Reference Documents

The documents listed below have informed the overall development and content of the Green Guide for Health Care, though are not specifically referenced in the Resources sections associated with individual credits:

• Green Healthcare Construction Guidance Statement
  American Society for Healthcare Engineering
• LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for New Construction
  Green Building Rating System for New Construction
  Version 2.1 and 2.2 by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
• LEED® for Existing Buildings
  Version 2 by the U.S. Green Building Council
• LEED® for Commercial Interiors
  Version 2.0 by the U.S. Green Building Council
• Labs 21 Environmental Performance Criteria (EPC)
  Laboratories for the 21st Century, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Green Star Green Building Rating System
  Green Building Council of Australia
• High Performance Building Guidelines
  New York City Department of Design and Construction, Office of Sustainable Design
• 2003 Savings By Design Healthcare Modeling Procedures
  Pacific Gas and Electric Company
• Greener Hospitals: Improving Environmental Performance
  Edited by Environment Science Center, with support of Bristol-Myers Squibb