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USGBC New Mexico Chapter USGBC New Mexico Chapter
USGBC New Mexico Chapter- Formerly the Green Alliance. Group based in Albuquerque NM that promotes green development through tours, seminars, standards, and educational displays. ...
CEPHEUS (Cost Efficient Passive Houses as European Standards) CEPHEUS (Cost Efficient Passive Houses as European Standards)
CEPHEUS (Cost Efficient Passive Houses as European Standards)- European Union official demonstration project. Includes goals, subprojects, conferences, partners and information on what makes a building a passive house. [ ...
Robert Andrews: Straw Bale Design Robert Andrews: Straw Bale Design
Robert Andrews: Straw Bale Design- 50 straw bale house plans. ...
Build It Green Build It Green
Build It Green- Non-profit organization in California promoting healthy, energy- and resource-efficient building practices through training, government support, and collaboration forums. ...
USGBC San Diego Chapter USGBC San Diego Chapter
USGBC San Diego Chapter- Group based in San Diego CA that promotes green development through tours, seminars, standards, and educational displays. ...
Santa Monica Green Building Program Santa Monica Green Building Program
Santa Monica Green Building Program- Information on Santa Monica's green building program, including their design and construction guidelines. ...
Colorado Green Building Guild Colorado Green Building Guild
Colorado Green Building Guild- An association of building professionals in Boulder County, Colorado focused on making green building common practice. Includes calendar of events. ...
Passivhaus Institut Passivhaus Institut
Passivhaus Institut- Information about passive heating in homes. Includes FAQ, checklist, engineering recommendations, certification and building examples. [English, French, German] ...
GreenBlue GreenBlue
GreenBlue- 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 ...
Green Building Alliance Green Building Alliance
Green Building Alliance- Pittsburgh-based non-profit organization that seeks to integrate environmentally responsible design practices through education programs, case studies, public policy advocacy, and public relation ...
Passive House + Passive House +
Passive House +- A green building mag with Irish and UK editions. Emphasis on evidence-based construction. Available monthly, back issues online. ...
Green Building Initiatives Green Building Initiatives
Green Building Initiatives- Calgary, Alberta based membership organization that audits and certifies rental properties for compliance with energy-efficiency standards. ...
Lafarge Holcim Foundation Lafarge Holcim Foundation
Lafarge Holcim Foundation- International group that seeks to promote sustainable construction. Sponsors regional and global award competitions, funds projects, and organizes seminars. Good conceptual information on susta ...
Passive House Alliance Passive House Alliance
Passive House Alliance- Consulting and research firm working to further the implementation of Passive House standards and techniques. Includes services, design tools, projects, news and events. ...
Green Expo 365 Green Expo 365
Green Expo 365- An online community and resource center for Green Building professionals, with live and recorded webinars, green building resources and a virtual trade show floor. ...
International Passive House Association International Passive House Association
International Passive House Association- iPHA is a network of Passive House stakeholders:architects, planners, scientists, suppliers, manufacturers, contractors and property developers. ...
Ecotecture Ecotecture
Ecotecture- Journal containing articles on a variety of sustainable design topics. Free subscription for e-mail notification of new articles. Site seeks reader submissions of articles. ...
Shelter Publications Online Shelter Publications Online
Shelter Publications Online- Publisher of several books about sustainable green architecture, including Shelter (1973), The Septic System Owner's Manual (2000), Home Work (2004), and The Barefoot Architect (2007). ...
Green Building Elements Green Building Elements
Green Building Elements- Multi-author blog covering advances in green building materials, sustainable architecture, progressive urban planning and local guidelines for creating green structures. ...
Inhabitat Inhabitat
Inhabitat- Discussing the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design. ...
EcoBuilding Pulse EcoBuilding Pulse
EcoBuilding Pulse- Magazine about sustainable building and products that is free to members of the architectural and building industry. Includes archives, searchable product database, and a job and architect finder. An o ...
Green Building Press Green Building Press
Green Building Press- Publishers of Building for a Future magazine and the Green Building Bible in the United Kingdom. ...
Ecotone Publishing Ecotone Publishing
Ecotone Publishing- Publishers of books on green architecture and design. Links to other resources and documentation for their green architecture textbook, curriculum, and study guide based on "The Philosophy of Sustaina ...
Sustainable Architecture & Building Sustainable Architecture & Building
Sustainable Architecture & Building- SABMag, ecoHouse, and the SAB Canadian Green Building Awards together represent sources for sustainable design information, practices and related products from the Canadian perspectiv ...
