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The Shopper's Guide to Green Building in Vermont, which is currently under development, provides introductory information about general categories of green building products and services. It is intended help people to make their own environmental decisions and “due diligence” evaluations. VGBN wanted to provide this Shoppers Guide, in conjunction with the VGBN Green Pages, to serve as an additional source of information for what shoppers might look for in selecting building products and services. There are various approaches and factors to consider when trying to build greener. VGBN does not set environmental criteria for listings in the VGBN Green Pages which provides potential environmental benefit information. This Shoppers Guide is intended to assist in helping people set their own criteria to make their own decisions when seeking green building products and services.

It is also the intent of this Shopper guide to provide information about various aspects that may be unique or important to green building in Vermont. Considerations such as using local materials or the climatic conditions which affect building here should be a focus.

The Shopper's Guide is currently under development. We are asking our members and partnership organizations to submit information which shoppers in our state might find helpful in selecting green products and services. For instance if you are a builder, designer, or subcontractor, what would your suggestions be for selecting such services in Vermont and what would you look for when doing so.

Please send your suggestions to our Shopper’s Guide Editor,
Carolyn Grodinsky

We would like to post credits and links to organizations which contribute to this guide.

While this site is under development, similar information, but for Colorado, not Vermont, is available on the very good Sustainable Design Resource Guide published by the Denver Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Several of the links in the shoppers guide provide direct links to this excellent resource.

Table of Contents
(links to these are under construction:)

1 – General and Services

General Site and Land Use
General Building
Designers
Homebuilders
Commercial Contractors
Interiors
Historic Preservation
Acoustics
Lighting
Commissioning
Building Envelope
Subcontractors
Construction Administration
Testing Agency or Quality Control
Temporary Facilities
Deconstruction
Recycling
Salvage
Hazardous Materials
Energy Conservation
Accessibility

2 – Site
3 – Concrete
4 – Masonry
5 – Metal
6 – Wood and Plastic
7– Thermal and Moisture Protection
8 - Doors and Windows
9 – Finishes
10, 11, 12 – Specialties, Equipment or Furnishings
13 – Renewable Energy
14 – Elevators and Lifts
15 – Mechanical
16 – Electrical

Green Home Graphic
This is a graphic prepared by the National Association of Home Builders to illustrate some common features to green homes
Click here to download this image
http://www.nahb.org/fileUpload_details.aspx?ContentID=62120

1 – General and Services

General Site and Land Use

General Building

Designers

Homebuilders

Commercial Contractors

Interiors

Historic Preservation

Acoustics

Lighting

Commissioning

Building Envelope