industry links

International District Energy Association
The International District Energy Association (IDEA) is a nonprofit trade association founded in 1909 and governed by a 20-member board of directors.Their mission to advance global environmental quality through efficient district energy.

U.S. Department of Energy
The Distributed Energy Technologies Subprogram of the Department of Energy supports research and development on a variety of small, modular energy generation devices including reciprocating engines, industrial turbines, microturbines and thermally activated equipment.

Steaming Ahead
Steaming Ahead provides productive, cost-saving and reliability enhancing steam solutions for industrial steam plant managers. Steaming Ahead supports the U.S. Department of Energy's Best Practices Steam Program.

U.S. Green Building Council
A 501 (c) (3) non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation.

The Green Globes System
A revolutionary building environmental design of management tools. It delivers an online assessment protocol, rating system and guidance for green building design, operation and management. It is interactive, flexible and affordable and provides market recognition of a building's environmental attributes through third-party verification.

Greater Detroit Resource Recover Facility
The Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Facility is a refuse-derived fuel (RDF) plant that began commercial operation in October 1991. It operates the facility for the City of Detroit under contract with the Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Authority (GDRRA).