Green Building Tools for Tribes

Gila River Indian Community Green Building

Case Study Available.
Case Study (pdf)
Kayenta Township, Navajo Nation

First Tribal Community in the U.S. to Adopt International Green Building Code
Mesa Verde National Park

Pueblo Cliff Dwellings Lived In for Over 700 Years, from A.D. 600 to 1300.
Pinoleville Pomo Nation

HUD-Funded Green Housing Using Straw Bale and Local Cob Plaster

Green building, also known as sustainable design, can assist Tribal communities to reduce the impact of construction on the environment while protecting the health, livelihood and culture of Tribal residents. Native Americans were the first green architects and builders of the Americas, and traditional Native American building designs and practices are sustainable. State and local building codes do not apply on Tribal lands, but Tribes have the authority to adopt their own.