Building Green - Product Databases
www.toolbase.org |
Partnership for Advancement of Technology in Housing. The Technology Inventory, which is maintained by the NAHB Research Center, provides builders with a reliable source of information on new products and processes. It lists details on each technology and contact information for the manufacturers. |
www.greenbuilder.com |
Green Builder. Water, energy, building materials, waste products sourcebook. *** |
www.oikos.com |
Oikos is devoted to serving professionals whose work promotes sustainable design and construction. Green Product Directory. *** |
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. U.S. Green Building Council. *** |
greenbuildingpages.com |
Green Building Pages, a sustainable building materials database and design tool for the environmentally and socially responsible designer, builder and client. *** |
www.greenseal.org |
Green Seal works with manufacturers, industry sectors, purchasing groups, and governments at all levels to "green" the production and purchasing chain |
www.buildinggreen.com |
Building Green's GreenSpec Directory lists product descriptions for over 2,000 environmentally preferable products. They conduct their own research. Need a membership for access to info. Fee. |
www.goodtobegreen.com |
Good To Be Green is a leading directory for green building products, sustainable building materials and green building service providers. |
www.buildingforhealth.com |
Building For Health. Providing Over 5,000 Green Building Supplies & Ecologically Friendly Home Products for 20 Years. Main office located in Colorado, but, has warehouses around the country, and ships to every corner of the US. From soup to nuts. *** |
www.lowimpactliving.com |
Low Impact Living. Green products, practices and service providers (architects,builders, consultants, realtors, cleaning, |
| Compared to 30 years ago refrigerators use 75 percent less energy. New horizontal-axis clothes washers are 50 percent more efficient than current minimum standards, and compact fluorescent lamps are 70 percent more efficient than are incandescent lamps. |
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