Building Green
| Sustainable Builders: | |
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www.builderswithoutborders.org |
Builders Without Borders is an international network of ecological builders who advocate the use of straw, earth and other local, affordable materials in construction and work with communities and organizations around the world to create affordable, sustainable housing. |
directory.greenbuilder.com |
Green Builder. List of Green Building Professionals in your area, choose the Directory Category or a keyword for the type of services that you're interested in and your location. |
| Sustainable Development: | |
www.wbcsd.org |
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) brings together some 180 international companies in a shared commitment to sustainable development through economic growth, ecological balance and social progress. Lots of great info ! *** |
| Sustainable Developments: | |
www.solaustin.com |
SOL (solution-oriented living). An affordable Net Zero energy Development in Austin, TX. |
www.peterboroughcohousing.org |
Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm consists of 29 quality built, LEED Platinum homes, a Common House, office/studio space, a working farm, and woodlands with walking trails. On 70 acres along the Nubanusit River, Peterborough, New Hampshire. |
www.mashpeecommons.com |
Mashpee Commons, Cape Cod, a transformation of an existing strip shopping center into a traditional New England town center. |
| Sustainable Projects: | |
www.busbyperkinswill.ca |
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) will be the most innovative and high performance building built in North America. CIRS will be a state-of-the-art 'living-lab' in which researchers from leading academic institutions can perform research on and assessment of current and future building systems and technologies. Features include: on-site fuel cells; a photovoltaic array; solar hot water collectors; ground source heat pumps; a biomass co-generation system; glazing treatment ensuring solar heat gain/loss is minimized for each orientation. A wind turbine, solar shading, sustainably harvested wood, living walls, designed for disassembly, etc...! |
www.jetsongreen.com |
Jetson Green. 34 LEED Platinum Projects. |
www.aiatopten.org |
American Institute of Architects- Committee on the Environment- 2008 Top Ten Green Project Award Winners. |
casestudies.globalenergybasel.com |
Global Energy Basel's Online database for integrated energy solutions- a worldwide case study database, dedicated entirely to sustainable energy solutions and sustainable energy projects. |
www.bullitt.org |
Bullitt. Oregon is to develop a first-of-its-kind “living building”. A new public-private collaboration for the Portland Sustainability Center which will be housed in a “living” and self- sustaining green building. |
www.h2pia.com |
H2PIA. The world's first Hydrogen Community. Denmark's Hydrogen Innovation & Research Centre. Check this out ! |
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.
Walmart’s the largest grocery store in the U.S., the largest retailer in the world, the leader in global corporate revenue and the largest employer in existence.
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.