ENERGY STAR -- ENERGY STAR qualified homes offer homebuyers all the features they want in a new home, plus energy-efficient improvements that deliver better performance, greater comfort, and lower utility bills.

Built Green Colorado -- Introduced in 1995, Built Green Colorado is one of oldest and largest green home building programs in the nation. A voluntary industry-driven program of the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver offered to builders across the state, the purpose of Built Green Colorado is to encourage home builders to use technologies, products and practices that result in homes that are better built and better for the environment.

National Association Home Builders Green Program -- Through the National Green Building Program, the National Association of Home Builders is helping its members move the practice of green building into the mainstream. Energy efficiency, water and resource conservation, sustainable or recycled products, and indoor air quality are increasingly incorporated into the everyday process of home building.

USGBC LEED for Homes -- LEED for Homes is a rating system that promotes the design and construction of high-performance green homes.

Colorado Governor’s Energy Office -- Providing information and links on the states role in the Recovery Act and information and links to available rebates.

Building Science Corporation -- Providing information, consulting, a bookstore and seminars about building science.

Energy Efficient Building Association -- Nonprofit organization dedicated to energy efficient building and environmentally sound development.

Boulder Green Building Guild -- The Boulder Green Building Guild (BGBG) is a non-profit trade organization representing a wide range of leaders in the green building movement.

Colorado Energy -- Colorado Energy is your one-stop shop for energy efficiency and renewable energy information in Colorado.

Architecture 2030 -- Our goal is straightforward: to achieve a dramatic reduction in the global-warming-causing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the Building Sector by changing the way buildings and developments are planned, designed and constructed.

SouthWestEnergyEfficiencyProject -- (SWEEP) is promoting greater energy efficiency in a six-state region that include: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming

DURANGO AREA LINKS

Durango Chamber of Commerce -- Chamber of commerce for Durango, Colorado.

4CORE -- The Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE) mission is to promote resource conservation, energy efficiency, and the use of clean, renewable sources of energy in order to decrease the emission of pollutants, protect public health, and strengthen the economy.

Durango Herald -- Daily newspaper serving Durango, Colorado

Durango Telegraph -- The Independent Weekly Line on Durango and Beyond

Durango Magazine -- Informational guide for visitors and locals with listings of area lodging, dining, activities and entertainment, and shopping.  

Durango Downtown -- Durango Colorado community and vacation guide.

Buzztown Durango -- Your local internet directory and social network

San Juan Citizens Alliance -- San Juan Citizens Alliance is a grass roots organization dedicated to social, economic and environmental justice in the San Juan Basin. We organize San Juan Basin residents to protect our water and air, our public lands, our rural character, and our unique quality of life while embracing the diversity of our region’s people, economy and ecology.