Welcome to the Frameworks Resource Library
This growing library curates resources tailored to our region, helping you navigate the rapidly evolving world of Efficient, Smart, and Healthy buildings. We’ve organized the content around nine key focus areas—from business cases and building codes to energy, technology, and financing.
Some resources appear in more than one category, reflecting the interconnected nature of high performance building practices. While many entries include audience-specific takeaways, we encourage everyone to explore beyond their role—you may find valuable insights where you least expect them. After all, shaping the future of our built environment is a collective journey—and understanding different stakeholders’ perspectives only makes us stronger.
This is a living library, and we’re always looking to improve. If you come across a great resource or have suggestions for how we can do better, reach out—we’d love to hear from you.
Business Case
Discover why building green is good for business—and beyond. This focus area demonstrates the compelling case for investing in efficient, smart, and healthy buildings, highlighting benefits such as financial returns, climate resilience, occupant well-being, and market competitiveness.
Carbon Neutral Buildings
Reaching net-zero emissions is quickly becoming the new standard. This focus area introduces the foundational concepts and pathways for designing or retrofitting buildings to be carbon neutral—providing a solid starting point before diving into technologies or code specifics.
Case Studies
We’re building a collection of real-world examples of Efficient, Smart, and Healthy buildings—featuring results, lessons learned, and transferable strategies from across sectors and regions.
Our case study library is a work in progress, and we’ll be releasing new stories on an ongoing basis.
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Certifications
Certifications can boost performance, marketability, and credibility. This focus area helps you understand and compare major systems like LEED, Passive House, and ENERGY STAR.
Codes & Compliance
Learn how to stay ahead of changing building codes and regulatory standards. This focus area provides key resources to navigate code updates, jurisdictional requirements, and best practices to prepare for a net-zero future.
Embodied Carbon & Life Cycle Assessment
Often overlooked but increasingly critical, embodied carbon represents the emissions tied to materials and construction. This focus area introduces key concepts and tools for measuring and reducing embodied impact across a building’s life cycle.
Funding & Financing Programs
Looking to ease project costs? This section points you to trusted tools and databases—like incentive finders and government program lists—to help you discover grants, loans, and rebates that support low-carbon and high-efficiency building projects. We don’t offer funding ourselves, but we’ve curated starting points to simplify your search.
Health, Resilience, and Risk Management
Buildings exist to serve people—and protecting their health, safety, and well-being is non-negotiable. This focus area highlights the essential role of the built environment in promoting occupant health, enhancing resilience to climate and systemic shocks, and managing a wide spectrum of risks — all core considerations in shaping Efficient, Smart, and Healthy buildings that are built to last.
Material, Energy, Technology
Discover the systems, technologies, materials, and energy strategies driving low-carbon, high-performance buildings. This focus area features proven solutions, best practices, and emerging innovations that reduce emissions and enhance performance.
