FM Resources Sustainable Web Sites Business and Industry Resource Venture Free information, assistance and referrals for Seattle businesses, architects, and general contractors to help improve environmental performance. Earth 911 City of Seattle Sustainable Building Seattle City Light Information on the Sustainable Building Advisor Certificate Program, LEED and Built Green incentives. Also offers case studies in productivity related to high-performance building design. Seattle Public Utilities Seattle's Dept. of Design, Construction & Land Use (DCLU) Building codes, plus articles on City sustainable building project. FM Web Sites We've assembled a vast array of FM-related and other links, organized into useful categories. If you have a useful link you'd like us to add to this list, please let us know. Also, if any of the links you try are broken, please drop us a note and we'll remove or correct it. IFMA Chapters Chapters around the world Organizations ACCA Air Conditioning Contractors of America AFE Association of Facility Engineers AIA American Institute of Architects AIHA American Industrial Hygiene Assocation Air Infiltration & Ventilation Centre HVAC, IAQ & sick building syndrome ALOA Associated Locksmiths of America ANSI American National Standards Institute APPA Association of Higher Education Facility Officers ARI Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Engineers ASID American Society of Interior Designers ASIS American Society for Industrial Security ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM The American Society for Testing & Materials AWWA American Water Works Association BOMA Carpet & Rug Institute Center for Building Science College of Architecture & Urban Planning University of Washington Electric Power Research Institute EnviroLink Online environmental information Envirosense Geoexchange Information Center Human Factors & Ergonomics Society IDRC International Development Research Council IEEE Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. Institute for Research In Construction Good list of other links International Society for Measurement & Control ISO International Organization of Standardization Northwest Construction Consumer Council NSPE National Society of Professional Engineers The National Board of Boiler/Pressure Vessel Inspectors The National Fire Protection Association The National Standards Systems Network Government ADA Homepage - Department of Justice ADA homepage Center for Disease Control & Prevention Department of Ecology, Washington State Department of Energy Department of Energy Technical Standards Department of L & I, Washington State Department of Labor & Industries Department of Transportation EPA Environmental Protection Agency FDA U.S. Food & Drug Administration Gov't Regs & Info Services Up-to-the-minute, includes fed prop mgmt regs MSDS Search tool Municipal Research & Services Center RCW, WAC & municipal codes National Institute of Standards OSHA US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Admin US Consumer Product Safety Commission Washington State WAC/RCW/municipal codes Utilities Seattle City Light Seattle Public Utilities Information Associated Press Breaking news CIA World Fact Book CNN Interactive Daily Journal of Commerce, Seattle Facilitymanagement.start4all.com Comprehensive listing of FM-related links Information About The Governor NBC Intellicast: Seattle Weather NOAA NOAA (National Weather Service) forecast office Public Broadcasting System "Understanding & Using The Internet" - a PBS website Public Broadcasting System Life On The Internet - PBS television series Puget Sound Business Journal Reuters Wire service Seattle Insider Local news, weather and traffic information Seattle Times Seattle Times Classified Seattle Times Weather Forecast Seattle, Tacoma, Everett & Vicinity Forecast USA Today Wall Street Interactive Edition WSDOT Seattle area traffic conditions Emergency Management Alaska Emergency Operations / Disaster Preparedness Data Centers and Institutes Focusing on Hazards and Disasters Gateway site CNN Weather Disaster Preparedness and Response Everything you always wanted to know about disaster and emergency preparedness plans/training: DOT Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Emergency Response & Research Institute A private site, containing good plan format and structure components, specifically for bio-terrorism and chemical attacks (disregard hype) Emergency Response Handbook A basic, yet excellent Emergency Response Handbook for a K12 school district EPA: Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Excellent resources and models FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA "Preparation & Prevention" A listing of various types of disasters Health Canada's Emergency Preparedness Website King County Emergency Management Los Angeles Unified School District Honored for having an outstanding emergency training program. Metro Transit Alert Contains useful emergency-related external links National Earthquake Information Center World Data Center for Seismology NOAA National Weather Service - Forecasts and Warnings for Washington Oregon Emergency Management Information OSHA Hazardous Waste and Emergency Response Guidelines PNSN Pacific Northwest Earthquake Information Seattle Emergency Management Other Northwest Associations Northwest Rendezvous IV: http://NWRendezvous4.org Washington State Society for Healthcare Engineering: http://WSSHE.org Northwest Shopping Center Association: http://TheNSCA.org BOMA South Puget Sound: The South Puget Sound Washington Building Owners and Managers Association is all about building success for owners and commercial property managers through leadership, advocacy, and professional development with Tacoma and Seattle building owner networking events, building projects accepting bids through the RPF form, a directory of properties in Pierce County, Washington and job opportunities. http://BomaSouthPugetSound.org