mountain Institute's online Bookstore (or downloadable from the Buildings & Land section of the Library).
