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Resources and Links

PLEASE NOTE! The first BrightBuilt Retrofit Competition has ended. Please stay tuned for more information about our first project with Community Partners and check back for information about future programs. You can also e-mail info@brightbuiltretrofit.com if you would like to talk with someone about the BrightBuilt Retrofit.

The resources listed below serve to assist applicant organizations with fundraising for energy efficiency upgrades, as well as to provide background information and current news related to the green building movement. There are three resource sections:

1. Funding resources
2. Umbrella organizations and rating systems
3. Information resources and case studies

FUNDING RESOURCES
The following loans, incentives and grants may be applicable to your organization’s deep energy retrofit, as well as the community engagement component of your project, in ME, MA, NH and VT.

All States

• Ben & Jerry’s Foundation: The National Grassroots Grant Program
• Jane’s Trust: Environment
• The Kresge Foundation: Environment Program/Energy Efficiency
• Merck Family Fund: Sustainable Economics
• The John Merck Fund: Climate and Clean Energy
• New England Grassroots Environmental Fund
• Oak Foundation: North American Climate Change Programme

Maine

• Financial Incentive Programs – ME
• Efficiency Maine Trust
• Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust
• Davis Conservation Foundation
• Environmental Funders Network
• Fidelity Foundation: Capital Improvements
• Horizon Foundation
• Libra Foundation: Environment
• Maine Community Foundation: Community Building Grant Program
• Maine Initiatives: Grassroots Organizing Program
• Elmina B. Sewall Foundation
• STK Foundation

Massachusetts

• Financial Incentive Programs – MA
• Mass Save
• Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
• Barr Foundation: Mitigating Climate Change
• The Beveridge Family Foundation
• Cedar Tree Foundation
• Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
• Fidelity Foundation: Capital Improvements
• Horizon Foundation
• Wainwright Bank/GreenBridge Consortium

New Hampshire

• Financial Incentive Programs – NH
• NH Business Resource Center
• Fidelity Foundation: Capital Improvements
• Mascoma Savings Bank Foundation
• New Hampshire Charitable Foundation: Energy and Climate

Vermont

• Financial Incentive Programs – VT
• Efficiency Vermont
• Ben & Jerry’s Foundation: VT Capacity Building Grant Program
• Lintilhac Foundation (by invitation only)
• Vermont Community Foundation
• Windham Foundation

UMBRELLA ORGANIZATIONS & RATING SYSTEMS
As you consider your building’s energy retrofit, take a moment to educate your organization about green building resources and trends on a broader scale.

• US Green Building Council (USGBC)
• ENERGY STAR
• Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

INFORMATION RESOURCES & CASE STUDIES
As the green building movement grows, extensive resources are becoming readily available. Read on for information about deep energy retrofits, conferences and much more.

• Affordable Comfort Institute (green building initiatives)
• Environmental Building News/BuildingGreen.com
• Building Science Corporation (energy efficient retrofit case studies)
• Green Building Advisor (deep energy retrofit resources)
• REGREEN (green case study projects)

NOTE: The BrightBuilt Retrofit partners include US Green Building Council, Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, Green Building Advisor and BuildingGreen.com. The additional resources listed above are provided as helpful information but are not specifically endorsed by BrightBuilt.