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Shifting the Paradigm to a Sustainable Economy by 2012

Green Paradigm Institute is a public outreach and educational endeavor in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) specializing in high performance homes and buildings, renewable energies, and sustainable development, advocating for people, planet, and profit in Southern New Jersey and the Delaware Valley.

We facilitate green building seminars throughout Southern New Jersey and encourage all building owners to pursue LEED certification in Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance.

Green Paradigm Institute and its parent company, Green Paradigm Realty LLC, are interested in partnering with renewable energy and sustainable community experts to form (1) Green Collar Career Center in Bridgeton NJ serving Atlantic, Gloucester and Salem Counties; (2) Green Paradigm Alliance to help the Township of Pennsville (Salem County) proceed with a Renewable Energy Redevelopment Project along Industrial Park Road; and (3) the City of Salem's Tilbury Landfill Solar project.  We believe a collaborative process with municipalities along the western corridor of Salem County such as Carneys Point, Pedricktown (Oldmans Township), Penns Grove, Pennsville, and Salem, their citizens, and all stakeholders will deliver and execute a comprehensive plan that optimizes people, planet, and profit, for the benefit of all Salem County and across the Delaware Valley watershed.  [more]

 

 

 

Green Construction Codes and Standards - Free!

Classroom Acoustics:  ANSI/ASA S12.60-2010 American National Standard Acoustical Performance Criteria, Design Requirements, and Guidelines for Schools compliments of Acoustical Society of America.

Energy:  International Code Council, with support by the US Department of Energy, is offering a free download of the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code, which all 50 states have pledged to incorporate into their residential building codes.

Refer to ASHRAE 90.1-2010 for information on similar energy efficiency building codes for commercial buildings.

Green Construction and LEED Water Efficiency

Free download of International Green Construction Code (IGCC) Public Version 2.0 and IGCC Water Efficiency Provisions (also view ASHRAE Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings, Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings).

Indoor Air Quality

ASHRAE 62.1-2007, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality (view only) or preview ASHRAE 62.1-2010 at http://www.ashrae.org/technology/page/548

Active Design Guidelines (LEED Credit: Design for Health Through Increased Physical Activity)

Free download at http://www.nyc.gov/html/ddc/html/design/active_design.shtml