Green Building Inspiration
| Design Inspiration: | |
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www.trendir.com |
Trendir. Home Design page. Great Blog maintained by interior designer Lillian Pikus. *** |
www.inhabitat.com |
Inhabitat 'is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future." *** |
www.spaceinvading.com |
Space Invading. Great modern home ideas. Wonderful design, but not all green. *** |
cubeme.com |
CubeMe Design Blog-Green Page. Nice stuff, although not maintained every day. |
grassrootsmodern.com |
Grassroots Modern contemporary style ideas for an affordable price. Connecting passionate designers with the masses. More interiors than ex. |
www.livingetc.com |
Living Etc., Eco Style Gallery. |
www.re-nest.com |
Re-Nest. Abundant design for green homes. |
www.digsdigs.com |
Digs-Digs. Home design and interior decor blog. See the green section. |
blog.houseplans.com |
Dan Gregory at Houseplans- Eye on Design Blog. Nice blog. |
| Do it Yourself: | |
www.diynetwork.com |
Do it Yourself Network. Instructions, how to videos, clips from TV shows. Scripps Networks. |
www.doityourself.com |
Do it Yourself. Going Green section with how-to articles for readers looking to make ‘green’ changes in their life. |
www.re-nest.com |
Re Nest. Helping people make their homes more beautiful, organized and healthy by connecting them to a wealth of resources, ideas and community online. Improve your home, while reducing your stuff. Check out their Apartment Therapy and Kitchen blogs as well. |
www.sierraclubgreenhome.com |
Sierra Club. How to videos to help you green your home. |
| Magazines: | |
greensource.construction.com |
GreenSource is a collaboration magazine and website between McGraw-Hill Construction and BuildingGreen. Fees to subscribe to mag...but many free articles on line as well. |
www.homepower.com |
Home Power Magazine. Subscription fee, but some good basic info on site is for free as well. |
www.homeenergy.org |
Home Energy magazine’s mission is to disseminate objective and practical information on residential energy efficiency, performance, comfort, and affordability. |
archrecord.construction.com |
Architectural Record supplements the monthly magazine with expanded multimedia project stories, in-depth interviews, daily news updates, weekly book reviews, green architecture stories and archival material, as well as links to people and products and access to online continuing education credit registration. GreenSource is their sister magazine. |
www.architectureweek.com |
Architecture Week magazine online, covering new buildings worldwide and a spectrum of design, technical, and cultural issues. See daily headlines for up to date news. |
www.designbuild-network.com |
Designbuild-Network provides up-to-date building design and construction intelligence through: Reports on innovative construction projects currently taking place. Articles written by leading industry figures. Regularly updated news bulletins and company press releases. Detailed reports containing the latest industry statistics. White papers addressing specific market issues. U.K. and Australia based. |
www.motherearthnews.com |
Mother Earth News: The Original Guide to Living Wisely. Features and articles covering sustainable, self-reliant living. Topics include building, gardening, do-it-yourself, kitchen, etc. |
www.wbdg.org |
Whole Building Design Guide- a portal providing government and industry practitioners with one-stop access to up-to-date information on a wide range of building-related guidance, criteria and technology from a 'whole buildings' perspective. |
www.greenhomeguide.com |
Green Home Guide is a community-based resource containing a combination of tips, case studies, expert Q&A articles and regional directories of products and services. |
www.bdcnetwork.com |
Building Design+Construction magazine insights and in-depth analysis of significant projects, trends, innovations, new technology and products. Not all green. |
www.eco-structure.com |
Eco Structure Magazine. Free on-line. Search for products and jobs here as well. |
www.edcmag.com |
Environmental Design and Construction Magazine. Free digital edition. News, product profiles, career center, more. |
www.hgtvpro.com |
HGTV Pro- Green Building Pages for the homebuilding professional. Videos, info, products, news. |
www.hpbmagazine.org |
High Performing Buildings Magazine published quarterly by ASHRAE and complimentary to building owners, facility managers, architects, contractors and engineers. Highlights innovative technologies and energy-efficient design and operation. |
www.greenbuildermag.com |
Green Building Magazine. Online edition free. |
www.smart-homeowner.com |
Smart Homeowner Magazine. Tips for efficient, healthy, eco-friendly homes. |
www.collegepublishing.us |
Journal of Green Building. Quarterly. Sub fee. |
| News & Blogs: | |
www.enn.com |
Environmental News Network. Building News. |
www.buildinggreen.com |
BuildingGreen an independent publishing company which publishes Environmental Building News, the GreenSpec directory of green products (fee), and the BuildingGreen Suite of online tools. |
www.alternative-energy-news.info |
AENews Network: online resources designed to raise public awareness and encourage debate about renewable energy technologies. A collection of discussions, information, media and news promoting the research and development of renewables. |
www.usgbc.org |
U.S. Green Building Council in the News. |
www.oikos.com |
Oikos. Green Building news. |
archrecord.construction.com |
McGraw-Hill Companies. |
jetsongreen.typepad.com |
Jetson Green is a daily updated blog that's obsessed with green building and everything related to it, including sustainable architecture, good design, green prefab, clean technology in the built environment, affordable housing, and eco-friendly development. |
www.greenbuildingtalk.com |
Green Builing Talk. News, very active blog forums, learn, find products. |
www.greenhomeguide.com |
Green Home Guide of the U.S. Green Building Council. Community-based resources, tips, case studies, expert Q&A articles and regional directories of products and services. |
greenbuildingelements.com |
Green Building Elements Blog, learn about advances in green and renewable building materials, current projects in sustainable architecture and progressive urban planning, and local guidelines for creating green structures in different regions of the U.S. |
www.getwithgreen.com |
Get With Green Blog provides home-owners, designers and those in the home construction and remodeling industry with news and information surrounding eco-friendly and sustainable products for home remodel projects. |
www.buildinggreentv.com |
Building Greentv.com, provides detailed how-to information and connects readers with resources. Blog. |
Recent Issues Blog Posts
Microplastic remnants from washing clothes are polluting our waters. A polyester garment can release more than 1,900 fibres per garment, per wash, and that ends up in fish, and then us, if we eat the fish. What goes around, comes around.
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Please sign the petitions recommending the EPA ban atrazine -- deadline is coming soon. Learn more...
Flame Retardants are blowing in the wind. PDBEs are so easily made airborne that they vaporize and are breathed in, or settle on items (such as food) and are consumed. They also bio-accumulate and are lipophilic. No wonder they are found in 97% of Americans and in most animals as well.
Recent Building Blog Posts
Walk a forest with your building design in mind and select individual trees to harvest for your home. Each tree is chosen both for its structural and design integrity and for the effect that its removal will have on the forest left standing around it. Often the selection will be based as much on thinning an overcrowded stand or managing an invasive species as it will on that tree being the nearest with a 10 inch diameter trunk.
Recent Art Blog Posts
Recycled Glass Bottle Inspiration. Much of the glass we throw out is not recycled, because different glass has different melting points, and recyclers only melt the most common containers. To reuse your old glass, all you need is access to a kiln and some glass bottles.
Recent Movies Blog Posts
Magic, fantasy, and Celtic mythology come together in a riot of color and detail that dazzle the eyes...
essay that compares the challenges of big mountain skiing to the challenges of global climate change.
A lightbulb in the Livermore, California firehouse celebrated its 100 year birthday in 2002 and it is still burning bright.