Index

ABC Home, 19, 80, 145

Acorn Energy Coop, 110

Aeronautica Windpower, 107

African Greenbelt Movement, 145

aggregation purchasing, 152–153

air conditioning/refrigeration,

122–123

air quality issues, 92, 157, 168, 179

Akbari, Hashem, 135

American Clean Energy and Security

Act, 104

American Society of Heating,

Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)

Standard 62, 91

anaerobic digesters, 113, 132,

160–161

analytic tools. See measures/metrics

analysis

Anderson, Ray, 50

ANSI. See under standards

archology, 95–96

Arcosanti, 96

Argonne National Laboratories, 75

ASHRAE (American Society of

Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers) Standard

62, 91

audits

actions based on results, 39–40

Aveda’s, 58–60, 147–148

certification, 34

compliance, 35

creating the protocol for, 33–34

eco–audits, 91–92

employee questionnaires/surveys, 30– 32

energy, 114– 122, 127– 128

environmental, 143, 147–148

impacts of, 40–41

investigations of audit findings, 59–60

keys to effective, 34 –37

preparing the report, 38 –39

protocol for, 205–208

social, 143

to standards, 37

third–party, 37–38

Audubon International, 99–101

Australis, 161

Aveda, 5, 17, 21, 24, 58–60, 65,

147–148

Baker, Brent, 24–25

BALLE (Business Alliance of Local

Living Economies), 150

Bamboo Sun, 87

Bank of Mexico, 97

Bauer, Seth, 146

Bavaria, Joan, 49

Benander, Lynn, 110

Ben & Jerry’s, 4–5, 13, 14, 63, 138,

151

Better World Books, 14, 78

Beyer Block, 181–182

biological oxygen demand (BOD), 59

biomass/biofuel, 110–113

biomimicry, 81

Bion Environmental Technologies,

179

bioremediation, 134, 164

Body Shop, 13

Bon Appétit Management Company,

151

Borders, 150

boundary conditions, 63–65

Bourke Builders, 114

brand value, 13

Branson, Richard, 74–75

Braungart, Michael, 176

break–even analysis, 68–71, 72

Breitenbush Spa, 113

brownfield sites, 99

building/workplace designs, 6

according to sustainability standards, 79–80

carpeting, 183

construction materials, 85–87, 97, 119–120, 177, 181–182

copying other, 80–82

cost–effective, 82–83

elements/principles of green, 82, 98–101

energy efficiency, 87–89

examining current processes for, 75–77

funding for green designs, 11–12, 74–75, 108

heating systems, 92, 100, 114, 120–121, 128, 168

indoor environmental quality, 90–95

meeting the purpose, 77–79

product durability, 169–170

results of proactive, 73

retrofits, 106

reviewing your LCA for, 73–75

site development, 99

sustainable, 95–98

using waste materials, 178, 181

water conservation, 89–90

Burkhart, Karl, 146

Business Alliance for Local Living

Economies (BALLE), 150

Butterfield, David, 96

Canadian Standards Association, 145

Candle Cafe, 95

Candle 79, 95

“cap and trade” legislation, 104

Capers Food, 113

Carbon Concierge, 131

carbon credits, 134, 164

carbon dioxide emissions, 129, 130,

135–136

carbon footprint, 129–134, 136,

221–222

carbon sequestration, 86, 133, 134,

136, 178

cellulosic materials, 172

Cengage Learning, 78

CERES (Coalition of Environmentally

Responsible Economies), 6, 48–50

certifications, 4, 34, 95, 104

CFLs (compact fluorescent lights),

75–77, 123

Chappell, Tom and Kate, 13

Chicago Climate Exchange, 134

