- Advanced Building Technologies & Practices
 - Professional builder's guide to environmentally responsible technologies and materials for use in commercial/industrial buildings. - Affordable Sustainability Technical Assistance for HOME
- Provides technical assistance to recipients of HOME grants in incorporating sustainable design into affordable housing.
- arcology.com
- Paolo Soleri's concept of the development of compact 3D alternatives to existing urban sprawls, combining more efficient use of land and resources.
- Benchley Project
- Project to create a sustainable living complex near Benchley, Texas. Includes a schedule of the project, images, an overview of the building process, and links to other sustainable building resources.
- BuildingEnvelopes.org
- Aims to provide the building industry with innovative and state-of-the-art information leading to energy-efficient buildings.
- DayCreek.com
- Offers information about cordwood masonry, stackwall construction, renewable energy, and permaculture. Includes a journal, discussion forum about cordwood and green construction, and links to articles about cordwood building.
- Defining Sustainable Architecture
- Article by Jack A. Kremersn defining the term "Sustainable Architecture," the movement associated with environmentally conscious architectural design.
- Energy Design Resources
- Offers design tools and resources that make it easier to design and build energy-efficient commercial and industrial buildings in California.
- Environmental Building Design and Construction Portal
- Provides information for designers and builders on environmental design, eco-construction products, environmental organisations, and other green building resources.
- EPA: Green Building
- Provides links to numerous U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sites on how to build more environmentally friendly new buildings, and improve the environmental performance of existing buildings.
- Green Builder Program@
- Green Building: A Primer for Builders, Consumers and Realtors
- Provides an overview of resource efficient buildings and multiple low cost and free tips for energy efficiency. From Building Environmental Science and Technology.
- Green Buildings: The Growing Emphasis on Building Performance and Occupant Health
- Provides an overview of what a green building is, its benefits, and some of the trends and activities in the marketplace.
- Green Design / Sustainable Architecture: Resources
- Guide to information about buildings designed for sustainability that aim to lessen their impact on our environment through energy and resource efficiency. From the UC Berkeley Environmental Design Library.
- Green Home Building
- Provides information on sustainable architecture and natural building including the use of natural materials, renewable energy, water and forest conservation, and links to other sites with eco-friendly products.
- Green Home Guide
- Features tips and product ideas for environmentally friendly construction, re-modelling, and maintenance. Includes a know-how section for every room of the house, a product directory, and a list of recommended retailers.
- Greywater
- Gives information on the sources, treatments, and potential beneficial uses of greywater, or non-septic waste water produced in houses.
- Healthy House System
- Providing details of water collection and waste treatment systems designed to further a more sustainable lifestyle. Includes an explanation of the history and theory of the system, as well an overview of the demonstration house in Toronto, Canada.
- Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School
- School of primitive and contemporary living skills, including sustainable home construction techniques, alternative construction, and ecological economics.
- John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies
- Interdisciplinary university-based setting for education, demonstration and research in regenerative and sustainable systems.
- Natural Building Colloquium - Southwest
- Collection of articles addressing the search for housing that is healthy, affordable, and environmentally responsible.
- Natural Building Convergence, The
- Community celebration of localisation and development of local sustainable environments. Held in Portland, Oregon in May, 2002.
- Our Cool House
- An overview of the earth sheltered, geothermal, passive solar home at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland built by Phil and Lisa Malone. Includes an overview of the house, construction pictures, the explanation of the design process, and their Mission Statement.
- Residential Environmental Design
- Provides articles, product reviews, and resources for green architects and homeowners.
- StrawBale Studio Natural Building Project
- Contains a historical overview of a straw bale studio project in rural Michigan in the late 1990's. Also provides information on natural building, thatching, ecovillages, permaculture, and sustainable living.
- Sustainable Architecture
- Gives a background and overview of sustainable architecture, including an exploration of what sustainable development is, the concepts behind sustainable architecture, and issues that must be addressed for sustainable living.
- Sustainable Architecture Compendium
- Provides information about sustainable architecture from the National Pollution Prevention Centre for Higher Education. Includes information about sustainable design, materials, and recycling and reuse.
- Sustainable Architecture, Building, and Culture
- A compendium of links and content oriented to the global community of ecological building proponents for exploring issues of sustainable design, building, community development, and culture.
- Sustainable Architecture/Architecture Studies
- Provides links and letters about which schools have a reputation in environmentally conscious architecture.
- Tofte Project, The
- Collaborative sustainable design project of a summer cabin on the shores of Lake Superior. Provides an overview of the site of construction, the individuals involved, and the cabin's design.
- Vertical Farm Project, The
- Proposing large-scale indoor farming to provide a sustainable and varied food supply for the future.
- Wikipedia: Sustainable Architecture
- Article on sustainable architecture, with a stress on heat ventilation, waste management, structures and materials, and alternative energy.
- Wired Living Home
- Video and information about the WIRED Home, a showcase of the best in sustainability, technology, and design.
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