Open Source Resources

To combat climate change in the built environment. Search this list using field to the right. Please leave comments to add more tools!

Foundational Tools for Sharing

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Foundational Tools for Sharing >

• https://www.wikipedia.org/

• https://creativecommons.org/ Creative commons license 

• The role of video platforms - some platforms allow users to select Creative Commons https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/platform/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_online_video_platforms

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Free_and_open-source_software

• https://oercommons.org

• Video Platforms

  • https://mediagoblin.org/

  • https://joinpeertube.org/

• Archives

  • https://archive.org/

  • https://web.archive.org/ 

  • Data.gov through Harvard Libraries

  • EJscreen archived at https://pedp-ejscreen.azurewebsites.net/

  • More *.gov archiving happening at https://screening-tools.com, and rolled up by Katherine Hayhoe on LInkedIn

• Images

  • https://climatevisuals.org/

  • https://www.pexels.com/about/

  • https://www.loc.gov/collections/

  • https://www.flickr.com/groups/allfreepictures/

  • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Academic

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Academic >

• MIT

  • https://climate.mit.edu/

  • https://ocw.mit.edu/

  • https://openlearning.mit.edu/courses-programs/mitx-courses

• Stanford

  • https://understand-energy.stanford.edu/

  • https://bdla.stanford.edu/about/

Building Science & Modeling

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Building Science & Modeling >

• Ladybug Tools + Honeybee https://www.ladybug.tools Free and open-source climate / building energy modeling toolkit for Rhino3D

• Honeybee-PH https://ph-tools.github.io/honeybee_grasshopper_ph/ A free and open-source Passive House (WUFI and PHPP) plugin for Honeybee and Rhino3D

• Phius REVIVE https://github.com/Phius-ResearchComittee/REVIVE They have their repository online, and their EnergyPlus modeling tool is free and open-source.

• https://www.rdh.com/technical-library/

• https://morrisonhershfield.com/resource_category/passive-house-details/

• https://www.bchydro.com/content/dam/BCHydro/customer-portal/documents/power-smart/business/programs/BETB-Building-Envelope-Thermal-Bridging-Guide-v1-3.pdf

• https://iapmo.org/we-stand/water-demand-calculator/

• https://zeroguide.nbbj.com/

• https://www.caretool.org/

• https://www.zerotool.org/zerotool/

• BEAM Tool https://www.buildersforclimateaction.org/beam-estimator.html

Building Solutions

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Building Solutions >

• https://www.urbangreencouncil.org/resource-library/

• https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/webinars-on-demand

Case Studies & PDFs

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Case Studies & PDFs >

• https://rmi.org/our-work/buildings/realize/realize-ma/1000-apartment-challenge-realize-massachusetts/

• Circularity and Material Reuse Framework (used as case study/reference)

  • NYCEDC-Circular-Construction-Guidelines-03-07-2024.pdf Circular Design & Construction Guidelines | NYCEDC

• A little old and in NY again, but this report has some good cost data for Multifamily retrofit:

  • https://www.urbangreencouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2020.04.22-Going-Electric-v2.pdf

• NYSERDA Clean Heat for All - Heat Pumps Case Study

  • https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0558/4925/5070/files/NYSERDA_Room_Heat_Pump_Presentation_from_2024_ENERGY_STAR_Product_Partners_Meeting.pdf?v=1736361913

• https://rmi.org/our-work/buildings/realize/realize-ma/1000-apartment-challenge-realize-massachusetts/

• https://energystar.my.site.com/PortfolioManager/s/article/Contacts-for-state-local-compliance-ordinances-1600088543441?_gl=1*lyr7fs*_ga*MTg0MzA0NDk1LjE3MTE1NDYyNTg.*_ga_S0KJTVVLQ6*MTcxMzgwMDk4MC4xMS4xLjE3MTM4MDA5ODguMC4wLjA.

Decarbonization

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Decarbonization >

• https://www.lisc.org/massachusetts/our-work/green-homes/decarb-hub/

• https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy24osti/87812.pdf

• https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/decarb-hub

• https://berdocalculator.touchstoneiq.com/

• https://worthenfoundation.org/get-the-guide-bdpg

• https://worthenfoundation.org/get-the-guide-download

• https://www.boston.gov/departments/environment/berdo#:~:text=m.%20on%20Zoom.-,QUICK%20GUIDES,-BERDO%20101

• https://akf-berdo-calculator.herokuapp.com/

• Framework for Emissions Reduction Planning: Building Portfolios

• Framework for Emissions Reduction Planning: Industrial Portfolios

• Emissions Reduction Audit: A Checklist for Owners

• Emissions Reduction Audit Scope of Work Template

Electrification

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Electrification >

• https://www.redwoodenergy.net/research

• https://www.dsireusa.org/

Embodied Carbon

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Embodied Carbon >

• https://carbonleadershipforum.org/model-embodied-carbon-specifications/

• https://carbonleadershipforum.org/embodied-carbon-video-training-series/

• https://henninglarsen.com/news/open-source-carbon-catalogs-construction-materials

• https://carbonleadershipforum.org/resource-library/

Materials

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Materials >

• https://materiallybetter.com/

• https://www.mindfulmaterials.com/

• https://www.buildwell.site/

Nonprofits

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Nonprofits >

• https://www.climateinteractive.org/

• https://drawdown.org/solutions-overview

• Building Decarbonization Coalition

• https://www.heetma.org/library

• https://www.vctn.org/toolkit

• https://www.gastogeo.wiki/wiki/Main_Page

Scientific Data

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Scientific Data >

• https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/output/software-data-models

• https://nationallabs.org/

• Emissions Reduction Audit Scope of Work Template

• Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pumps (ccASHPs) Technology

Other

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Other >

• A network of leading scientists and institutions working to respond to some of the most pressing issues facing the planet and humankind today.

  • https://the-earth-league.org/initiatives/publications/ 

• SCIENCE FOR A JUST WORLD ON A SAFE PLANET

  • https://earthcommission.org/publications/

• The counter shows the accumulated hidden costs of our current food systems since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2016, taking into account greenhouse gas emissions, blue water use, land use conversion, nitrogen emissions, undernourishment, poverty and unhealthy diets.

  • https://foodsystemeconomics.org/hidden-food-costs/ 

• https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/charity-ai-governance-and-ethics-framework/

• Our vision is to transform the global built environment within a generation, from a climate-polluter to a carbon absorbing climate healer by making it easier for everyone in the design and construction industry to make climate-friendly choices.

  • https://ecobuildnetwork.org/ 

• https://psdconsulting.com/massachusetts-energy-code-training-on-demand-elearning/?mc_cid=ded409a221&mc_eid=bd45f49c9d

• https://goclean.masscec.com/benefits-savings/

• https://www.thenaturalhome.com/