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Appendix A: <strong>Green</strong> Building Council & Related Organizati<strong>on</strong> In-Depth Descripti<strong>on</strong>s. 26<br />
A-1 United States………………………………………………………. 26<br />
A-2 Canada…………………………………………………………….. 29<br />
A-3 Germany…………………………………………………………... 30<br />
A-4 Japan…………………………………………………………….... 30<br />
A-5 Australia…………………………………………………………... 32<br />
A-6 United Kingdom…………………………………………………... 33<br />
A-7 World <strong>Green</strong> Building Council (WGBC)…………………………. 34<br />
Appendix B: In-Depth Country Reviews………………………………………..... 35<br />
B-1 United States………………………………………………………. 35<br />
• <strong>Green</strong> Building Tax Credits (GBTCs)……………………... 35<br />
• The Enterprise Foundati<strong>on</strong>’s “<strong>Green</strong> Communities”..…….. 36<br />
• City financial incentive examples……………………….... 36<br />
• Renewable energy generator incentives…………………... 37<br />
• Milli<strong>on</strong> Solar Roofs initiative & Solar America Initiative… 37<br />
• Incentive example for water c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong>…………………. 38<br />
• Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA)…………………….. 38<br />
• Nati<strong>on</strong>al Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)…………. 38<br />
• Sustainable Energy Coaliti<strong>on</strong> (SEC)………………………. 39<br />
• American Council for an Energy-Efficient Ec<strong>on</strong>omy……... 39<br />
• Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)……………………………. 40<br />
• C<strong>on</strong>sortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE)…………………. 42<br />
• Energy and Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Building Associati<strong>on</strong> (EEBA).. 42<br />
• energyhawk.com………………………………………….. 43<br />
• Energyguide.com………………………………………….. 43<br />
• Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)……………………… 43<br />
• Nati<strong>on</strong>al Associati<strong>on</strong> of Energy Service Companies……… 44<br />
• New <strong>Buildings</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> (NBI)……………………………. 44<br />
• Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)…………………….. 44<br />
• American Energy Efficiency Alliances…………………… 45<br />
• Tax Incentives Assistance Project (TIAP)………………… 45<br />
• Advanced Technology Program (ATP)…………………… 45<br />
• US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Office of Energy Efficiency<br />
and Renewable Energy (EERE)…………………………… 46<br />
• Department of Agriculture renewable energy grant………. 47<br />
• Federal & Municipal green building requirements………… 47<br />
• DoE’s Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)…… 47<br />
• Energy Star………………………………………………… 48<br />
• Energy Policy Act tax incentives………………………….. 48<br />
• NGO green building incentive example…………………… 49<br />
B-2 Canada……………………………………………………………... 49<br />
• Federal financial incentive programs by NRCan’s Office of Energy<br />
Efficiency (OEE) (CBIP, IBIP, FBI, etc)…...……….......... 49<br />
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