Paladino Green Building Strategies - Design/development to incorporate green building strategies and sustainable development approaches to create a new kind of building. - http://www.paladinoandco.com/
Furbish Company - Sustainable building and design, including installation of green energy systems, living roofs and walls, solar geothermal HVAC, and strawbale homes. Baltimore, Maryland, USA. - http://www.furbishco.com/
Northeast Sustainable Energy Assoication: Green Buildings - Regional group promoting responsible energy use through education about green building practices. Publishers of "Northeast Sun". Site also includes information on energy and transportation. - http://www.nesea.org/buildings/info/
Mud Buildings - Description of the process of constructing mud buildings in India. - http://mudbuildings.googlepages.com/
Noble Home - Manufacturer of custom-designed house kits built with sustainable methods and materials. - http://noble-home.net
Building Science Corporation - Boston-based architecture and building science consulting firm. Site contains many articles about sustainable building practices and guides for house design based on climate type. - http://www.buildingscience.com/
Whole Building Design Guide - Web portal for building-related information with a "whole building" focus provided by the National Institute of Building Sciences. Areas include Design Guidance, Project Management, Operations & Maintenance, Mandates & References, and To - http://www.wbdg.org/
Ecobuild Federal - Annual conference for the federal government and AEC design professionals to provide examples of sustainable architecture. - http://www.ecobuildfederal.com/
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/
DAWN SouthWest - Tucson, AZ organization that conducts workshops on sustainable construction. - http://www.greenbuilder.com/dawn/
Green Built Home - Program implemented by the Wisconsion Environmental Initiative that promotes green building by using sustainable building and energy standards to review and certify new homes and remodeling projects. Named Green Building Program of the Year (2006) by the - http://www.greenbuilthome.org/
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' architecture is and isn't. Includes a list of resources and links. - http://www.tenshadesofgreen.org/
GreenClips - A biweekly email newsletter that contains a summary of news on sustainable building design and related government and business issues. Site contains 13 years of archives. - http://www.greenclips.com/
GreenHomeGuide - Reviews and advice for green remodeling and living. Articles, directories of recommended products and green building professionals and retailers. - http://www.GreenHomeGuide.com
iGreenBuild - Contains articles, on-line bookstore, product and services vendor information, news items, and a sustainable events calendar. E-mail newsletter available with archive copies on the site. - http://www.igreenbuild.com/
Living Homes - Produces a line of homes featuring modern design and green materials. Shows sample interiors and exteriors. - http://www.livinghomes.us/
Ecological Home Ideas - Publisher of ecoLogical Home Ideas magazine. Links to suppliers, resources, and organizations dealing with sustainable residential architecture and products. Site also has a discussion forum. - http://www.ecologicalhomeideas.com
Passive-On Project - Group developing design guidelines and tools for passive houses for both cooling and heating dominated climates. Focus is on European climates. - http://www.passive-on.org
Green Building Encyclopedia - Green building design guide with resources on the LEED exam, indoor air quality, water conservation, environmental construction products, straw bale, and energy-star appliances. For homebuilders, architects, engineers, real estate developers. - http://www.whygreenbuildings.com
Better Bricks - Information and resources about building energy efficiency for designers, owners and operators provided by the NorthWest Energy Efficiency Alliance. - http://www.betterbricks.com/
ResModern - Good overview of sustainable design concepts illustrated by modern design elements. - http://www.resmodern.com
ecospecifier - A knowledge base of environmentally-preferable materials, products, and technologies. - http://www.ecospecifier.org/
Newton House - Information related to sustainable construction in Queensland Australia. Includes links to related sites in Australia. - http://www.newtonhouse.info/default.htm
Advanced Buildings - Products and tools for designing 20,000 to 80,000 SF non-residential buildings using integrated design methodologies to produce high-performance buildings. - http://www.poweryourdesign.com
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. - http://sgnb.com/intro.php
Sustainable Condo - An educational traveling display to illustrate and promote leading-edge sustainable building design, products, technologies, and systems. Based in Vancouver Canada. - http://www.sustainablecondo.com
Framework - Distinctive modular pre-engineered structures for use as schools, classrooms and sports buildings. Also will design new unique modular buildings. - http://www.frameworkcdm.com/home/
