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Procuring Green Products and Tribal Buildings

These resources provide information on easy green building practices such as buying energy and water efficient appliances or specifying ENERGY STAR certified buildings. The Tribal Green Building Toolkit provides detailed information and resources on Tribal green building and building materials. 

Icons from EPA programs: BurnWise, WaterSense, Green Power Partnership, EnergyStar

Products

  • ENERGY STAR Products — including appliances, lighting, windows, doors, skylights, roof products, heating and cooling equipment, and water heaters
  • WaterSense Products – including residential and commercial toilets, urinals, showerheads, bathroom sink faucets, and irrigation controllers
  • BurnWise Appliances — cleaner wood stoves, fireplaces, and hydronic heaters
  • Green Power Partnership – locating and buying green power
  • Green Power Markets — tools and resources to understand and engage with green power in the U.S.
  • Greener Products and Services
  • Safer Choice Labeled Products – includes household cleaning products, soaps, laundry products, and pet care products
  • Recycled Content Construction Products

Buildings

  • ENERGY STAR Certified New Homes
  • ENERGY STAR Buildings
  • Indoor AirPLUS
  • WaterSense Labeled Homes

Green Building Tools for Tribes

  • About Tribal Green Building
    • Procuring Green Products & Buildings
    • Benefits of Tribal Green Building Codes
    • Greening Existing Tribal Buildings
    • Tribal Green Manufactured Housing
    • Green Tribal Casinos
  • Get the Toolkit!
  • Building Code Guidance
    • Administrative Code Example
    • Grand Ronde Building Code Example
    • Kayenta Township Building Code Example
    • Pinoleville Pomo Nation Building Code Example
  • Funding Opportunities
    • Sign Up for Funding Updates
  • Additional Resources
    • National Tribal Building Codes Summit
Contact Us About Tribal Green Building
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Last updated on April 25, 2025
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