Building Blocks, Straw
& Masonry
Masonry
Masonry
Heater Association
Temp-Cast
Masonry Heaters
Maine
Wood Heat Co., Inc.
Ecology professor at home in straw house (9/3/05) |
Masonry Stoves: A Brief Overview
AECT Compressed Earth
Block Machines
Peter
Moore Masonry, Inc. Contractor in Vermont
Consumer Energy Information Briefs: Masonry Heaters
Mason man's building block seeking a market (7/31/05) |
Corn
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A corn
silo in the nation's capital
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Corn Heats
Homes In Takoma Park
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Downloadable
Instructions & Software
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James Dulley's:
Sensible Home: Cut Your
Utility Bills
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Home Irrigation Designer & Guide |
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Exhibits
TOWARD SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE IN THE 21st CENTURY
(National
Building Museum)
Government
The U.S. Gov. DOE's:
Office of Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy, run by David Garman, is the focal point of the
future, here in the U.S., for solving the current energy crisis.
Insulation Alternatives
Air
Krete-Cementitious Foam Insulation
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Good
Shepherd Wool Insulation |
The
Association for Better Insulation
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Kits, Plans
& Notable Dwellings
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Rainbow Hill
The LV Home |
Free Spirit Spheres
Xanadu of Sedona: Rainbow Dome Home (monolithic domes) |
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Links Pages
Webring
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Sustainable Design & Development Resources |
Energy Efficiency and Energy
Renewable Network |
Alternate Energy Resource
Index by Category Earthships, Serious Earthbuilding.
A
part of
The Online
Homesteading Resource! page is
Vernacular Architecture;
which itself has a
Vernacular Architecture
Literature subpage that includes an
extensive list of books, magazines, etc.
North
Carolina's:
Greensboro College has
Earth Sheltered Structures: A Pathfinder and Annotated Bibliography;
which could possibly be THE best place to start a search for free
knowledge concerning earth sheltered structures.
Rancho Technophobia has
a subpage entitled
Burbophobia, which is an excellent strawbale links page.
RESOURCEGUIDE: The Natural House:
A Complete
Guide to Healthy,Energy-Efficient,Environmental Homes is an
excellent links page.
Source Guides has
Energy Efficient Home And Building
Installation Businesses in the World
by Business Name. They also have
Alternative Home And Building Businesses in the United States by
Business Name.
Yahoo News >
Front Page > Full Coverage > Business >
Alternative Energy |
Organizations
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Shifting
Baselines
Echoing
Green |
Environmental Defense
Building
Industry Professionals For Environmental Responsibility |
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The U.S. Green Building Council is
the U.S.'s "foremost coalition of leaders from across the building
industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally
responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work." They
present
The Green Building Report. |
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Roofs &
Rainwater Recycling
Cool
Roofs
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Homeowners tap into the clouds for their water needs (6/17/06:
Austin Express-News) |
Research: Rooftop System Recycles Grey Water
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TV
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HGTV's:
Extreme Homes or
Extreme Homes |
Extreme Homes of Exotic Islands or
Extreme Homes of the Frozen North |