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