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		CAES: Univeristy of Georgia College of Agricultural and Envionmental Sciences: Publications Numbered publications are written by UGA Cooperative Extension and CAES research faculty. They are both internally and externally peer reviewed. These publications are edited and distributed by the CAES Office of Communications as well as professionals in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences and the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. URL California Urban Water Conservation Council: H2OUSE In this virtual tour of a typical home, the user is given conservation tips as they move through the house. http://www.h2ouse.org DNR: EPD: Conserve Water Georgia Conserving water at home can help us all save time and money. It also helps ensure that we have a sufficient supply of safe drinking water now and in the future. By incorporating water conservation practices into our outdoor watering habits, we can all help to conserve Georgia’s limited water resources. http://www.conservewatergeorgia.net Earthcraft House A green building program focused on residential properties. http://www.earthcrafthouse.com Energy Star Promotes energy efficient products and practices. Its Engery Star rating system evaluates energy efficiency. http://www.energystar.com Environmental Building News An independent company providing a wealth of information on a variety of topics, including energy efficiency. http://www.buildinggreen.com GSWCC: Georgia Soil & Water Conservation Commission The Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission was formed to protect, conserve and improve the soil and water resources of the State of Georgia. http://gaswcc.georgia.gov Georgia Envirothon Providing high school students in Georgia with hands on, science based training in natural resource and ecology topics in a challenging and competitive atmosphere. http://www.georgiaenvirothon.org Green Building Finance Consortium Independent consonsortium of lenders, real estate companies and trade groups addressing the need for independent research and analysis of investment in green (engergy efficient) buildings. http://www.greenbuildingfc.com Green Building Initiative Offers Green Globes, am assessmemt protocol and rating system forgreen buildings as well as a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool for intergrating the evaluation of building assemblies in green building rating systems. http://www.thegbi.org Henry County Soil & Water Conservation District Useful information concerning soil and water conservation. http://ofig.org/hcswcd/ Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District The Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District is a planning entity dedicated to developing comprehensive watershed, wastewater and water supply and conservation plans to be implemented by local governments in the 16-county metro Atlanta region. http://www.northgeorgiawater.com/html/ Natural Step A nonprofit international research, education and advisory organization. http://www.naturalstep.org Residential Energy Services Network Establisher of the Amercian Building Performance Rating System recognized by the mortgage industrial and federal government for the verification of building energy performace for Energy Star and other programs. http://www.natresnet.org Toilet Flapper This website provides information on the correct flappers to purchase when repairing and replacing toilets. Instructions on how to replace a flapper are presented also. http://www.toiletflapper.org Towaliga Soil & Water Conservation District Useful information concerning soil and water conservation. Butts, Fayette, Monroe, Pike, Spalding and Upson Counties, Georgia. http://www.towaliga.com USGBC: US Green Building Council The developer of LEED building standards and the authoritive voice in the green building industry. http://www.usgbc.org University of Georgia: Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network Put your yard on a water budget! This link has information on how much water average plants need based on evaporation (water lost from the soil), transpiration (water lost from the plant), and precipitation received. Enter the dates for the period you would like to calculate. A positive water balance means there are that many inches of moisture available, no need to water. A negative balance means your plants require the equivalent of that many inches in moisture. (Water Balance Calculator) http://www.griffin.uga.edu/aemn/
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