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Green Libraries: General Sustainability

Resources to help libraries go green.

Sustainability Planning Documents from the State of Illinois

These documents are a great place to start when developing sustainability plans.

Web sites and Articles

A Three-Part Approach to Corporate Sustainability
Green Team (GreenBiz)
Green Office Guide: A Guide to Greening Your Bottom Line through a Resource-Efficient Office Environment
Greening Work Styles: Analysis of Energy Behavior Programs in the Workplace
Kansas Green Team
My Green Apps
NRDC Greening Advisor
Show Employees the Bills to Get Green in a Hurry: Report
Sustainability from Scratch: How to Get Started and Why You Need to Get Going Now
Sustainable Industries' 2011 Green Office Guide
Taking Green Initiatives to the Next Level
The Zero-Waste Office: Is It Possible?
What is P2 Planning? (Environment Canada)
Will County Green
Xerox Sustainability Calculator
Zero Waste International Alliance

Books

101 Ways to Turn Your Business Green by Rich Mintzer
ISBN: 1599182637
Publication Date: 2008-09-05
Green Your Work by Kim Carlson
ISBN: 9781598699050
Publication Date: 2008-12-17
Seven Wonders for a Cool Planet by Eric Sorensen; Sightline Institute Staff
ISBN: 9781578051458
Publication Date: 2008-04-28
Street Smart Sustainability by David Mager; Joe Sibilia
ISBN: 9781605094656
Publication Date: 2010-11-08
Sustainability by Peter Stasinopoulos; Michael H. Smith; Karlson Charlie Hargroves
ISBN: 9781844077656
Publication Date: 2009-07-09
Sustainability Demystified by Norman Christopher
ISBN: 9781614853077
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Sustainability Planning by Hitchcock, Darcy; Willard, Marsha
ISBN: 9781844076161
Publication Date: 2008-10-28
The Positive Deviant by Sara Parkin
ISBN: 9781849711180
Publication Date: 2010-07-30

Calculators

Use calculators to help you determine your library's environmental impact and translate those results into more meaningful numbers for your patrons.

A Comparison of Carbon Calculators
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Full citation for the article: Padgett, J.P.; Steinemann, A.C.; Clarke, J.H. Vandenbergh, M.P. (2008) "A Comparison of Carbon Calculators." Environmental Impact Assessment Review 28, 106-115. There is a charge for individuals to access the full text of the article without a subscription.
Calculate your PCs Energy Use
Cool Climate Carbon Footprint Calculator
Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator
How to Calculate your Carbon Footprint
How to Calculate your Carbon Footprint: Developing a Company-Wide GHG Inventory for a Small Business
Life Cycle Assessment of Hand Drying Systems
Office Carbon Footprint Tool