| AAES | American Association of Engineering Societies |
| AIA | American Institute of Architects |
| CBEP | Community-Based Environmental Protection |
| CERF | Civil Engineering Research Foundation |
| CTI | Critical Technologies Institute |
| DEP | Department of Environmental Protection (Florida) |
| DEQ | Department of Environmental Quality (Virginia) |
| DOC | Department of Commerce |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DOI | Department of the Interior |
| EDF | Environmental Defense Fund |
| EIP | Eco-Industrial Park |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| FGDC | Federal Geographic Data Committee |
| IBACOS | Integrated Building and Construction Solutions |
| ICMA | International City/County Management Association |
| NACo | National Association of Counties |
| NETS | National Environmental Technology Strategy |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NLC | National League of Cities |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| NPPR | National Pollution Prevention Roundtable |
| NPS | National Park Service |
| NSDI | National Spatial Data Infrastructure |
| NSTC | National Science and Technology Council |
| OEA | Office of Environmental Assistance (Minnesota) |
| OSEC | Office of Sustainable Ecosystems and Communities |
| P2 | Pollution Prevention |
| PCSD | President's Council on Sustainable Development |
| POC | Points of Contact |
| PTI | Public Technology, Inc. |
| SAMP | Special Area Management Plan (Northampton County, Virgina) |
| STIP | Sustainable Technologies Industrial Park (Northampton County, Virginia) |
| USCM | United States Conference of Mayors |
| USDA | United States Department of Agriculture |
| USGS | United States Geological Survey |
| WWW | World Wide Web |