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Green Building Web Sites
United
States Green Building Council
The U.S.G. B.C. is the nation’s foremost coalition of building
industry leaders working to promote buildings that are environmentally
responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Site
of LEED green building certification.
Forest
Stewardship Council
The FSC is the world’s largest third-party forest certification
system working to build markets and coordinate the development of
forest management standards throughout the earth’s widely
varied biogeographic regions.
Development
Center for Appropriate Technology
The Development Center for Appropriate Technology works to enhance
the health of the planet and our communities by promoting a shift
to sustainable construction and development through leadership,
strategic relationships, and education with a particular focus on
the greening of building codes.
Architects,
Designers, and Planners for Social Responsibility
Publisher of one of the most practical professional guides to green
building, the Architectural Resource Guide.
Ecological
Building Network
Outstanding resource for green building information geared toward
the engineering community.
Center
for Maximum Potential Building Systems
A showcase for regionally sourced and non-wood materials, as well
as designs that emphasize a building’s environmental functionality.
Rural
Studio
Innovative rural Alabama-based architecture project founded by the
late Samuel Mockbee headquartered within the College of Architecture,
Design and Construction at Auburn University.
Timber
Frame Business Council
National association dedicated to the use of enduring, wood efficient
timber frame building techniques.
Environmental
Building News
One of the finest research organizations continually serving the
architectural community with in-depth articles and reports on the
green building industry.
Shelter
Publications
Publisher of the quintessential publication, Shelter, a unique source
of information and inspiration on the natural building movement.
The
Green Resource Center
A project of the northern California chapter of Architects, Designers,
and Planners for Social Responsibility, it houses a materials research
center and offers assistance in sourcing alternative building materials
and methods.
State
of Denial
Eye-popping, mind-bending series by award-winning Sacrmento Bee
reporter Tom Knudson on the impacts of California’s consumption
of foreign sources of wood, oil, and seafood. A must-read.
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