General Disaster Recovery Resources
Natural Disaster Recovery Framework (PDF) - FEMA
Disaster Assistance Agencies - U.S. Small Business Administration
Integrating Sustainability into Disaster Recovery
Natural Hazards and Sustainability for Residential Buildings - FEMA
From Tragedy to Triumph—Resources for Rebuilding Green after Disaster (PDF) - U.S. Department of Energy
Incorporating Disaster Resilience into Disaster Recovery (PDF) - University of Colorado Boulder, Natural Hazzards Center
Planning for a Sustainable Future: the Link Between Hazard Mitigation and Livability - FEMA
Finance, Insurance, & Incentives
Post Disaster Financial Recovery - Emergency Management Agency, Niles, Ohio
Database of State Incentives for Renewable & Efficiency (DSIRE) - US. Department of Energy with the North Carolina Solar Center
Tax Incentives for Residential Buildings - U.S. Department of Energy
National Funding Opportunities - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Regional, State, and Local Funding Opportunities - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Disaster Loans - U.S. Small Business Administration
"Green Mortgages": Energy Efficient Mortgage Guide - MortgageLoan.com
Energy Efficient Mortgage Program - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Tax Credits for Consumer Energy Efficiency - U.S. Department of Energy
Rebuilding: Design & Construction
American Institue of Architects, Sustainable Design Assessment Teams - American Institute of Architects
Resilience Institute - (alex wilson org)
Low- and No-Cost Sustainable Building Strategies (PDF) - Association for Sustainability in partnership with Greensburg GreenTown and GreenTown Joplin
How to Find a Green Builder (PDF) - Association for Sustainability in partnership with Greensburg GreenTown and GreenTown Joplin
Green Materials InfoGraphic (PDF) - Association for Sustainability
Residential Construction
Green Building for Beginners - GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
GreenBuilder Homeowner's Handbook - GreenBuilder Magazine
Thirteen Elements of a Dream Green Home - SustainaBlog.org
Green Energy Efficient Homes - Green Energy Efficient Homes, Inc
Commercial & Civic Building Construction
Improving the Energy Efficiency of Commercial Buildings - U.S. Department of Energy
Case Studies
Publications on Greensburg, Kansas - U.S. Department of Energy
Publications on New Orleans, Louisiana - U.S. Department of Energy
Rising Above the Water: New Orleans Implements Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Practices Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (PDF) - U.S. Department of Energy
Additional resources are available at www.greensburggreentown.org/links and http://www.greentownjoplin.org/rebuilding-and-repairing/
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