China, 142, 143

Chrysler, 46

Circular A–119,11

Clean Air Act, 165

cleaning products, 79, 82, 94–95, 155

cleanliness standards, 159–160

Clean Water Act, 165

Climate Change, 135

Climate Counts, 131

Climate Leaders, 132

clothing durability, 169–170

Coalition of Environmentally

Responsible Economies (CERES),

6, 48–50

Coase, Ronald, 11

Coca–Cola, 13

cogeneration systems, 120, 132

Cohen, Ben, 68. See also Ben &

Jerry’s

Cole, Paulette Mae, 19, 54, 94–95,

144–146. See also ABC Home

Colgate, 13

collaborations/partnerships, 14 –15 ,

18,151–153

Community Involved in Sustainable

Agriculture, 150

community supported agriculture

groups (CSAs), 150–151

commuting energy, 115–116

compact fluorescent lights (CFLs),

75–77, 123

composting, 161–162, 171–172

Congressional Research Service, 106

cooling systems, 122

Co–op Power, 110

corn, 111, 179

cost of goods, 8 – 9

cost/profit analysis, 68–71

“cradle to cradle” products, 62

“cradle to grave” products, 176

credits. See incentives/credits

CSAs (community supported

agriculture groups), 150–151

CSRwire.com, 5, 22, 171

customers/consumers, 9, 11, 13– 14,

168–169

dairy farming. See under farming

operations

Database of State Incentives for

Renewables and Efficiency

(DSIRE), 105

Dean, Norman, 49

Deja Shoe, 178

Deming, W. Edwards, 45

denitrification, 161

desalination of seawater, 97

designs. See building/workplace

designs

dewatering of organic material, 161–

162, 179

diagnostic tools. See measures/metrics

analysis

diaper service analysis, 63

disharmony, 93–94

Domini Index, 13

DSIRE (Database of State Incentives

for Renewables and Efficiency), 105

Earth Day, 3

eco–industrial parks,96

Ecology of Commerce, The

(Hawken), 51

EcoMart, 81

Ecover, 155

EDTA (ethylene diaminetetraacetic

acid), 64

80/20 Rule, 3

Eileen Fisher, 169–170

electricity production/generation,

103, 104–114, 122–123

electromagnetic radiation (EMR)

levels, 79, 93

Emergency Planning and Community

Right–to–Know Act (EPCRA), 166,

167

emissions, 112, 129, 130–131, 135–

136, 155, 156–172

employees

attracting/retaining talented, 9 – 10

calculating commuting energy, 115–116

empowering for performance

measures, 127

involvement in rip–offs,60

as most valuable assets, 32

motivating, 25–28

purchasing agents, 140–141

questionnaires/surveys, 30 –32

sample questionnaire/survey, 201– 203

EMSs (environmental management

systems), 6, 37, 47– 48

energy efficiency designs, 87–89

energy rebates, 108

energy source calculator, 219

Energy Star ratings, 121

energy use, calculating, 115–118

EnviroMedia Social Marketing, 9

environmental management systems

(EMSs), 6, 37 ,47 –48

Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA), 4, 35, 68, 132, 162, 166

Environmental Research Laboratory,

122

Environment Program (UN), 67

EPCRA (Emergency Planning and

Community Right–to–Know Act),

166, 167

EPR (extended product responsibility)

laws, 80

equipment energy use, 118

Estee Laudér,60, 147–148

ethanol, 110, 111, 179– 180

ethical high ground,138

ethylene diaminetetraacetic acid

(EDTA), 64

Evo Store algorithm, 146

expenditures. See sustainable

purchasing

extended product responsibility (EPR)

