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Sustainable Architecture
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Products and tools for designers of 20,000 to 80,000 SF buildings to help reduce energy usage and improve indoor air quality.
http://www.poweryourdesign.com
Architectural Green Solar Network
German Association concerned with sustainable architecture. (German and English)
http://www.agsn.de/
Aspen Publishers - Environment Journals
Publishers of the Energy Design Update newsletter.
http://www.aspenpublishers.com/environment.asp
Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell Architects
Architecture firm with a focus on sustainable architecture. Includes research papers on other methods than LEED of assessing building performance.
http://www.bnim.com/fmi/xsl/index.xsl
Boulder Green Building Guild
An association of building professionals in Boulder County, Colorado focused on making green building common practice. Includes calendar of events.
http://www.bgbg.org
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.
http://www.interiorconcerns.com/
Building Green
Site for home improvement TV show hosted by Kevin Contreras that focuses on environmentally friendly construction methods and materials.
http://buildinggreen.tv
Castleblock
Architects and engineers in Hawai'i specializing in alternative building materials and technologies with a focus on high-performance, recycled content materials. Also dealers for concrete forms, plywood substitute, and recycled rubber lumber products.
http://www.castleblock.com
Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
A research and design center for sustainable building practices run by Pliny Fisk, based in Austin TX.
http://www.cmpbs.org/
Construct Ireland
Contains information, articles, daily news items, and a directory of contacts relating to sustainable construction in Ireland. A monthly e-mail newsletter is available by subscription.
http://constructireland.ie
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 also contains technology reports, links to information sites, and events in the Portland area.
http://www.earthadvantage.org
EcoDeveloper
Information on building EcoVillage 1, a high-level sustainable community in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
http://www.ecodeveloper.com
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 low environmental impact. Site includes a good overview of several of the key issues involved in sustainable architecture.
http://www.ecostruct.co.uk
Ecotone Publishing
Publishers of books on green architecture and design. Site includes links to other resources and documentation for their green achitecture textbook, curriculum, and study guide based on 'The Philosophy of Sustainable Design'.
http://www.ecotonedesign.com
Elements
Sustainable Design consulting division of BNIM Architects in Kansas City, MO. Good reading list of books that inspire change.
http://elements.bnim.com
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.
http://www2.aud.ucla.edu/energy-design-tools/
EnvironDesign
Annual conference on sustainable design with workshops, product vendors, networking, and roundtable discussions.
http://www.EnvironDesign.com
Environmental Design & Construction Magazine
Bi-monthly magazine about sustainable building for professionals. Includes article archives, product information, and industry resources.
http://www.edcmag.com/
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. Also supports special interest networks.
http://www.edra.org/
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.
http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/

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