Essential Links

Essential Links:
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy http://www.aceee.org
Studies, educates, promotes energy efficiency as an industry
American Institute of Architects http://www.aia.org http://www.architecture2030.org
Professional society, active in training, standard-setting and leadership for lower-carbon buildings
American Society of Landscape Architects http://www.asla.org
Professional society active on sustainable sites including use of natural cooling for energy-efficient buildings
American Wind Energy Association http://www.awea.org
Industry association investigating and promoting wind power
Association of Energy Engineers http://www.aeecenter.org
Professional association with extensive online educational resources, job studies, standard-setting and certification
Building Performance Institute http://www.bpi.org
Go-to organization on building energy efficiency and overall performance, with training resources for energy analysts, technicians and more.
Electrical Generating Systems Association http://www.egsa.org
Industry association for onsite (distributed) energy systems
Green Talent Pipeline datacenter http://hvgreenjobs.westchestergov.com
Regional data center from the NYS Department of Labor’s Green Talent Pipeline partnership
Metro Green Buildings Jobs (from Metro Green Business) http://www.greenbuildingsjobs.com
Information-rich job listings and business news portal
New York Solar Energy Industries Association http://www.nyseia.org
Industry association spearheading a better playing field for solar energy and serving as a clearinghouse for trainees, employers and others
North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners http://www.nabcep.org
Standard-setting organization for clean energy practitioners
Preservation Trades Network. http://www.ptn.org
Industry association in historic preservation, a clean energy topic because the greenest building is one that is already built
Solar Energy Industries Association http://www.seia.org
National industry association
Sustainable Business, home of Green Dream Jobs http://www.sustainablebusiness.com
Informative news and analysis
Sustainable Energy Coalition http://www.sustainableenergycoalition.org
The Sustainable Energy Coalition (SEC) brings together more than 60 national and state-level business, environmental, consumer, and energy policy organizations to promote increased federal support for ENERGY EFFICIENCY and RENEWABLE ENERGY technologies and reduced federal support for unsafe or polluting energy resources.
U.S. Green Building Council http://www.usgbc.org http://www.greenbuild365.org
Industry association setting standards, developing training and certification, and providing leadership to expand the cost-effective practice of greener building
Association of Energy Service Professionals http://www.aesp.org/  
AESP is a member-based association dedicated to improving the delivery and implementation of energy efficiency, energy management and distributed renewable resources.
Energy Central http://www.energycentral.com/
Connecting you to the global power industry.
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships http://www.neep.org/  
NEEP is a non-profit organization that facilitates regional partnerships to advance the efficient use of energy in homes, buildings and industry in the Northeast U.S.