Websites: Environment and Educational Infrastructure

Websites for conferences and forthcoming events

The following websites provide a sample of conferences and events addressing aspects of environmentally sustainable development, educational infrastructure and community development.

CEFPI Australasia (Melbourne 2008) http://australasia.cefpi.org/
CEFPI USA http://calendar.cefpi.org/
Teachernet (UK) www.teachernet.gov.uk/sustainableschools/news/events.cfm


Websites that provide further information

BREEAM schools www.teachernet.gov.uk/sustainableschools
Canadian Green Building Council (CaGBC) www.cagbc.org
Case Studies -- High Performance Green Schools and Universities (NCEF/USA) www.edfacilities.org/rl/casestudies_HPS.cfm
Children’s Landscape, Norway home.c2i.net/swan/index.htm
CIRIA www.ciria.org/
CIRIA Building Greener www.ciria.org/buildinggreener/
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) www.cabe.org.uk
Daylighting School Facilities (NCEF/USA) www.edfacilities.org/rl/daylighting.cfm
European Commission building management www.managenergy.net/buildings.html
Green Building Council of Australia www.gbcaus.org
High Performance Green Schools and Universities (NCEF/USA) www.ncef.org/rl/high_performance.cfm 
International Eco-Schools Programme www.eco-schools.org
Ireland Green School programme www.antaisce.org and www.greenschoolsireland.org
Japan’s Eco-School programme www.mext.go.jp
Life Cycle Cost Estimating for School Facilities (NCEF/USA) www.edfacilities.org/rl/lifecycle.cfm
LEED Certification for Schools (NCEF/USA) www.edfacilities.org/rl/LEED.cfm 
OECD work on climate change www.oecd.org/env/
School Building Commissioning (NCEF/USA) www.edfacilities.org/rl/commissioning.cfm
School Energy Savings (NCEF/USA) www.edfacilities.org/rl/energy.cfm
UK Forum for the Future www.forumforthefuture.org/
USA Green Building Council www.usgbc.org
Water Conservation in Schools (NCEF/USA) www.edfacilities.org/rl/water.cfm
Zero Waste www.zerowaste.org/case.htm

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