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Section 1: Energy Conservation
Lighting (1.1)
Equipment (1.2)
- U.S. Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy provides a variety of information on its website regarding energy savings and conservation. - Building and Plants
Learn how to build an energy saving program or your building or office. The Energy Star website contains information for all shapes and sizes of businesses. - Energy Efficient Upgrades
The Small Business Administration website offers energy efficient advice for smaller businesses. They focus on a variety of ways that small business can save energy and have sustainable business practices.
Section 2: Water Conservation
Indoor Water (2.1)
Outdoor Water (2.2)
- EPA's WaterSense Program for Commercial Businesses and Institutions
The EPA's WaterSense program focuses on reducing water use by adopting and promoting water-efficient products, services and practices for facilities.
Section 3: Transportation
EPA Fuel Economy (3.1)
U.S. Department of Energy (3.2)
- EPA Fuel Economy
The EPA provides a variety of policy and planning information to help businesses related to fuel economy, from how to get the most out of your fleet to choosing a new vehicle. - U.S. Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy provides information on reducing petroleum fuel use in transportation.
Section 4: Indoor Environment
- An Office Building Occupants Guide to Indoor Air Quality (4.0)
The EPA provides valuable information about indoor air quality and how your business can improve your indoor air.
Section 5: Outdoor Environment
- Outdoor Air - Industry, Business, and Home (5.0)
Do you know how to improve outdoor air quality? If you are interested, the EPA offers this valuable webpage to help you improve outdoor air.
Section 6: Purchasing
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (6.1)
U.S. Green Building Council (6.2)
- Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
This website provides information on green purchasing for small to large businesses. - U.S. Green Building Council
The U.S. Green Building Council is committed to a sustainable future through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings.
Section 7: Waste Diversion and Responsible Waste Management
Electronic Waste
Iowa Green List
- Electronic Waste
The Iowa DNR provides useful information on this webpage for handling electronic waste. - Iowa Green List
Iowa Green List is a resource management directory to help Iowans find local contractors that offer recycling, reuse, and disposal services for a variety of materials. - Iowa Waste Exchange
Iowa Waste Exchange is a materials exchange program to help businesses find outlets for their byproducts and wastes. - Waste - Resource Conservation
This website shares a variety of options for businesses reduce use of resources to how to recycle electronics. - Recycling
This website by the Iowa DNR provides information on appliance, batteries, autos, bottles, electronics, compositing, tires, and more for recycling. - Solid Waste Alternatives Program The Iowa DNR offers financial assistance to businesses to start solid waste management programs.
Section 8: Carbon Footprint
- Small Business Carbon Footprint Calculator
This tool can be used to help businesses determine their current greenhouse gas emissions impact and offer ideas for reduction.
- Iowa Green Meetings and Events Guide
This guide offers a comprehensive guide designed for planning environmentally friendly events and meetings of all sizes, serving both internal and external customers. - Sustainability and the Customer Service Experience
This website offers information from various research studies related to connecting customers to your business’ sustainability commitment, initiatives and accomplishments.
Section 10 – Community Relations
- Volunteer Center of Story County
This website offers opportunities to volunteer and to engage volunteers, specifically in Story County. - Volunteer Iowa
This website offers opportunities to volunteer and engage volunteers throughout Iowa.
Other Resources
- The Petal Project in Dubuque, Iowa
The Petal project is a green business certification program. The website provides a variety of resources to help business go green! - earth911.com
A guide to local resources to help protect the environment and a variety of ideas for helping your company to go green.