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/
Earth Advantage Sustainable Building - Program started by Portland (OR) General Electric Company to support sustainable design of residential and commercial projects with consulting services and the Earth Advantage building certification program. Site contains technology reports, links to info - http://www.earthadvantage.org
Natural Logic - 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. - http://www.natlogic.com/index.html
Sustaining: tower blocks - 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. - http://www.sustainingtowers.org
BuildingGreen - Publisher of Environmental Building News and the GreenSpec directory. Developer of the BuildingGreen Suite, a research tool for green design. Site includes articles about many green topics. - http://www.buildinggreen.com/
LISA: Life Cycle Analysis In Sustainable Architecture - Providers of a life cycle decision support tool to calculate the environmental impact of a building. Also provides a range of impact attributes. - http://www.lisa.au.com
The Tofte Project - Interactive tour of the Tofte Project and cabin, and the principles of sustainable architecture that were used in the cabin's design and construction. - http://www.tofteproject.info
Oikos Green Building Library - Articles and selections from books about sustainable design and energy efficiency. Includes a green products directory, classifieds, and bookstore. - http://oikos.com/library/index.html
Green Advantage - Voluntary training and certification program for construction professionals that is allied with the U. S. Green Building Council. Certification is based on the University of Florida's Build Green & Profit workshop that teaches concepts and techniques - http://www.greenadvantage.org
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 l - http://www.ecostruct.co.uk
Green Building at Penn State - A research program in sustainable construction at Penn State University Department of Architectural Engineering. Includes a multi-university program exploring sustainable housing solutions for American Indians. - http://www.engr.psu.edu/greenbuild/
GreenHomeNYC - GreenHomeNYC facilitates the adoption of sustainable building methods and materials by owners of small residential and commercial buildings in New York City. Includes links and listing of local events. - http://www.greenhomenyc.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/
Sustainability Works - 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. - http://www.sustainabilityworks.org.uk/
Natural Resources Defense Council - Articles, links, reports, unpublished research, policy and technical analysis, and Congressional testimony relating to sustainable design and construction. - http://www.nrdc.org/cities/default.asp
Green Home Building - Focuses on sustainable architecture strategies, natural building methods, and examples of vernacular architecture, with lists of books and related web sites. Also information on dealing with building codes when using natural building materials. - http://www.greenhomebuilding.com
Irish Eco Builders - Photos of strawbale, timber, and thatch projects in Ireland. Also contains many links to thatch, strawbale, and green building sites. - http://homepage.eircom.net/~greenbuild/
YourHomePlanet - Large directory of environmental building design information resources. Includes a link to a design tool for environmentally sensitive hospitality design. - http://www.yourhomeplanet.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
HOK Sustainable Design News - News about HOK's sustainable planning, design, and delivery strategies. - http://www.hoksustainabledesign.com
Vital Signs Project - A curriculum materials development effort to examine a physical building's performance. Includes resource packages available for downloading and case studies. - http://arch.ced.berkeley.edu/vitalsigns/
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. - http://www.leguaan.com
Tirone Nunes - Promotes, conceives, and studies the viability of bioclimatic buildings in the housing, office, commercial sectors and sport centers. - http://www.tironenunes.pt/
US Green Building Council - Non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable building design and construction. Developers of the LEED building rating system. Site includes listings of regional chapters. - http://www.usgbc.org
Sustainable Building Sourcebook Contents - A collection of information and sources of materials, assistance, and further research on many aspects of sustainable construction and remodeling. - http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/contents.html
Sustainable Sources - Online collections of information on sustainable building, eco travel, and Latin American environmental issues. Keyword searchable. - http://www.greenbuilder.com/
Green Building Concepts - Tools to build a more energy and resource efficient home. - http://www.greenconcepts.com
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. - http://www.thenaturalhome.com