• National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Ecology website is easy to search and has a “greening projects” section, with a subsection called “Energy Purchasing”; click on this subsection to read about model schools and get actual project information from: www.nwf.org/campusEcology/dspGreening.cfm• EPA's Sector Strategies Program seeks industry-wide environmental gains through innovative actions taken with a number of manufacturing and service sectors. The Sector Strategies point-of-contact is working with College and University Sector Partners to develop sector-specific approaches to assist in advancing the use of environmental management systems, reduce regulatory performance barriers, and measure environmental progress.
• The EPA’s Green Power Partnership encourages organizations to use green power as a part of best-practice environmental management. This Web site provides information about green power, its benefits, green power leaders, and how to participate in the Partnership.
• ENERGY STAR® is a government-backed program created by the EPA and DOE that helps businesses and individuals protect the environment through energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR offers tips for various types of buildings to improve their energy efficiency, including Higher Education Institutions. In addition, the website lists Products that are ENERGY STAR qualified and information on purchasing them.
• Connecticut Solar is a retailer of photovoltaic equipment. They specialize in solar modules, solar chargers and solar powered survival systems, but also offer larger systems for buildings. For more renewable energy businesses in Connecticut, see Source Guides.