laws, 80

Exxon Valdez oil spill, 48

farming operations, 58, 132

cotton, 146–147

dairy farming/milk products, 63– 64, 137–138, 151, 157, 212

fish farming, 161

organic farming,63 –64

soybeans, 110

wind farms,106

worm farming, 170

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission licensure,105

federal regulations, 11

Federal Trade Commission (FTC),

35 , 153

fertilizer, 158–159, 178

fiber optics, 124

financial accounting controls, 68

flexible fuel vehicles, 111, 125–126

fluorescent lighting, 124–125

Food and Drug Administration, 149

food contamination, 159– 160

Ford, Henry,176

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC),

86, 145

Forever Redwood,87

formaldehyde, 91, 168

Fort Howard Paper Company, 182

freight/shipping energy use, 116–117,

126–127

Friend, Gil, 50

FTC (Federal Trade Commission),

35, 153

FTSE KLD 400 Social Index,13

fuel conservation, 165–166, 172, 180

Gaiam,21

gas conversion, 136

Gasoline Alley Foundation, 5,21 ,

164

geothermal energy, 113–114

Germany,80

Gifford, Kathie Lee, 141

Gips, Terry, 21,49

glass recycling,177

global manufacturing standards,

79–80

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI),50

global warming, 135–136, 150

GM, 46

Goldman, Josh, 161

goodwood standard, 54, 144–146

Gorden, Wendy, 146

Gravitz, Alisa, 153

gray water, 90, 164,173,207

Green America, 153

green designs. See building/workplace

designs

Green Dot program (Germany), 80

Greener Cow program, 64

Green Festival, 153, 156

Green Fuels Fund,74–75

greenhouse gases, 129–130, 135–136

green product standards, 144–151

Green Restaurant Association, 95

Green Seal, 4, 9,53 ,79

GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), 50

Groupe Danone, 13

G3 Sustainability Reporting

Guidelines,50

“Guides for the Use of Environmental

Marketing Claims” (EPA and

FTC), 35

Hamler, Denise, 153

Hammel, Laury, 38,89, 120, 121,

132

Hammond, Doug, 20. See also Relief

Resources

harmony, 93–94

Harvard Business School,10

Hawken, Paul,49

Hawthorne Effect,36

Hayes, Denis, 49–50, 53

heating equipment, 119, 120–121

heating/hot water, 118–122

heat island effect,99

heat sources, 108–110, 113–114 heavy metals, 64

Heisenberg’s indeterminacy principle,

35–36

Henderson, Hazel, 21

Henrikson, Robert, 87

HEPA filters,168

herbicides, 34, 66,149

Hirshberg, Gary, 17, 21,23 –24,44 ,

50, 63–64, 113,131,138,140–

141, 157, 161. See also Stonyfield

Farm

holistic management systems, 54

Hollender, Jeffrey, 9, 76–77, 82

Horton, Tom, 96, 122

hostile takeovers, 13

human rights laws, 141,143

HVAC systems,92,100,114,128,

168

hybrid cars, 126

hydropower, 105–106

Iceland, 113

IceStone, 177

ice storage, 123

ideals, 19–20. See also vision

incandescent light bulbs, 123

incentives/credits, 27, 108,110

carbon, 134,164

Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE), 105

nitrogen, 163

nutrient,164

phosphorus,163

Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), 104

for renewable energy technologies, 105

tax, 114, 181

indeterminacy principle, 35–36

Institute for Building Biology,

100–101

intended products, 8

intended/unintended products, 8

Interface, Inc., 78,183

Internal Revenue Service, 12

International Green Purchasing

Network, 152–153

International Life Cycle Partnership,

67

Internet impact, 10

investments in socially responsible

companies, 11–12

Investors’ Circle, 12

IOMBA (input/output mass balance

analysis), 57–62, 72, 211–212

ISO. See under standards

Kaizen, 45

Kingsford, 176

Kopali Organics, 112–113

Kyoto Protocol, 129–130

Lamstein, Aaron, 181

landscape designs, 89

Lanza, 179

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 135

LCA (life cycle analysis), 4 ,62–68,

72,73–75,213, 215–217

Leadership in Energy and

Environmental Design (LEED),

98–99, 100–101

LEDs (light–emitting diodes), 124

LEED (Leadership in Energy and

Environmental Design), 98–99,

100–101

legal issues/legislation. See also

standards

American Clean Energy and

Security Act, 104

“cap and trade” legislation, 104 Clean Air Act, 165

Clean Water Act, 165

Emergency Planning and

Community Right–to–Know Act

(EPCRA), 166,167

emissions releases, 166

extended product responsibility

(EPR) laws,80

human rights laws, 143

regulation noncompliance, 40

Sherman AntiTrust Law, 153

Leschine, Sue, 74

Leue, Tom,112

Lewis, Julie, 178

life cycle analysis (LCA), 4, 62–68,

72, 73–75, 213, 215–217

Life Cycle Initiative, 67

Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability

(LOHAS),9

light–emitting diodes (LEDs), 124

lights/lighting, 36, 75–77, 93,

123–125

livestock waste,132, 179

local products, 149–150

LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and

Sustainability),9

Longfellow Clubs, 89, 120,121,

132

Loreto Bay, 97, 122

Lovins, Hunter, 146

low–hanging fruit concept, 27

Lubber, Mindy, 49

Maathai, Wangari, 145

Mackey, John, 149

Mal Warwick Associates, 93

management systems. See

sustainability management

MAP (Mission Action Program), 44,

140–141,157

Marty’s Soda Mix, 61

Masada Range Fuels, 179

Mascoma, 179

Maslow’s Motivational Hierarchy,

25–26

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs),

166–167

McDonough, William, 62, 81–82,

176

Meadowbrook Lane Capital, 4–5, 13

measures/metrics analysis. See also

audits; life cycle analysis (LCA)

