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  • Advanced Building Technologies [ Ottawa , Ontario , Canada ]
    A building professional's guide to more than 90 environmentally-appropriate technologies and practices. Architects engineers and buildings managers can improve the energy and resource efficiency of commercial industrial and...
    http://www.advancedbuildings.org/
    (Added: 5-Apr-2000 - FileType: .htm - Hits: 908 - Rating: 10.00 - Rate It! - Deadlink? - Find BOOK!)
  • Whole Building Design Guide [ Washington DC , USA ]
    Architects, engineers, and project managers can improve the performance and quality of their buildings by following the guidance and recommendations provided within the categories of this web site.
    http://www.wbdg.org
    (Added: 9-Aug-2000 - FileType: .htm - Hits: 756 - Rating: 10.00 - Rate It! - Deadlink? - Find BOOK!)
  • Cyburbia - Internet Resources for the Built Environment [ Buffalo , New York , USA ]
    Cyburbia established in 1994 contains a large selective directory of Internet resources relevant to planning architecture urbanism growth andsprawl and other topics related to the built environment.
    http://cyburbia.ap.buffalo.edu/pairc/
    (Added: 2-Mar-2001 - FileType: .htm - Hits: 183 - Rating: 0 - Rate It! - Deadlink? - Find BOOK!)
  • Environmental Building News [ USA ]
    Extensive green building and sustainable design resources for builders, architects, and other professionals from the publishers of Environmental Building News and the GreenSpec Product Directory.
    http://www.BuildingGreen.com
    (Added: 8-Aug-2000 - FileType: .htm - Hits: 379 - Rating: 10.00 - Rate It! - Deadlink? - Find BOOK!)
  • Green Building Concepts [ North Hollywood , California , USA ]
    Green Building Concepts supplies information exchange on resource and energy efficient home building.
    http://www.greenconcepts.com
    (Added: 21-May-2000 - FileType: .htm - Hits: 730 - Rating: 8.00 - Rate It! - Deadlink? - Find BOOK!)
  • 21Design Tools for the 21st Century [ USA ]
    Energy efficiency is emerging as the hallmark of enlightened building design and construction for the new millenium. To maintain our high quality of life we mustmake efficient use of the earth's resources as its population continues to grow.
    http://www.21design.com/index.html
    (Added: 11-Sep-2000 - FileType: .htm - Hits: 299 - Rating: 0 - Rate It! - Deadlink? - Find BOOK!)
  • Biotekt [ Germany ]
    Informationen und Forum zur Bauwerksbegrünung.
    http://www.biotekt.de
    (Added: 27-Oct-2000 - FileType: .htm - Hits: 158 - Rating: 0 - Rate It! - Deadlink? - Find BOOK!)
  • Bois et Habitat [ Belgium ]
    Centre d'information du bois dans la construction. L'association organise des événements de promotion du bois tels qu'expositions conférences salons etc. Belgium
    http://www.bois-habitat.com
    (Added: 27-Oct-2000 - FileType: .htm - Hits: 163 - Rating: 10.00 - Rate It! - Deadlink? - Find BOOK!)
  • City of Santa Monica Green Buildings Design & Construction Guidelines [ Santa Monica , California , USA ]
    These Guidelines provide designers and builders with guidance on "Green Building" Design. The City of Santa Monica has adopted a set of guidelines to facilitate the development of "green" buildings in Santa Monica without forcing excessive costs or other burdens upon developers, building owners or occupants.
    http://greenbuildings.santa-monica.org/
    (Added: 25-Mar-2002 - FileType: .htm - Hits: 185 - Rating: 10.00 - Rate It! - Deadlink? - Find BOOK!)
  • Community Eco-Design Network [ Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA ]
    Over the past several years, CEN has done research into ecological building and development alternatives and has set out on a quest to develop strategies that integrate ecological systems into the built environment.
    http://www.cedn.org
    (Added: 25-Jul-2001 - FileType: .htm - Hits: 200 - Rating: 1.00 - Rate It! - Deadlink? - Find BOOK!)
  • CORDWOOD [ USA ]
    THE OWNER HAS 36 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH LOGS
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cordwood
    (Added: 25-Jan-2002 - FileType: .htm - Hits: 305 - Rating: 0 - Rate It! - Deadlink? - Find BOOK!)
  • CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) [ USA ] 1998
    CPTED examines various aspects of community planning including the following: the creation of space, its use and safety; the locations of land uses; the positions of buildings and other structures; interior and exterior design details such as color, lighting, entrances and exits, and landscaping; and the users of space and when and how they will use it.
    http://www.ncpc.org/3cpted.htm
    (Added: 27-Nov-2001 - FileType: .htm - Hits: 146 - Rating: 0 - Rate It! - Deadlink? - Find BOOK!)
  • Day Creek [ Minnesota , USA ]
    If you are interested in cordwood house construction (sometimes called stackwood or stackwall construction), alternative housebuilding, self-sufficiency, renewable energy, permaculture or living a simpler lifestyle (whew!) -- you've come to the right place!
    http://www.daycreek.com
    (Added: 25-Jul-2001 - FileType: .htm - Hits: 241 - Rating: 0 - Rate It! - Deadlink? - Find BOOK!)
  • Dirt Cheap Builder [ Cutten , California , USA ]
    From how to make casein (milk) paints, to building sod roofs, and glorious photos of alternative owner built houses showing cob, strawbale, earthships and more. (Like the experimental papercrete and paper adobe dome...
    http://www.dirtcheapbuilder.com
    (Added: 10-May-2002 - FileType: .htm - Hits: 330 - Rating: 0 - Rate It! - Deadlink? - Find BOOK!)

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