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What People are Saying about the Primer...
"It looks GREAT! I will put it on my list of recommended reading for my clients!"
~Rob Harrison
Principal, Harrison Architects |
Links and Resources
The book contains dozens
of additional green building resources. Here are a few of our favorites:
Green Materials
ecohaus,
formerly the Environmental Home Center
BuildingGreen.com,
information on hundreds of green products
Buy, Build or Remodel a Green Home
National Resources
National
LEED for Homes rating system, developed by the US Green Building
Council
The Green Home Guide,
a rich web site developed by the US Green Building Council
NAHB National Green Building Program, developed by the National Association
of Home Builders.
American Lung Association Healthy House Program
Regional Resources
Built Green Washington, a web portal to all of the Built Green Programs in Washington State
American Lung Association - Washington Healthy House Program
Earth Advantage, provides standards for homes in Oregon, and covers indoor environmental quality, resource and energy efficiency, and environmental responsibility.
Energy Star Northwest, a regional division of the national Energy Star program. Provides verification for products as well as homes that are at least 15 percent more efficient than local and/or state standards.
Green
Pages, directory of Northwest green building professionals
Santa Barbara Built Green, a certification program for green building projects in Santa Barbara
Nature Based Landscaping
Natural
Lawn and Garden Care
Native
Plant Resources for the Pacific Northwest
Building Soil, shows builders and home owners how to meet new Washington guidelines for protecting and restoring healthy soil, for a healthy, easy-care landscape.
Sustainable Living
Redefining Progress, Calculate your ecological office footprint as well as your own individual ecological footprint!
Low Impact Living Calculator A household ecological and carbon footprint calculator with recommendations based on your calculator inputs.
Green
cleaning methods, resources and recipes
Organizations Related to Green Building
US Green Building
Council (National)
American Indoor
Air Quality Council (National)
Energy Star and IAQ Star, Environmental Protection Agency (National)
Cascadia Region Green Building Council
Global Green
Northwest
Energy Efficiency Alliance
Northwest EcoBuilding
Guild
Green Building Initiative
....and even more resources from the US Green Building Council
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