benchmarks, 158–159

break–even analysis, 72

carbon dioxide emissions, 130–131

conservation measures, 33–34

cost/profit analysis,68–71

input/output mass balance analysis

(IOMBA), 57–62, 72, 211–212

management and, 44

measures of performance (MOPs),

27,33,127

publishing results of, 157

results comparisons, 66

for setting performance

benchmarks, 158–159

uses of, 71–72

Metal Wood Common Good, 177

methane, 64, 113, 129, 132–133

Mexico, 96–97

microbes,74–75, 110, 111, 179–180

Mid–Course Correction (Anderson),

50

milk products. See dairy farming

under farming operations

Milorganite, 178

Mission Action Program (MAP), 44,

140–141, 157

mission/vision. See vision

Morris, James, 163

Motherwear, 65–66, 185

motivational hierarchy, 25–26

MSDSs (Material Safety Data Sheets),

166–167

NAICS (North American Industry

Classification System), 166

National Green Pages, 153

National Renewable Energy

Laboratory product categories, 68

Natural Step Framework, 6 , 50–52

needs, 25–26, 49, 168–169

New Jersey Department of

Environmental Quality, 66

New York Times, 14

nitrogen, 158–159, 163

nitrous oxide,129

North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS),

166

obsolescence, planned, 78–79

occupancy sensors, 125

Odwalla, 13,21,25

office equipment, 118, 172, 183

Office of Management and Budget,

11

Old Growth Again (now Forever

Redwood), 87

Omnivore’s Dilemma, The (Pollan),

150

Oneida Nation, 147–148

Opinion Research, 9

organic farming, 63–64

organic food, 148–150, 151

organic waste, 113, 163,180

Pacific Rim of Fire, 113

packaging, 64, 66,80,141,157, 169,

185

paper trails, 34

partnerships/collaborations, 14–15,

18

passive solar construction, 87–88

Patagonia, 146–147

patient investments,12

Pauli, Gunter, 155

peace of mind, 15

Pepsi–Cola Company, 13

performance measures,27,33,127,

158–159. See also audits

Permanent Forum on Indigenous

Issues, 148

pesticides, 34,142,147, 149

petrochemicals, 164

PFRP (Process to Further Reduce

Pathogens), 162

phosphorus credits, 163

photovoltaics, 107–108

Pioneer Valley Sustainability

Network, 171

“Plan, Do, Measure, and Review,”

44,46

planned communities,96

planned obsolescence, 78–79

plastic recycling, 22, 177, 181–182,

184

policies, 10–11,46

Pollan, Michael, 150

pollution, 90–92,112, 156, 160–163,

179

Precautionary Principle, 64

Problem Solving Groups (PSGs),44

Process to Further Reduce Pathogens

(PFRP), 162

products. See also specific products by

name, e.g., cleaning products

impacts of, 65

purpose of, 77–79

renting versus selling, 78

reuse of, 169–170,176

salvaging, 182–183

screening/comparisons, 146

sustainability of, 9,144–151

waste (see waste management/use)

