There are a lot of acronyms and big programs frequently mentioned when talking about sustainability in business. Here is a list of some of the programs and resources available to you.
ASHRAE/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers/ https://www.ashrae.org
ASTM/American Society for Testing & Materials/ http://www.astm.org/
CAlGreen Code https://law.resource.org/pub/us/code/bsc.ca.gov/gov.ca.bsc.2013.11.pdf
CalRecycle/California Department of Resources Recycling & Recovery/ http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov
Carbon Trust http://www.carbontrust.com/
CDP/Carbon Disclosure Project/https://www.cdp.net
Energy Star/http://www.energystar.gov
Green Circle/http://www.greencirclecertified.com/
Green Seal/www.greenseal.org
Global Reporting Initiative/https://www.globalreporting.org
ICC/International Code Council/http://www.iccsafe.org
IES/Illuminating Engineering Society/www.ies.org
ISO 14001/International Organization for Standardization/ http://www.iso.org/iso/iso14000
PoE/Power over Ethernet/http://www.passivepoe.com/poe.html
United Nations Global Compact/www.unglobalcompact.org
USGBC LEED Certification Guidelines/US Green Building Council Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design/http://www.usgbc.org/leed/certification
-USGBC LEED v4 (Version 4)/http://www.usgbc.org/leed/v4
-USGBC LEED v4/User Guide/ http://www.usgbc.org/sites/default/files/LEED%20v4%20User%20Guide_Final_0.pdf
-USGBC LEED v4 Webinar http://www.usgbc.org/articles/available-now-leed-v4-education
ZNE/Zero Net Energy/http://newbuildings.org/zero-energy
ZNE Slide Presentation, California Energy Commission http://www.green-technology.org/gcsummit/images/CALGreen-Title-24.pdf
