Green Building Professionals Directory
Looking for a green builder, expert in solar energy or alternative wastewater systems, or other professional who understands sustainability? Check this directory! And if you are a Green Professional, be sure you’re listed!
Sustainable Sources (formerly the Sourcebook)
One of the first and still one of the best in-depth documents on materials and methods for building green. Over 40 chapters on many important aspects of building sustainably – whether buidng new or remodeling – from rainwater harvesting to compost toilets, from radiant barriers to flyash concrete, from insulation to non-toxic termite control.
Sustainable Building Calendar
Add your event to the Sustainable Building Calendar! Post those workshops and barnraisings! Tell everyone about your conference! Or find an event to attend!
International Straw Bale Building Registry
Recommended discussion lists and forums Looking for a place to ask your questions or share your expertise? Email discussions, newsgroups, and real time chats devoted to sustainable topics.
Green Building Materials Databases
Associations and membership groups
- Energy Efficient Building Association
- Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
- American Solar Energy Society
Groups working toward a greener built world
- The Development Center for Appropriate Technology
- The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
- US Green Building Council
- Rocky Mountain Institute
- more…
Green Building programs
Governmental
- The Department of Energy’s Center for Excellence for Sustainable Development
- Arlington County Virginia
- Austin Energy’s Green Building Program, Austin, TX
- Build San Antonio Green
- Built Green, Master Builders Association of King & Snohomish Counties, WA
- Kansas City Build Green
- Alameda County Waste Management Authority, Alameda County, CA
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources Green Building Program
Utility Industry programs
- Earth Advantage Homes, Portland General Electric
- Memphis EcoBUILD
Building Industry Association Programs
- Earth Craft House, Greater Atlanta HBA
- Build a Better Kitsap, Kitsap County HBA, WA
- California Green Builder, Building Industry Institute
- Built Green Colorado, HBA of Metro Denver
- Built Green/Green Space Southwestern WA
Local initiatives
- Pittsburg Green Building Alliance, Pittsburg, PA
- Florida Green Building Coalition Florida
- GreenHomeNYC, New York, NY
- Green Building Alliance, Santa Barbara, California
- Greater Cleveland Green Building Coalition, Cleveland, Ohio
- Green Building Association of Central Pennsylvania
- Green Built Home, Wisconsin
- Northwest Ecobuilding Guild
- Southface Energy Institute, Atlanta, Georgia
- Design~Build~Live, Austin, Texas
- Vermont Building for Social Responsibility
- Western North Carolina Green Building Council
Rating systems
Publications
Case Studies
- Casas Que Cantan (Houses That Sing), Save The Children Foundation building, and more
- Red Feather Development Group brings volunteers and tribal members together to learn straw bale building methods.
- The Casa Verde program of American Youthworks teaches to sustainable building skills at-risk youth while constructing homes for needy families.
