The Center shares a strong relationship with in the following organizations. For more information on each organization, click on the organizations name.
Founded in 1977, the Alliance to Save Energy is a non-profit coalition of business, government, environmental and consumer leaders. The Alliance to Save Energy supports energy efficiency as a cost-effective energy resource under existing market conditions and advocates energy-efficiency policies that minimize costs to society and individual consumers, and that lessen greenhouse gas emissions and their impact on the global climate. To carry out its mission, the Alliance to Save Energy undertakes research, educational programs, and policy advocacy, designs and implements energy-efficiency projects, promotes technology development and deployment, and builds public-private partnerships, in the U.S. and other countries.
The High Performance Buildings Congressional Caucus Coalition was formed to heighten awareness and inform policymakers about the major impact buildings have on our health, safety and welfare and the opportunities to design, construct and operate high performance buildings that reflect our concern for these impacts. Fundamental to these concerns include protecting life and property, developing novel building technologies, facilitating and enhancing U.S. economic competitiveness, increasing energy efficiency in the built environment, assuring buildings have minimal climate change impacts and are able to respond to changes in the environment, and supporting the development of private sector standards, codes and guidelines that address these concerns.
Established in 1886, National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) is one of the construction industry's oldest trade associations and the voice of professional roofing contractors worldwide. It is an association of roofing, roof deck, and waterproofing contractors; industry-related associate members, including manufacturers, distributors, architects, consultants, engineers, and city, state, and government agencies; and international members.
In 1996, The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress was established within the National Roofing Foundation (NRF)* to create an endowment fund to serve as a highly focused resource for the roofing industry and its customers.
The Alliance's objectives are to conduct research and educational projects that support high quality programs for roofing contractors; ensure timely and forward-thinking industry responses to major economic and technological issues; and enhance the long-term viability and attractiveness of the industry to roofing workers.
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a non-profit organization committed to expanding sustainable building practices. USGBC is composed of more than 15,000 organizations from across the building industry that are working to advance structures that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live and work. Members includes building owners and end-users, real estate developers, facility managers, architects, designers, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, product and building system manufacturers, government agencies, and nonprofits.
The Building Envelope Industry Executives Council consists of over two dozen trade associations and manufacturers involved in some portion of the building envelope industry - walls, windows and roofs. The mission of the council is to serve an advisory role to the U.S. Department of Energy in providing input on U.S. energy policy and DOE research funding priorities.
The Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) is a coalition of companies and trade associations from the energy efficiency, natural gas and renewable energy sectors, and also includes independent electric power producers, investor-owned utilities, public power, commercial end-users and project developers and service providers for environmental markets. Founded in 1992, the Council advocates for policies at state, national and international levels that increase the use of commercially-available clean energy technologies, products and services. The coalition’s diverse business membership is united around the revitalization of our economy and creation of a secure and sustainable energy future for America.