Green Buildings - 1 views
This is a new way to build a home that will be very energy efficient compare to regular homes today. The cost is about 20 percent more to build a green building but the long term cost is very low. ...
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Earthship Biotecture - Radically Sustainable Buildings - 5 views
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Rey WR on 08 Nov 13Ultimate Green Buildings - ...3 more comments...
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Annie DeCoteau on 12 Mar 14Great website. Thanks for sharing! -
alexandracatalan on 08 Sep 14Biotecture at its best! Green Buildings which can be constructed in any part of the world and designed to meet and exceed existing building codes. Earthships provide electricity, potable water, contained sewage treatment and sustainable food production for every building.
EnergyPlus Energy Simulation Software - 0 views
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EnergyPlus 7.2.0 is now available. Learn about the new features. EnergyPlus is a whole building energy simulation program that engineers, architects, and researchers use to model energy and water use in buildings. Modeling the performance of a building with EnergyPlus enables building professionals to optimize the building design to use less energy and water.
Environmental Building News - BuildingGreen - 0 views
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The best journal and perhaps longest in print on green building. Published in Vermont. Environmental Building News is a monthly newsletter on environmentally responsible design and construction, featuring comprehensive, practical information on a wide range of topics related to sustainable building - from renewable energy and recycled-content materials to land-use planning and indoor air quality.
Earth Walls: Cob and Straw Bale Construction in Wisconsin - YouTube - 1 views
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As a family we have built many houses and structures with COB and Straw Bale. I thought that this was a great video on the community aspect of building with COB. Not so fond of the oversized straw bale house built with conventional construction but I understand their idea of taking baby steps to converting the building code inspectors. Hope you enjoy watching!
Emerald Earth Sanctuary Photos - 1 views
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This is the community that we first learned how to build with COB and Strawbale. Some of the pictures are of houses and structures that we helped build. Most of the materials that were not coming directly from the the earth came from a very generous dumps...windows, doors etc..one mans junk is another's treasure! The houses were all built for under 20k.
California towns pass law requiring new buildings to have solar panels - The Daily Beast - 1 views
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Second town in CA to require "all new buildings and additions to put up solar voltaic panels."
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We need these laws in Massachusetts!
Hitchcock Center for the Environment | Education for a Healthy Planet - 0 views
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Hitchcock Center at Hampshire College opened the first "living building" in New England. Some of the requirements to meet the living building standards include: net zero energy & water, use of locally-sourced and non-toxic materials, and other green criteria. This site is perfect for teachers, environmentalists, and anyone who follows the "Green Movement". In depth information links are available on the bottom of this site.
sustainable home - sustainable dome home - eco home - 1 views
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Here is another company building fully sustainable, fully "green" buildings. Last I heard from one of the founders who has been a long-time friend and mentor to me, they are piloting an Eco Dome Community in Japan. I loved Wilde's post about Earthship Biotecture and it reminded me of the eco domes.
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I love the dome shape! We live in a circular house that is much like the dome and it feels very different than living in a "box".
Inhabitat | Design For a Better World! - 1 views
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This is a very cool site, that focuses on Sustainable Design. Great stories and photos of amazing projects from around the world, that convert old buildings into new living spaces, new home designs using interesting materials (check out the article of Love Nests) and also articles on sustainable building designs for the future.
The role of design management in the sustainable building process. - 1 views
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This article explores how designing practices incorporating new technology in building materials and codes can improve the energy efficiency and sustainability of older buildings. Improving the energy efficiency to reduce costs and reduce harm to the environment.
http://www.buildchange.org/ - 2 views
Much advise on seismic resistant building and international volunteering thru building education.
http://www.wbdg.org/ - 2 views
Whole Building Design Guide has many course and articles about with all things considered, from energy saving to natural lighting to bomb blast proofing your building
AL1 Architects' Green-Roofed Gemini House Glows With a Translucent Facade Read more: A... - 1 views
http://inhabitat.com/al1-builds-low-energy-glowing-home-in-vienna/ This green home in Vienna glows because it is wrapped in translucent polycarbonate, allowing it to fill the surface of the home w...
The relationship between the shape of a building and its energy performance - 2 views
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This article addresses the shape of a building and how it enhances energy efficiency.
Tafline Laylin Grand Cancun: Offshore Eco Island Cleans Up the Ocean While Generating E... - 0 views
http://inhabitat.com/grand-cancun-clean-powered-marine-platform-on-stilts-cleans-up-the-oceans-near-cancun/ Richard Moreta Castillo has proposed plans to build an eco-friendly resort-like structur...
http://www.epa.gov/region1/greenbuildings/residential/pdfs/guide08.pdf - 3 views
New England specific green house building guide
http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/pubs/publications.html - 1 views
List of FREE Green Building documents from the EPA
http://www.usgbc.org/ - 0 views
The US Green Building Council for official LEED Education and Certification / Credential.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/SCP-Fact-Sheet.pdf - 0 views
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"Our strategy to build economically competitive, environmentally sustainable, opportunity-rich communities that serve as the backbone for our long-term growth and prosperity…We need strategies that encourage smart development linked to quality public transportation, that bring our communities together. That's why we'll improve our Partnership for Sustainable Communities by working with HUD, EPA, and the Department of Transportation in making sure that when it comes to development, housing, energy, and transportation policy go hand in hand." --President Barack Obama, January 21, 2010