Resources
Resources for Contractors/Customers. Click the links below to access PDF containing information commonly requested by contractors and customers.
Contractor's License-Idaho
Public Works License-Oregon
General Information -- Web Sites
- Center for Green Building Research, Electric Power Research Institute/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Center for the Built Environment
- Energy Star
- Flex Your Power
- IBEW International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
- National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)
- National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET)
- National Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (NJATC)
- The Federal Network for Sustainability
- U.S. Green Building Council
General Information -- Books/Literature
- Building Design and Construction, White Paper on Sustainability .
- Evaluation of LEED Using Life Cycle Assessment Methods. NIST Report.
- Small Is Profitable: The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making Electrical Resources the Right Size. Describes 207 ways in which the size of "electrical resources"-devices that make, save, or store electricity-affects their economic value. It finds that properly considering the economic benefits of "distributed" (decentralized) electrical resources typically raises their value by a large factor, often approximately tenfold, by improving system planning, utility construction and operation, and service quality, and by avoiding societal costs.
- The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Buildings: A Report to California's Sustainable Building Task Force.
General Information - Miscellaneous
- Lumen Micro. A PC-based simulation package that has features to handle most building lighting needs. It combines electric and daylighting along with orientation and furniture placement to calculate the lighting predictions for all times and dates. The package also includes tools for calculating the exterior lighting configuration that automatically changes with building design changes.