From Tom's desktop...
taking a greener approach to the home design/build process...Here's
what I gleaned from the recent "building green" conference...
Read
a "Built Green" checklist for homeowners:
(Click on "Home Buyer"
then go to "Built Green Checklist")
http://www.builtgreen.org/
Browse
an online store for environmental products:
http://www.built-e.com/
Teach
environmental stewardship to young people:
(Click on "Educational Programs")
http://www.pselc.org
Initiate
environmental programs:
(Click on "Earth Legacy Programs")
http://www.metrokc.gov/EARTHLEGACY/
Investigate
how Paladino promotes green building strategies:
http://www.palcon.com
Get
inspired by consumer resources from the ACE3:
http://www.aceee.org/
Obtain
an energy audit for your home:
(Click on "Your Home's Energy Use")
http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/home_enrgyaudit.html
Tune
in to the Ecology Channel:
http://www.ecology.com/
Enter
the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing:
(Click on the "Consumers"
button)
http://www.pathnet.org/
See
a government program that's a paragon:
(Click on "Setting Up a Plan for
Your Jobsite")
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/swd/bizprog/sus_build/susbuild.htm
Goto
the federal DOE site...there's a plethora of info:
http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do
Discover
latest research results and technology summaries:
(Visit the links under "TechNotes")
http://www.toolbase.org/ToolBase/index.html
Welcome
to the home of The Northwest EcoBuilding Guild:
http://www.ecobuilding.org/index.html
Find
recycling-related information:
http://grn.com/
If
you live in King County, Wa, utilize these green exchange programs:
http://www.metrokc.gov/procure/green/const.htm
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/swd/rbme/
Also,
discover what's up at the Northwest Energy Alliance:
http://www.nwalliance.org/
Keep
current with the Environmental News Network:
http://www.enn.com/
Oikos
promotes sustainable design and construction:
http://www.oikos.com/
Read
about energy-efficient products and services:
http://www.cee1.org/home.html
Subscribe
to Environmental Building News:
http://www.buildinggreen.com/
U.S.
Green Building Council
http://www.usgbc.org
Visit
the host of the the "building green" conference:
http://www.nahbrc.org/
Hope
these green link resources are useful.
Any other sources you may suggest
will be appreciated;
I'll report them on the radio show.
Down Home Radio
http://www.DownHomeRadio.Com/
Best
Regards,
Tom Landis
Owner Builder News
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