REGREEN: Green Guidelines for Home Remodeling

REGREEN is an initiative by the American Society of Interior Designers' Foundation a d the U.S. Green Building Council to develop:

"best practice guidelines and targeted educational resources for sustainable residential improvement projects. This program will increase understanding of sustainable renovation project practices and benefits among homeowners, residents, design professionals, product suppliers and service providers to build both demand and industry capacity."

 Characteristics include:

• a whole-house, systems-thinking approach, focusing on "how systems or the whole building work together to reduce environment impacts" through "cross-listing of strategies by project and environmental category"
• integration of all building professions, by combining "content, resources and case studies that tie together best-practice design and construction"
• recognition that a green project must first be a quality project, and that "the beauty of a building or project ... is the starting point for durability"
• recognising the importance of designing for the specific climate and site
• emphasising the importance of decisions made at the very beginning of each project
  

The REGREEN Guidelines document covers ten project types, from kitchen remodeling to outdoor living, with many case studies.  It includes an extensive Strategy Library comprising 198 design strategies, including potential issues, related strategies and references/resources.