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Metafore
Group that seeks to change business practices to be environmentally responsible, especially regarding forest products. They produce several documents on integrating environmental values with business practices, including "Wood for Building Green".
Natural Logic
http://www.natlogic.com/index.html
Consulting firm that assists companies and communities improve their environmental performance by using ecological models to reduce waste and energy use. E-letter, primer on sustainability, and links to articles and other resources.
Natural Resources Defense Council
http://www.nrdc.org/cities/default.asp
Articles, links, reports, unpublished research, policy and technical analysis, and Congressional testimony relating to sustainable design and construction.
Newton House
http://www.newtonhouse.info/default.htm
Information related to sustainable construction in Queensland Australia. Includes links to related sites in Australia.
Northwest EcoBuilding Guild
Association of building professionals and homeowners interested in ecologically sustainable building. Offers fact sheets and newsletters, event listing, and resource directory.
Oikos Green Building Library
http://oikos.com/library/index.html
Articles and selections from books about sustainable design and energy efficiency. Includes a green products directory, classifieds, and bookstore.
Paladino Green Building Strategies
Design/development to incorporate green building strategies and sustainable development approaches to create a new kind of building.
Passive-On Project
Group developing design guidelines and tools for passive houses for both cooling and heating dominated climates. Focus is on European climates.
ResModern
Good overview of sustainable design concepts illustrated by modern design elements.
Scottish Ecological Design Association
Association formed to promote ecological issues for the Scottish building industry. Produces a magazine, sponsors lectures, seminars & workshops, and responds to government initiatives. Site includes their design guide "Design and Detailing for Deconstruction" to make it easier to reuse materials.
Seven Generations Natural Builders
Group that teaches workshops throughout USA in cob, straw bale, and other natural building methods. Site includes definitions of various methods and list of book and web site resources.
Solar Bubble Build
Interior-environment control system that uses liquid bubble insulation, dynamic liquid cooling, and solar energy collection based on the principles of the Solaroof developed by Richard Nelson.
Strawbale Studio Natural Building Project
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/7729/index.html
Gives information on natural building, thatching, ecovillages, permaculture and sustainable living.
Sustainability Works
http://www.sustainabilityworks.org.uk/
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: Eco Design and Landscaping, Urbanism
http://www.aloha.net/~laumana/
An archive of information about sustainable architecture and urbanism collected by Robert D. Hotten, MLA
Sustainable Building Sourcebook Contents
http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/contents.html
A collection of information and sources of materials, assistance, and further research on many aspects of sustainable construction and remodeling.
Sustainable Condo
http://www.sustainablecondo.com
An educational traveling display to illustrate and promote leading-edge sustainable building design, products, technologies, and systems. Based in Vancouver Canada.
Sustainable Settlement in Southern Africa
http://www.sustainablesettlement.co.za
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 Sources
Online collections of information on sustainable building, eco travel, and Latin American environmental issues. Keyword searchable.
Sustaining: tower blocks
http://www.sustainingtowers.org
a resource portal for sustainable refurbishment of tower blocks. The project will re-evaluate existing practice in terms of the designs and strategies for refurbishment of tower blocks.
Temporary Desert Structures Project
http://www.geocities.com/potatotrap/tech/bluetarp.htm
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.
The Benchley Project
http://www.larsstanley.com/arch/benchley/
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.
The Green Engineer
Sustainable design consulting firm. Services include LEED Certification, plan review, charette facilitation, mechanical engineering, and energy modeling. Site includes a list of ideas and technologies for making your building green.
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.
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.