profit and loss (P&L) statements,68

protocols, 33–34,144–151,146–147

PSGs (Problem Solving Groups), 44

purchasing. See sustainable

purchasing

purpose of products, 77–79

PVC recycling, 178

pyrolytic processes, 180

Q microbe, 74–75, 179–180

Quabbin Reservoir,74

qualification/quantification measures,

33–34, 35,79

Quality Circle system, 45

quality control,46,159–160

radioactive waste,160

rainwater collection,90,97

Real Goods,21,87, 108,122

rebates, energy, 108, 110

Rechelbacher, Horst,17,18–19, 21,

36,49,50, 58,60,65.See also

Aveda

recording industry, 173

Recycline, 177

recycling, 22,80,157,164,170–173,

176–184,184–185.See also waste

management/use

Red Barn Trading Company, 163

regulations

compliance audits, 35,165

evaluating compliance with, 33

FTC’s, 153

metering rules (electricity), 105

noncompliance issues, 40

preventing arbitrary, 10–11

Relief Resources, 20

renewable energy, 103,104–105

Renewable Energy Credits (RECs),

104

renovation of structures, 87

renting versus selling products, 78

reporting structures, 21, 50

reports, 38–40, 60–62

repurposing products, 177

resin recycling, 177

resort standards, 99–100

responsibility, 20–21

ReStore, 14

returns on investments (ROIs), 68

reuse of products, 169–170, 176

reverse osmosis (RO), 160–162,

164

rewarding employees, 27

Rhino Records, 173

RO (reverse osmosis), 160–162, 164

Robert, Karl–Henrik,50

Rule of Tens, 73

Rysavy, Jirka, 21

safety, 26

Safety–Kleen, 183–184

sales, improving, 9

salvaging products, 182–183

sanitation issues, 159–160

Savano, 96

Schaeffer, John, 21, 87

SCR (selective catalytic reduction),

165–166

screening products for sustainability,

144–151

Securities and Exchange Commission

(SEC), 130

selective catalytic reduction (SCR),

165–166

self–actualization, 26

selling versus renting products,

78

semiconductor chips, 159

services, 65, 77–79

Seventh Generation, 9, 76–77

Sharp, Jef, 74

Sherman AntiTrust Law, 153

shipping/freight energy use, 116–117,

126–127

shoemaking materials, 178

shrink–wrap, 177

Shulsky, Rena, 53

Shuman, Michael H., 150

sick buildings, 92

Siegel, Daniel, 146

Silverman, Tom, 91–92

Small–Mart Revolution, The

(Shuman), 150

SMART (specific, measurable,

attainable, relevant, and timely)

standards, 52

Smith and Hawken, 49

Social Accountability International

SA 8000 standard, 169–170

Social Enterprise Club (Harvard

Business School), 10

Social Investment Forum, 11

Social(k), 142

socially responsible investments

(SRIs), 12–13

social media tools, 10

Social Venture Network (SVN),3 ,

38, 52

Society of Environmental Toxicology

and Chemistry, 67

SolarBuzz, 107, 108

solar energy,107 –110, 120, 122,

135–136

Solar Living Center, 122

Solar Living Institute, 87, 108

solar thermal collectors,108 –110

solid waste, 157, 168–169

solvents, 164

sound, effects of, 93–94

Springfield Materials Recycling

Facility,171

St. Albans Cooperative Creamery,

151

standards

alignment of team with, 25

ANSI (American National Standards Institute), 4, 47, 54 ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air–Conditioning Engineers) Standard 62, 91

audits to, 37

Audubon International’s building,

99–100

designing to sustainability,79 –80

differences among, 50–54

goodwood, 54, 144–146

green building, 98–100

green product, 144–151

internal benchmarks for

performance, 158–159

international, 79–80

ISO (International Standards Organization),4 ,6 , 37, 40, 46, 47–48,54 , 159, 209–210

labeling,4

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), 98–99

making your own, 80 open source, 54

SMART (specific, measurable,

attainable, relevant, and timely), 52

Standard for Organic Certification (USDA), 53

SVN Standards of Corporate Social Responsibility, 38

total environmental quality

measurement, 46

voluntary, 11 ,79–80

Steltenpohl, Greg, 22, 25. See also

Odwalla Stephenson, Charlotte, 146

Stone, Don, 58–60

Stonyfield Farm, 5, 13, 17, 18–19, 27,

43–44, 50, 63–64, 90, 138,140–

141,151 , 157,161 , 177

Students for Social Responsibility, 10

sulfur oxide, 165–166

Suntech, 108

suppliers, 32, 138–139, 142–144,

223–226

Sustainability Index (Walmart), 67

sustainability management

actions to take for, 28

audits ( see audits)

CERES (Coalition of Environmentally Responsible Economies), 6, 48–50

designs for ( see building/workplace designs)

history of modern,1

holistic, 54

Natural Step Framework, 50–52

profits linked to, 60–61

standards for ( see standards)

top ten reasons for, 8 –15

Valdez Principles, 48–49

Sustainable Forestry Initiative, 145

sustainable purchasing

aggregation purchasing, 152–153

buying local products, 149–150

cooperative purchasing, 151–153

customer as king/queen, 138–139

decision–making rules for, 153–154

empowering purchasing agents, 140–141

green purchasing specifications, 139–140

knowing your suppliers, 141–144

procurement protocols, 146–147

purchasing alliances, 151–153

responsibility for, 137–138

standards, screens, and protocols for, 144–151

SWOTR (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and recommendations), 39

