Greening Your Gateway
The Virginia Living Museum recently opened the Goodson House, a first-of-its-kind exhibit on green building techniques.
In spring 2008, the Friends of Chesapeake Gateways and the National Park Service partnered to offer a series of workshops on “Greening Your Gateway.” The objectives were to:
- Gain understanding of a range of green building and sustainability practices
- See first hand how Gateway sites made sustainability a priority in building projects
- Learn how to identify easy and practical greening opportunities at sites
- Learn ways to communicate environmentally-friendly practices within and beyond Gateway sites
A variety of rich materials were made available during the presentations. Please find links to these resources below.
Resource List (with links to websites) on wide range of green building practices, green building materials, etc
Guide to “greening your office” developed by the city of Portland, Oregon
Guidelines from the EPA on buying recycled paper products
Report from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service focused on landscaping with native plants in the Chesapeake region
Recommendations from the EPA on holding green meetings
Report on the cost benefits of greening your site
