Educational

Pure Build Homes Pure Build Homes- Designs and builds rammed earth and adobe houses in Tucson and Southern Arizona. Information about design, general contracting, and wall ramming services. NAHB National Green Building Program NAHB National Green Building Program- Voluntary residential green building program featuring an online scoring tool, and certification and education programs. International Living Future Institute International Living Future Institute- Publishers of the Living Building Challenge performance standard for sustainable building. Vital Signs Curriculum Materials Project Vital Signs Curriculum Materials Project- A curriculum materials development effort to examine a physical building's performance. Includes resource packages available for download… Natural Resources Defense Council Natural Resources Defense Council- Articles, links, reports, unpublished research, policy and technical analysis, and Congressional testimony relating to sustainable design and co… Oklahoma Building Summit Oklahoma Building Summit- Conference focusing on sustainable design, construction, and operation of homes. Sustainable Sources Sustainable Sources- Online collections of information on sustainable building, eco travel, and Latin American environmental issues. Keyword searchable. Baosol Adaptive Baosol Adaptive- Designer and researcher based in CO who writes on design and Passive House and hyper-localization of sustainable buildings. Includes a blog and building science i… Ecoplanit Ecoplanit- Community-supported directory of green building products, services, resources. HOK Sustainability News HOK Sustainability News- News about HOK's sustainable planning, design, and delivery strategies. Green Built Home Green Built Home- Program implemented by the Wisconsin Environmental Initiative that promotes green building by using sustainable building and energy standards to review and certi… Solar Bubble Build Solar Bubble Build- Interior-environment control system that uses liquid bubble insulation, dynamic liquid cooling, and solar energy collection. Ten Shades of Green Ten Shades of Green- Site for the Ten Shades of Green exhibit organized by the Architectural League of New York. The introduction provides a good definition of what 'green' archit… ecospecifier ecospecifier- A knowledge base of environmentally-preferable materials, products, and technologies. 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 o… Mud Buildings Mud Buildings- Description of the process of constructing mud buildings in India. Strawbale Studio Strawbale Studio- Educational group that provides workshops and presentations on straw bale construction, thatching, ecovillages, permaculture, and sustainable living. Advanced Buildings Advanced Buildings- General information about sustainable construction. Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Northeast Sustainable Energy Association- Regional group promoting responsible energy use through education about green building practices. Publishers of "Northeast Sun". Site als… Earth Investor Building and Supply Earth Investor Building and Supply- Provider of prefabricated buildings that use recycled and sustainable products. Geiger Research Institute of Sustainable Building Geiger Research Institute of Sustainable Building- Resources and information on sustainable construction with a focus on poverty housing, including training in straw bale construc… Tirone Nunes Tirone Nunes- Promotes, conceives, and studies the viability of bioclimatic buildings in the housing, office, commercial sectors and sport centers. International Passive House Conference International Passive House Conference- News and information on programme, themes, presentation papers, speakers, exhibition and field trips. Frankfurt, Germany. Includes links to… Green Building Advisor Green Building Advisor- Partnership between BuildingGreen and Taunton Press. Green home case studies, discussion forums, blog, and a green encyclopedia. Subscription provides acce… Living Homes Living Homes- Produces a line of homes featuring modern design and green materials. Shows sample interiors and exteriors. Natural Homes Natural Homes- Information and resources on low-impact construction methods. Includes links to building projects and workshops, and an interactive map of homes around the world. Solar Vistas Solar Vistas- Sustainable development in the Malpais/Montezuma area of Costa Rica. Illustrations of tropical eco-house concept, links to resources in Costa Rica. Furbish Company Furbish Company- Design and installation of sustainable building systems, including installation of green energy systems, living roofs and walls, solar geothermal HVAC, and strawb… Habitat Technology Group Habitat Technology Group- A non-governmental organization (NGO) located in India that promotes sustainable building solutions through training and advocacy. 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.