Residential Green Building

• New Home Construction Green Building Guidelines
• Home Remodeling Green Building Guidelines
• Multifamily Green Building Guidelines
• Multifamily Getting Started Guide

Civic/Commercial Green Building

• Cost of LEED™ Study
• Managing the Cost of Green Building
• Costing Green
• Model Civic Green Building Ordinance
• Model Green Building Resolution
• Model General Plan Language
• Checklist for Small Commercial Projects

Landscaping & Gardening

• Bay-Friendly Landscape Guidelines
• Bay-Friendly Gardening Guidelines

Construction & Demolition

• Builders’ Guide to Reuse and Recycling
• Construction and Demolition (C&D) Debris Recycling Model Ordinance
• Section 01505: C&D Waste Management

Recycled Products

• Information about buying recycled products
• Fact Sheet with Pointers on Using Recycled-Content Plastic Lumber
• Fact Sheet on Recycled Content Park and Recreation Products in Alameda County

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