Green Buildings Green Buildings
Green Buildings- Advice, news, and educational resources for any topic related to LEED and commercial green buildings. ...
The international Passive House Magazine The international Passive House Magazine
The international Passive House Magazine- IPHM, for passive house, passivhaus on the internet ...
Skillful Means Skillful Means
Skillful Means- Information about straw bale and sustainable building practices from an experienced architecture and construction firm. ...
DSA Architects DSA Architects
DSA Architects- Straw bale research and testing, and has contributed important structural and detailing elements to the evolving straw bale vernacular. ...
IronStraw Group IronStraw Group
IronStraw Group- A 501(c)(3) educational organization dedicated to helping people build affordable environmentally friendly strawbale homes. ...
California Straw Building Association California Straw Building Association
California Straw Building Association- A non-profit clearinghouse of straw building information. ...
Chug's World of Strawbale Building Chug's World of Strawbale Building
Chug's World of Strawbale Building- An information site on the construction of buildings using straw bales. Includes a database of strawbale buildings, builders, designers, courses and suppliers in the UK. ...
Straw Bale Building Company Straw Bale Building Company
Straw Bale Building Company- Firm in the hinterland of the Queensland Sunshine Coast engineers and designs straw bale homes with the appearance of the old world stone and adobe buildings. ...
Development Center for Appropriate Technology Development Center for Appropriate Technology
Development Center for Appropriate Technology- Supporting the development and use of sustainable approaches to meeting human and ecological needs through the appropriate use of technology. ...
Biotique Habitat Biotique Habitat
Biotique Habitat- European consultants for straw bale buildings and other uses of plant fibers. Includes information on straw bale construction in France. ...
Semmes & Co. Builders Semmes & Co. Builders
Semmes & Co. Builders- Licensed contractors specializing in sustainable building construction in San Luis Obispo, Southern Monterey and Northern Santa Barbara counties with experience in straw bale construction, insulate ...
Building With Awareness Building With Awareness
Building With Awareness- Featuring information on straw bale and adobe house design, how-to video, alternative and green building materials, construction techniques, rainwater cisterns, earth plaster, rubble trench found ...
Straw Bale Innovations Straw Bale Innovations
Straw Bale Innovations- Provides information on straw bale construction and design for the owner/builder, contractor, and designer. How-to DVDs for sale, list of useful tools, and articles about designing and working wit ...
Camel's Back Construction Camel's Back Construction
Camel's Back Construction- Straw bale builders and plasterers based in Ontario Canada. Authors of "Straw Bale Building" and "Straw Bale Details". Also present training workshops and provide consulting services. Includes ...
HTI HTI
HTI- Award winning straw bale homes designed by professional architect students. ...
Longhay Ltd Longhay Ltd
Longhay Ltd- Suppliers of straw bales for house building and other projects throughout the UK and some overseas markets. ...
Paso Straw Bale Construction Blog Paso Straw Bale Construction Blog
Paso Straw Bale Construction Blog- The story of building a straw bale home in Paso Robles, California. ...
Hiss Reet Hiss Reet
Hiss Reet- German-based supplier of water reed, arched dormer windows, and other thatching materials. ...
Cullen Construction Cullen Construction
Cullen Construction- General contractor specializing in green building techniques including straw bale homes, provides online case studies. ...
Huff n Puff Constructions Huff n Puff Constructions
Huff n Puff Constructions- Specialist straw bale building company in Australia. Includes workshops and environmental information. ...
Bale on Bale Construction Bale on Bale Construction
Bale on Bale Construction- Straw bale design and construction company in Buffalo, NY. Also providing natural building construction consulting and management, and workshops. ...
Earth and Straw Design Earth and Straw Design
Earth and Straw Design- An open discussion forum for anyone interested in straw bale construction. ...
Unicorn Architecture & Consctruction Unicorn Architecture & Consctruction
Unicorn Architecture & Consctruction- Environmental friendly strawbale building firm in Victoria, Australia. ...
Sustainable Sources: Straw Bale Construction Sustainable Sources: Straw Bale Construction
Sustainable Sources: Straw Bale Construction- Gives a definition, considerations, commercial status, implementation issues, guidelines, lists of contractors and suppliers, publications and links. ...
The Last Straw The Last Straw
The Last Straw- This reader-written journal of straw-bale and natural building provides information on construction techniques, projects, research/testing/code issues, and resources. ...
Dutch Federation of Thatchers Dutch Federation of Thatchers
Dutch Federation of Thatchers- Everything on thatch, thatching and thatchers in Holland. Dutch and English versions. ...

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