Tankersley, Jason, 180, 181–182

Tasch, Woody, 12

tax credits, 114, 181

teams, Stonyfield Farm’s,43 –44

Tellus Institute, 66

TerraCycle, 170

textiles, 176

thermal collectors,108–110, 114

thermal mass, 88, 90

Tice, Keith, 141

Tommy Boy Entertainment, 90–92

Tom’s of Maine, 13, 163

Total Quality Management (TQM),

44–47

toxic material recycling, 183–184

Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), 166

transportation fuel, 75, 111, 125–126

travel energy use, 116,125 –126

tree planting/management, 86–87,

112, 132,133 –134, 135–136,

144–146

TRI (Toxic Release Inventory), 166

TriState Biodiesel, 24–25, 184

Truth About Green Business, The

(Friend), 50

Turnbull, Sara Little, 81

21st Century Corporation:

The CERES Roadmap for

Sustainability, The (CERES),

49

UNEP–SETAC, 67

unethical practices, 138

Unilever, 13

unintended products, 8

United Nations (UN), 12 – 13 , 67,

129–130, 143, 148

Universal Remediation, 164

University of Michigan, Center for

Sustainable Systems, 64

unsustainable practices, 14

USDA (U.S. Department of

Agriculture), 53, 149

U.S. Green Building Council, 98,

100–101

Valdez Principles, 48–49

valuation, increasing, 12–13

VAR (Vector Attraction Reduction), 162

Vector Attraction Reduction (VAR),

162

vehicle fuel use, 111, 125–126

vendors/suppliers, 32, 138–139, 142–

144, 223–226

Verité, 143

commitment to, 22–25

conversion to action of, 54

creation of, 17, 18–20

ensuring success of, 43

implementation of, 54–55

living your, 21–22

policy creation from, 46

responsibility for realization of, 20–21

writing vision on your literature, 139–140

vision statements, 28

volatile organic compounds (VOCs),

46, 58–59, 162

volcanic activity, 114, 135

voluntary standards, 11, 79

Wall Street Journal, 4

Walmart,67 , 81–82, 144, 150

waste management/use. See also

recycling

biofuels,111

biomass production,175 –176

business opportunities from using, 184–185

cogeneration units,120

cooking oils, 112

effluent treatment, 160–163, 164

as feedstock,170

green designs and, 181

hazardous, 160

heat waste conversion technologies, 98,120 , 152

human waste, 178

as input material, 181

livestock waste, 132, 179

making money from, 185–186

methane,64 , 113,129 ,132 –133

organic waste, 113, 163, 180

postconsumer, 182

radioactive waste, 160

reduction methods, 168–169

sewage treatment, 180

solid waste, 120, 157, 168–169

steam for turbines using, 181

worm farming, 170

yogurt, 161

your business’s own, 183

zero waste initiatives, 173–174

waste product emissions, 165–168

Waste Technology Transfer, 180

waste–to–energy facilities,180 –181

wastewater treatment, 160–163,

179

water conservation/management,

89–90, 97

Clean Water Act, 165

desalination of seawater, 97

emission releases to, 157

gray water, 90, 164,173, 207

heating, 118–122

pollution, 160–163

rainwater collection, 90, 97

recycling of, 161, 164

as thermal mass, 88

usage measures, 157

Weiss, Eric, 171

Western Electric,36

Western States Contracting Alliance

(WSCA), 152

White, Heather, 143

White Dog Cafe,13 , 151–152

Wicks, Judy, 151–152

wind farms, 106

window design, 88

wind power, 106–107

windrow composting, 162

wood construction/products,54 ,

85–87,144–146

workplace designs. See building/

workplace designs

Worldwise, Inc., 181

worm castings, 170

Wright, Jody, 65–66, 185

WSCA (Western States Contracting

Alliance), 152

xeriscaping, 89

Yellow Biodiesel, 112

yellow grease, 111

Zaidman, Zak, 112–113

Zero Emissions Research and

Initiatives, 155

Zerofootprint seal, 170

zero waste initiatives, 173–174. See

also waste management/use