Articles and Resources
The journey towards sustainability involves us all and we want to share resources that will help inform and educate your own efforts. Below, you’ll find links to articles and websites that cover a broad range of topics relating to sustainability. If you have something you’d like to share, we’d like to hear about it. Please send an e-mail to tom_archer@pbsenv.com.
ARTICLES
The following articles are in PDF Format:
- A Foundation for the Future: Sustainable Agriculture
- Cost and Benefits of Green Buildings
- Costs and Benefits of Green School Design
- Cost of Saving the Climate Meets Real World Hurdles
- Energy White Paper – Creating a Low Carbon Economy
- Group 100 Guide to Triple Bottom Line Reporting
- Impacts of Climate Change
- Measuring Sustainability a Dangerous Oxymoron
- National Review of Green Schools
- New Resource Bank Offers Incentives for Green Developers
- Pentagon Climate Report
- Portland’s Green Dividend
- Small Business Case Study – Solar
- Sustainable Development
- Sustainability and Lean Operations
- Sustainability on Campuses
- Using the Natural Step for Construction and Operation of Fully Sustainable Buildings
- The Power of Green
- Truth and Transparency – The Why and How Behind Corporate Environmental Reporting
WEBLINKS & RESOURCES
Links to online resources related to sustainability:
- Cascadia Region Green Building Council
- City of Portland – Office of Sustainable Development
- Conservation Economy
- U.S Green Building Council
- Wikipedia Article – Triple Bottom Line: What is the Triple Bottom Line?
- Pringle Creek Development: Pringle Creek, a holistic approach to sustainable development
- The Northwest Earth Institute: Educational materials for your organization
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: EPA information on Low Impact Development
- Pharos Project Wiki: A tool to evaluate various impacts of building materials
- Healthy Building Network: A great resource for information concerning building projects
- Green Print: A great way to reduce paper use in your office
- Green Options: A guide to green living
- Ecological Footprint Quiz: Calculate your ecological footprint
- Saving Electricity: Practical tips for saving electricity




