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Green Building at Penn State Green Building at Penn State: A research program in sustainable construction at Penn State University Department of Architectural Engineering. Includes a multi-university program exploring sustainable housing solutions for American Indians. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.engr.psu.edu/greenbuild/ Sustainable Settlement in Southern Africa Sustainable Settlement in Southern Africa: Provides a central point of access to information and organizations in southern Africa to support sustainable development. Addresses the issues of sustainable development in developing countries. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.sustainablesettlement.co.za Better Bricks Better Bricks: Information and resources about building energy efficiency for designers owners and operators provided by the NorthWest Energy Efficiency Alliance. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.betterbricks.com/ The Green Iguana The Green Iguana: The project consists of eight homes which can be rented by consumers, authorities and other organisations, to experience the high standards used to build these bio-ecological houses. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.leguaan.com Framework Framework: Distinctive modular pre-engineered structures for use as schools, classrooms and sports buildings. Also will design new unique modular buildings. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.frameworkcdm.com Loken Builders Loken Builders: Full service construction company specializes in energy and resource efficient construction, as well as personalized remodeling and new construction. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.lokenbuilders.com/ Natural Resources Defense Council Natural Resources Defense Council: Articles, links, reports, unpublished research, policy and technical analysis, and Congressional testimony relating to sustainable design and construction. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.nrdc.org/cities/default.asp Paladino Green Building Strategies Paladino Green Building Strategies: Design/development to incorporate green building strategies and sustainable development approaches to create a new kind of building. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.palcon.com/ The Natural Home Building Source The Natural Home Building Source: Sustainable, passive solar, do-it-yourself house plans are featured with interior planterbeds, composting toilets, greywater recycling and septic system products. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.thenaturalhome.com Green Building Concepts Green Building Concepts: Tools to build a more energy and resource efficient home. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.greenconcepts.com Building Industry Professionals for Environmental Responsibility Building Industry Professionals for Environmental Responsibility: BIPER is a US trade organization working to promote environmentally sound resource management and sustainable building technologies. Provides descriptions of research and educational projects they are supporting and contact information. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.biperusa.biz/ Sustainable Sources Sustainable Sources: Online collections of information on sustainable building, eco travel, and Latin American environmental issues. Keyword searchable. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.greenbuilder.com/ Atlwals Alternative Landscape Materials Atlwals Alternative Landscape Materials: Describes the potential uses for alternative landscape materials which include rammed earth, corrugated cardboard bales, adobe, fly ash concrete, straw bale, earth bag construction, and cast earth. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.caed.asu.edu/altwals/ Energy Design Tools Energy Design Tools: Software tools to analysis climate, sunlight, and building construction. Includes links to climate data files used by the programs. Developed at UCLA to run on PC compatible computers running DOS 3.1 or higher and Windows 95/98/NT. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.aud.ucla.edu/energy-design-tools/ Green Building Alliance Green Building Alliance: Pittsburgh-based non-profit organization that provides expert services and reliable information to facilitate green building solutions-- and, in the process, helps our region thrive. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.gbapgh.org/ Tirone Nunes Tirone Nunes: Tirone Nunes promotes, concieves and studies the viability of bioclimatic buildings in the housing, office, commercial sectors and sport centres, applying the best available technologies. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.tironenunes.pt Irish Eco Builders Irish Eco Builders: Photos of strawbale, timber, and thatch projects in Ireland. Also contains many links to thatch, strawbale, and green building sites. (Sustainable Architecture) http://homepage.eircom.net/~greenbuild Sustainable Architecture: Eco Design and Landscaping, Urbanism Sustainable Architecture: Eco Design and Landscaping, Urbanism: An archive of information about sustainable architecture and urbanism collected by Robert D. Hotten, MLA (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.aloha.net/~laumana/ Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems: A research and design center for sustainable building practices run by Pliny Fisk, based in Austin TX. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.cmpbs.org/ Greentech Design Ltd. Greentech Design Ltd.: Energy efficient house designing consultancy based in Queenstown, New Zealand. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.greentech.co.nz/ The Green Choice The Green Choice: Information and links describing the wide variety of options, considerations and technologies involved in building an environmentally friendly, energy efficient home, especially in the Arizona area. Distributors for Omni Block insulated masonry system and (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.thegreenchoice.com Sustainability Works Sustainability Works: A complete development tool anyone interested in adopting a sustainable approach to housing development and regeneration, including housing associations, local authorities, consultants, contractors and developers. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.sustainabilityworks.org.uk/ Red Doe Residential Red Doe Residential: Engineering and architectural development services for energy efficient and energy self-sufficient home designs. Plymouth, New Hampshire. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.reddoe.com/ Oikos Green Building Library Oikos Green Building Library: Articles and selections from books about sustainable design and energy efficiency. Includes a green products directory, classifieds, and bookstore. (Sustainable Architecture) http://oikos.com/library/index.html Development Center for Appropriate Technology Development Center for Appropriate Technology: Non-profit organization that supports the development and use of sustainable technology through education, research, and projects. Includes information on working with code officials. Active in revising building codes to include sustainable issues. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.dcat.net/ US Green Building Council US Green Building Council: A leading non-profit organization in the dedicated to sustainable building design and construction. Developers of the LEED building rating system. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.usgbc.org Solar roof Solar roof: The Sunslatestm Solar roof, developed and manufactured by Atlantis is designed in one hour, manufactured in one day, and installed in a few hours by your roofer and electrician. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.geniusloci.com Vital Signs Project Vital Signs Project: A curriculum materials development effort to examine a physical building's performance. Includes resource packages available for downloading and case studies. (Sustainable Architecture) http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/vitalsigns/ Hardwick Frame Company Hardwick Frame Company: Combines custom design service, timber framing and unique panel closure systems that provide energy efficient homes, barns and commercial buildings to fit any budget or lifestyle. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.hardwickframe.com/ Green October Green October: Environmental consulting firm based in New York City. Services include alternate environmental strategies, research, specifications, and material assessments. Experience with Battery Park City's Residential Environmental Guidelines. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.greenoctober.com Green Building Press Green Building Press: Publishers of Building for a Future magazine and the Green Building Bible in the United Kingdom. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.newbuilder.co.uk Designing with California Native Plants Designing with California Native Plants: Landscaping with California native plants. Includes an "easy" section, an advanced section, and references. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.laspilitas.com/cat1.htm The Tofte Project The Tofte Project: Interactive tour of the Tofte Project and cabin, and the principles of sustainable architecture that were used in the cabin's design and construction. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.tofteproject.info Green Home Building Green Home Building: Focuses on sustainable architecture strategies, natural building methods, and examples of vernacular architecture, with lists of books and related web sites. Also information on dealing with building codes when using natural building materials. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.greenhomebuilding.com Green Advantage Green Advantage: Voluntary training and certification program for construction professionals that is allied with the U. S. Green Building Council. Certification is based on the University of Florida's Build Green & Profit workshop that teaches concepts and techniques (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.greenadvantage.org Center for Research in Alternate Systems of Energy Center for Research in Alternate Systems of Energy: Design dissertation project outlining the use of alternate energy systems and principles of climatic architecture to reduce energy consumption in buildings. Includes a pilot project for a research campus. Good explanatory diagrams. (Sustainable Architecture) http://mhathwar.tripod.com/thesis Building Concerns Building Concerns: Supporting ecologically sustainable design and building. Includes the Interior Concerns Resource Guide, a sourcebook of information and product suppliers of more sustainable and healthy building and interior materials and products. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.interiorconcerns.com/ EnvironDesign EnvironDesign: Annual conference on sustainable design of buildings. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.EnvironDesign.com Temporary Desert Structures Project Temporary Desert Structures Project: Structures for Burning Man, or camping in the Black Rock Desert, must be designed for the extreme heat, severe wind storms, and sudden rains of northwestern Nevada. Lots of technical advice about building environmentally appropriate structures. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.geocities.com/potatotrap/tech/bluetarp.htm YourHomePlanet YourHomePlanet: An environmental building design web directory - links, resources, and tools. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.yourhomeplanet.com Environmental Architecture Environmental Architecture: Architectural services for the design of environmental and sustainable buildings, both commercial and private homes. Strawbale, rammed earth, adobe. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.enviroarchitecture.com Addressing High Construction Costs in Green Building Addressing High Construction Costs in Green Building: Master's thesis that examines barriers to the adoption of green building by surveying 250 green building representatives. In addition it identifies the techniques outlined by the sustainable research institutes to lower construction costs in green buildin (Sustainable Architecture) http://lamar.colostate.edu/~thurmond/index.html Natural Building Resources Natural Building Resources: Good introduction on the many types of sustainable buildings, techniques and materials, photos from around the globe. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.zianet.com/blackrange/ Sustainable Building Sourcebook Contents Sustainable Building Sourcebook Contents: A collection of information and sources of materials, assistance, and further research on many aspects of sustainable construction and remodeling. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/contents.html Earth Advantage Sustainable Building Earth Advantage Sustainable Building: Program supported by Portland (OR) General Electric Company to support sustainable design of residential and commercial projects with consulting services and the Earth Advantage certification program. Program also certifies builders and remodelers. Site a (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.earthadvantage.com LISA: Life Cycle Analysis In Sustainable Architecture LISA: Life Cycle Analysis In Sustainable Architecture: Providers of a life cycle decision support tool to calculate the environmental impact of a building. Also provides a range of impact attributes. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.lisa.au.com Energy Design Update Energy Design Update: The monthly newsletter on energy-efficient housing, from Cutter Information Corp. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.cutter.com/edu/ Sustainable Property Group Sustainable Property Group: An environmentally responsible property development company offering design and build and consultancy services. Company and projects profiles, services and means of contact. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.sustainable.uk.com Architectural Green Solar Network Architectural Green Solar Network: German Association concerned with sustainable architecture. (German and English) (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.agsn.de/ Designing with the Wind Designing with the Wind: Master's thesis that studies how architectural forms can harness the wind to passively cool buildings located in tropical climates. (Sustainable Architecture) http://architecturethesis.com GreenStreet Construction and Consulting GreenStreet Construction and Consulting: Construction firm specializing in high-performance green building for both new construction and renovation. Also provide LEED consulting and solar, wind, and geothermal energy system design and installation. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.greenstreetinc.com Geo Lite Systems Geo Lite Systems: Manufactures portable, self-contained, solar-powered cabins, cottages or yurts for remote or suburban use. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.geolitesystems.com Green Design Initiative Green Design Initiative: An academic-industry-government consortium based at Carnegie-Mellon University to develop research and education programs to improve environmental quality while encouraging sustainable economic development. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.ce.cmu.edu/GreenDesign/ Environmental Design & Construction Magazine Environmental Design & Construction Magazine: Bi-monthly magazine about sustainable building for professionals. Includes article archives, product information, and industry resources. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.edcmag.com/ BioFence BioFence: Biodegradable silt fence for erosion control and wetlands protection. Winner of the 1999 EPA Environmental Technology Award. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.biofence.com/ Green-Haus Green-Haus: Sustainable design research and consulting for architects, builders/developers, agencies and owners. Specialist in technical Internet research regarding environmental aspects relating to buildings and design. (Sustainable Architecture) http://home.earthlink.net/~dlombard Green Building Services Green Building Services: Sustainable design consultants providing LEED project management, design consultation, workshops & training, technical analysis, and specification assistance. Includes reports on several sustainable design strategies. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.GreenBuildingServices.com/ SolarSense Designs SolarSense Designs: Designer of passive solar homes using soil-cement. Site is intended for contractors and owner-builders. Includes detailed information on forming and pouring soil-cement walls. (Sustainable Architecture) http://solarsensedesigns.com G.G.Bauobjekt GmbH G.G.Bauobjekt GmbH: Die Firma stellt ihr Baukonzept vor und zeigt Grafiken von Musterhäusern. Site in German. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.infoggbauobjekt.de/ Castleblock Castleblock: Architects and engineers specializing in alternative building materials and technologies with a focus on high-performance, recycled content materials. Contains concrete form, plywood substitute, and recycled rubber lumber product information. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.castleblock.com VIROtech Friendly Technology VIROtech Friendly Technology: Source of simple, environmentally responsive, cost effective products. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.virotech.com.au The Benchley Project The Benchley Project: An independent Design-Build project by three students of Texas A&M University to develop a sustainable living complex. Contains photos of construction of the straw bale house. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.larsstanley.com/arch/benchley/ Green Building Council of Australia Green Building Council of Australia: Group seeking to promote sustainable development and to encourage the property industry to implement green building programs, technologies, design practices, and operations. Developed the Green Star rating tool for evaluating building design. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.gbcaus.org Cedar Bay Homes Cedar Bay Homes: Custom home builder in Kitsap County, Washington incorporating green building techniques. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.cedarbayhomes.com The Green Engineer The Green Engineer: Dedicated to exploring issues related to sustainable design of buildings, with a focus on mechanical and electrical systems. Includes Q and A bulletin board, ideas to make your building more sustainable, links to other resources. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.greenengineer.com Ecostruct Ecostruct: Building company based in South Shropshire, UK promoting the concepts of sustainable development and environmental awareness within the construction industry. Projects include barn conversions and individual houses with emphasis on energy-efficiency and l (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.ecostruct.co.uk Brown Panda Brown Panda: A weekly web magazine on ecological and environmental art, design, architecture, and landscape. (Sustainable Architecture) http://brownpanda.topcities.com/ Elements Elements: Sustainable Design consulting division of BNIM Architects in Kansas City, MO. Good reading list of books that inspire change. (Sustainable Architecture) http://elements.bnim.com Alliance for Green Development Alliance for Green Development: Nonprofit corporation based in Albuquerque NM that promotes green development through tours, seminars, standards, and educational displays. (Sustainable Architecture) http://greenalliancenm.org EcoDeveloper EcoDeveloper: Information on building EcoVillage 1, a high-level sustainable community in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.ecodeveloper.com GreenHomeNYC GreenHomeNYC: GreenHomeNYC facilitates the adoption of sustainable building methods and materials by owners of small residential and commercial buildings in New York City. Includes links and listing of local events. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.GreenHomeNYC.org EPA Green Building EPA Green Building: A gateway to numerous U.S. Environmental Protection Agency webpages on how to improve the environmental performance of buildings, with sections covering energy use, building materials, indoor air quality, water conservation and waste. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding HOK Sustainable Design News HOK Sustainable Design News: News about HOK's sustainable planning, design, and delivery strategies. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.hoksustainabledesign.com Environmental Design Research Association Environmental Design Research Association: An international, interdisciplinary organization that focuses on environmental design research that examines the interrelationships between people and their built environments. Hosts conferences, publishes papers, and allocates student research grants. Al (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.telepath.com/~edra/ Strawbale Studio Natural Building Project Strawbale Studio Natural Building Project: Gives information on natural building, thatching, ecovillages, permaculture and sustainable living. (Sustainable Architecture) http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/7729/index.html